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Klipsch

Klipsch is closely associated with horn loudspeakers. Klipschorn, La Scala, Cornwall and Heresy models appear across the directory in both vintage and contemporary installations.

Design & approach

Klipsch continues to build Heritage speakers in Hope, Arkansas, while also developing wireless and installed-audio products. Its design films explain the construction of individual Heritage models. For the venues in this guide, distinguishing a Klipschorn, La Scala, Cornwall or Heresy matters more than treating the brand as a single sound-system specification.

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Venue equipment records, including their original model uncertainties. Shared-system entries retain the full recorded context.

From the maker’s world.

Products, process and directly attributed installations.

Product video / Klipsch

Beyond the Specs - Industrial Design of the Klipschorn AK6

A directly attributed product, design or installation film. The original publisher is credited below.

Product video / SkyFi Audio

The Klipsch Cornwall Speaker- AMAZING VALUE

A directly attributed product, design or installation film. The original publisher is credited below.

Photos and video from the original publisher.

La Scala at Offtrack

Offtrack and Resident Advisor identify Klipsch La Scala speakers with EAW subwoofers in the Singapore venue.

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Hear it in the rooms.

Equipment, commissions and collaborations.

Melbourne / Australia

Bahama Gold ↗

Equipment in use

Bahama Gold lists Klipsch in its loudspeakers setup. The equipment details below reflect the venue record.

  • Loudspeakers: Model unspecified

Inside the system

At Bahama Gold, the equipment record identifies Klipsch Model unspecified. The loudspeakers set the starting point for coverage and placement. A plausible reason to choose a dedicated hi-fi installation here is to give records a clear presence without relying on background-music speakers alone.

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Cali / Colombia

Macanudo ↗

Equipment in use

Macanudo lists Klipsch in its equipment list setup. The equipment details below reflect the venue record.

  • Loudspeakers: Klipschorn

Klipschorn

Klipschorn — product reference

Photos and video from the original publisher.

Klipschorn

Photo published by klipschaudio. Product reference; finish, revision and installation may differ.

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About this reference

Klipschorn product-family photo; production revision and finish are not established by this reference.

Inside the system

Macanudo’s Klipschorns make the loudspeakers a central part of the room’s identity. Horn loading is a plausible choice for maintaining musical dynamics without relying solely on high amplifier power, useful when records share the space with food, conversation and service.

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Berlin / Germany

Unkompress ↗

Equipment in use

Unkompress identifies Cornwall IV loudspeakers in its session credits. They work with the room’s modified vinyl playback and owner-built valve amplifier.

  • Loudspeakers: Cornwall IV

Inside the system

At Unkompress, the equipment record identifies Klipsch Cornwall IV. The loudspeakers set the starting point for coverage and placement. A plausible reason to choose a dedicated hi-fi installation here is to give records a clear presence without relying on background-music speakers alone.

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Mumbai / India

Baroke ↗

Equipment in use

Baroke lists Klipsch in its loudspeakers setup. The equipment details below reflect the venue record.

  • Loudspeakers: La Scala II

Inside the system

At Baroke, the equipment record identifies Klipsch La Scala II. A horn-based approach can provide useful dynamic headroom, but aiming the speakers and balancing direct sound against room reflections remain central to shared listening.

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Tokyo / Japan

Studio Mule ↗

Equipment in use

Studio Mule lists Klipsch in its loudspeakers setup. The equipment details below reflect the venue record.

  • Loudspeakers: Cornwall; generation unspecified

Inside the system

At Studio Mule, the equipment record identifies Klipsch Cornwall; generation unspecified. The loudspeakers set the starting point for coverage and placement. A plausible reason to choose a dedicated hi-fi installation here is to give records a clear presence without relying on background-music speakers alone.

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London / United Kingdom

Brilliant Corners ↗

Equipment in use

Brilliant Corners lists Klipsch in its loudspeakers setup. The equipment details below reflect the venue record.

  • Loudspeakers: Vintage Klipschorns, discussed by the founders

Inside the system

At Brilliant Corners, the equipment record identifies Klipsch Vintage Klipschorns, discussed by the founders. A horn-based approach can provide useful dynamic headroom, but aiming the speakers and balancing direct sound against room reflections remain central to shared listening.

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Austin / United States

Equipment Room ↗

Equipment in use

Equipment Room lists Klipsch in its loudspeakers setup. The equipment details below reflect the venue record.

  • Main speakers: 2 × La Scala Heritage
  • Surround speakers: 4 × Heresy Heritage IV
  • Subwoofers: 2 × R-121 SW

Inside the system

Equipment Room combines La Scala mains, Heresy surrounds and separate Klipsch subwoofers, alongside several analogue formats. Technics decks and the Condesa Carmen V serve the booth, while separate Douk headphone amplifiers support a more individual listening mode.

