Klipsch CP-1 (1986–?)
Not much is documented about the Klipsch CP-1. What the record shows comes from a handful of advertisements that ran in Mix Magazine beginning in mid-1986. The CP-1 was a professional loudspeaker system pitched straight at working musicians - the ad copy described it for those playing "50 hotels and 25 clubs a year." It was sold as a rugged, portable speaker that tucked into a truck and carried easily onto a stage. It promised horn-loaded efficiency in a more compact form than Klipsch's home speakers.
The ads quoted a sensitivity of 100 dB at 1 watt/1 meter and a maximum output of 123 dB at 1 meter. Those figures fit Klipsch's established horn approach (Mix Magazine, August 1986, p.81). Beyond that, no detailed specifications (impedance, frequency response, driver complement, crossover frequency, or dimensions) have survived in the public record. It seems to have been a short-lived professional/sound-reinforcement model.
No production years, original price, or sales figures have been confirmed.
What is known:
- Sensitivity: 100 dB (1 watt / 1 meter)
- Maximum output: 123 dB at 1 meter
- Target market: professional touring musicians (hotel/club circuit)
- First known advertising: mid-1986
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