Klipsch RP-5000F

The RP-5000F sits in the middle of Klipsch's Reference Premiere floorstanding line — a 2-way, bass-reflex design pairing a 1-inch Titanium LTS vented tweeter in the company's proprietary hybrid Tractrix horn with dual 5.25-inch spun copper Cerametallic woofers. Klipsch quotes the frequency response at 35–25 kHz (±3dB) with sensitivity of 96 dB and power handling up to 125 watts. The dual binding posts allow for bi-wiring or bi-amping, which the company says separates high- and low-frequency current to reduce intermodulation distortion.

The Tractrix horn is the defining feature here — it's the same waveguide geometry Klipsch has used for decades to match horn output to room acoustics, and it gives the speaker its efficiency. The vented tweeter housing is designed to reduce standing waves behind the diaphragm. CNET (2018) noted the tweeter's horn mounting as a Klipsch specialty when covering the model. If your amplifier is modest, vintage, or valve-based, the RP-5000F is the safer partner — its high sensitivity means it won't demand the current that lower-efficiency designs need to sound their best.

The record thins considerably beyond that. No production years, original price, dimensions, or weight are documented in the sources available to the Archive. The manualspro.net manual gives only general placement guidance — speakers 6 to 15 feet apart, and roughly two to three feet from a wall — plus a recommendation of at least 120W per channel into an 8-ohm load to operate them safely, with 150W maximum. Some period listings describe the model as clearance or open-box stock, and a used example in excellent condition has appeared on the market, but no collectibility data exists.

Note that Klipsch later released the RP-5000F II, a 2.5-way second-generation model with slightly lower sensitivity (95 dB) and optional Dolby Atmos capability. This page covers the original RP-5000F only; the II is a separate speaker.

Type: 2-way passive bass-reflex floorstanding speaker
Drivers: 1" Titanium LTS vented tweeter with Hybrid Tractrix horn; dual 5.25" spun copper Cerametallic woofers
Frequency response: 35–25,000 Hz (±3 dB)
Sensitivity: 96 dB
Power handling: up to 125W (recommended amplifier: 120–150W per channel into 8 ohms)
Binding posts: dual, for bi-wiring/bi-amping