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Denver / United States

ESP hi-fi ↗

Equipment in use

ESP hi-fi lists Klipsch in its loudspeakers setup. The equipment details below reflect the venue record.

  • Floor speakers: Vintage Klipschorns
  • Back-bar speakers: Vintage lowboy Cornwalls

Inside the system

ESP separates the main-floor Klipschorns from the lowboy Cornwalls behind the bar. Restored Garrard 401 decks and the Condesa Carmen feed Line Magnetic single-ended amplifiers, making the source, control and power stages unusually visible parts of the venue’s concept.

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Kansas City / United States

XO Kansas City ↗

Reported / tentative

The available record tentatively identifies Klipsch equipment at XO Kansas City. The model or attribution still needs confirmation.

  • Loudspeakers: Three-way horn cabinets, possibly Heresy family; model unconfirmed

Inside the system

At XO Kansas City, the equipment record identifies Possibly Klipsch Three-way horn cabinets, possibly Heresy family; model unconfirmed. A horn-based approach can provide useful dynamic headroom, but aiming the speakers and balancing direct sound against room reflections remain central to shared listening.

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Los Angeles / United States

Gold Line ↗

Equipment in use

Gold Line lists Klipsch in its loudspeakers setup. The equipment details below reflect the venue record.

  • Loudspeakers: Vintage Klipschorns; exact production year unspecified

Inside the system

At Gold Line, the equipment record identifies Klipsch Vintage Klipschorns; exact production year unspecified. A horn-based approach can provide useful dynamic headroom, but aiming the speakers and balancing direct sound against room reflections remain central to shared listening.

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Los Angeles / United States

In Sheep's Clothing ↗

Historical installation

The original Arts District bar used Klipschorn AK6 mains and modified Heresy speakers at the bar. This credit concerns that earlier location rather than every subsequent residency.

  • Original Arts District mains: Klipschorn AK6
  • Original bar speakers: Modified Heresy pair

Inside the system

The original Arts District installation and the later NeueHouse residency used different equipment. The original system combined Klipsch speakers with Audio Note and McIntosh electronics; the residency is recorded with Graham LS5/8 monitors and EAR amplification.

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Miami / United States

Dante’s HiFi ↗

Equipment in use

Cornwall speakers provide the main playback at Dante’s, with additional Klipsch speakers and subwoofers serving the rest of the space.

  • Main speakers: Cornwall
  • Fills / subwoofers: Models unspecified

Inside the system

At Dante’s HiFi, the equipment record identifies Klipsch Cornwall. The loudspeakers set the starting point for coverage and placement. A plausible reason to choose a dedicated hi-fi installation here is to give records a clear presence without relying on background-music speakers alone.

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San Francisco / United States

Hedge Coffee ↗

Equipment in use

Hedge Coffee uses a Klipsch La Scala folded-horn loudspeaker. Its exact generation is unspecified. SYMU Systems and PHYSM Industrial are credited separately for the installation.

  • Loudspeaker visible in visit photo: La Scala folded-horn loudspeaker; exact generation unspecified

Inside the system

Hedge’s folded-horn loudspeaker is a Klipsch La Scala, with its exact generation unspecified. The photographed sign credits SYMU Systems and PHYSM Industrial for the installation, while visit photographs also show Ayre electronics, Technics-family decks and a rotary mixer. The other component variants remain unconfirmed.

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Seattle / United States

Shibuya Hi-Fi ↗

Equipment in use

Shibuya Hi-Fi lists Klipsch in its loudspeakers setup. The equipment details below reflect the venue record.

  • HiFi room speakers: Klipschorns

Inside the system

Shibuya Hi-Fi deliberately separates three listening environments: Klipschorns with Luxman in the HiFi room, JBL speakers with Naim electronics at the bar, and Cathode Bias’s bespoke horn system in the lounge. These should not be described as one interchangeable inventory.

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St. Petersburg / United States

In Between Days ↗

Equipment in use

In Between Days lists Klipsch in its equipment list setup. The equipment details below reflect the venue record.

  • Loudspeakers: Cornwall, pair dated 1972

Inside the system

At In Between Days, the equipment record identifies Klipsch Cornwall, pair dated 1972. The loudspeakers set the starting point for coverage and placement. A plausible reason to choose a dedicated hi-fi installation here is to give records a clear presence without relying on background-music speakers alone.

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San Francisco / United States

Kissaten HiFi ↗

Equipment in use

Vintage Klipsch Heresy speakers are paired with a Marantz Model 2325 receiver at Kissaten HiFi in San Francisco. The efficient three-way Heritage design combines a rectangular wood cabinet, dark grille and top-centred badge.

  • Loudspeakers: Vintage Heresy · high-efficiency three-way Heritage-series speaker; exact generation unspecified

Inside the system

A wood-cased Marantz 2325, rated at 125 watts per channel, partners with efficient vintage Klipsch Heresy three-way speakers for Kissaten HiFi’s vinyl listening.

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