KLH 970A Main / Stereo Speaker
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- Speakers Function: Main / Stereo
- Construction: 3-Way
- Nominal Power: 5 Watt RMS
- Peak Power Handling: 40 Watt
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Awesome garage sale find - awesome sound and quality!
Pros
Good sound for most users, very compact and durable
Cons
Not quite enough bass for my taste, weak connectors
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
Never pass up a good deal when you can find one! You will be very happy with KLH!
I've owned these KLH speakers for several years now, and I can say without question that these are the best speakers I've ever bought.
And they only cost me $5.
Huh?
Yeah, I found them at a garage sale, minus their brackets, but I didn't need those anyway. I figured, if they worked at all, they would be well worth the $5 I spent.
They have been worth that and much, much more.
Although they are housed in plastic cases, they don't have a "cheap" feel to them, not at all. They have non-removable metal grillework, which has proven to be durable. I wish I knew what the speaker components were made of, but since I don't know how to disassemble them, I can't tell you. But since I understand these are indoor/outdoor speakers, I would venture to guess the cones are made of polypropylene or some other weather-resistant material.
Presently, they are the surround speakers with my old Magnavox shelf system. They work great with that.
Turns out they also worked pretty well in my old Ford truck. I needed some temporary speakers in there, and they were the only ones I own that were small enough to fit behind the seat.
I am highly impressed with the sound that comes out of these little things. They can't be more than ten inches tall total, and maybe five inches wide. But the sound they produce is not much weaker than the much larger 3-way 150-watt RCA speakers I also own. If I didn't like the RCAs so darn much, I'd probably chuck 'em and use the KLHs alone.
But I like a little thump in my music, and the RCAs provide that. The KLHs just aren't big enough to thump quite as hard as I prefer!
Beyond that, and one other minor thing, I've no complaints. I don't know if it's age, or the number of times they've been connected and disconnected, or what, but the spring-loaded terminals stink. If you buy thin, cheap speaker wire, the terminals just won't hold the wire. Best move you can make here: Buy heavier-gauge wires.
Aside from that, these speakers do their job without fuss, and I'm still amazed that my $5 garage sale find turned out so well for this long.
And they only cost me $5.
Huh?
Yeah, I found them at a garage sale, minus their brackets, but I didn't need those anyway. I figured, if they worked at all, they would be well worth the $5 I spent.
They have been worth that and much, much more.
Although they are housed in plastic cases, they don't have a "cheap" feel to them, not at all. They have non-removable metal grillework, which has proven to be durable. I wish I knew what the speaker components were made of, but since I don't know how to disassemble them, I can't tell you. But since I understand these are indoor/outdoor speakers, I would venture to guess the cones are made of polypropylene or some other weather-resistant material.
Presently, they are the surround speakers with my old Magnavox shelf system. They work great with that.
Turns out they also worked pretty well in my old Ford truck. I needed some temporary speakers in there, and they were the only ones I own that were small enough to fit behind the seat.
I am highly impressed with the sound that comes out of these little things. They can't be more than ten inches tall total, and maybe five inches wide. But the sound they produce is not much weaker than the much larger 3-way 150-watt RCA speakers I also own. If I didn't like the RCAs so darn much, I'd probably chuck 'em and use the KLHs alone.
But I like a little thump in my music, and the RCAs provide that. The KLHs just aren't big enough to thump quite as hard as I prefer!
Beyond that, and one other minor thing, I've no complaints. I don't know if it's age, or the number of times they've been connected and disconnected, or what, but the spring-loaded terminals stink. If you buy thin, cheap speaker wire, the terminals just won't hold the wire. Best move you can make here: Buy heavier-gauge wires.
Aside from that, these speakers do their job without fuss, and I'm still amazed that my $5 garage sale find turned out so well for this long.
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