Klipsch KSB-3
Documentation on the Klipsch KSB-3 is thin. The model shows up in period audio magazines as part of Klipsch's Synergy Monitor series - sometimes listed as the KSB 3.1 - alongside the smaller KSB 1.1 and KSB 2.1. What can be pieced together from those sources is short, but it checks out.
HiFi-Stereo (April 1998, p.46) rated the KSB-3 at 100 watts continuous input (400 watts peak), with a nominal impedance of 8 ohms and a sensitivity of 94 dB SPL at 1 watt (2.83 volts). Audio (August 1997, p.12) noted that all three Synergy Monitor models shared a K-94 Tractrix horn. Klipsch claimed the horn delivered high efficiency, low distortion, controlled directivity, and flat frequency response. The same source gave the KSB 3.1 a height of 17 inches and a sensitivity of 94 dB.
Past those scattered specifications, almost nothing is recorded. The speaker was positioned for both stereo and home-theater use, with a sonically matched KSC-C1 center channel. No production years, original price, driver complement, cabinet dimensions, or crossover details have turned up in the available period literature.
- Rated power handling: 100 W continuous / 400 W peak
- Nominal impedance: 8 ohms
- Sensitivity: 94 dB (1 W / 2.83 V)
- Driver: K-94 Tractrix horn (tweeter)
- Height: 17 in (approx.)
- Series: Synergy Monitor (KSB 1.1, KSB 2.1, KSB 3.1)
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