- New Klipschorn AK6 and La Scala Al6 Stereo -speakers revealed
- New compression drivers for even more power
- New active crossover with adjustable hf and lf -win
Paul W Klipsch made hi-fi history in the 1940s with his Klipschorn speaker, first sold from a tinskur in 1946. It has been in continuous production ever since, albeit with many improvements over decades, and now it has been updated in 2025 along with its 1960-talt Sibling, Klipsch La Scala.
The new Kipschorn AK6 and La Scala AL6 are the latest addition to the company’s cultural heritage area, and while retaining speakers’ iconic appearance and unusual furniture-like design, they have also improved significantly and there is also a new colorway and optional external crossover.
Kipschorn AK7 and La Scala Al6: New Features and Pricing
In design, these speakers are similar to their predecessors, although there is a new American Auburn finish to replace the former natural cherry. And there is a newly designed input/output panel on both passive and active input models and a passive output, making it easy to use the new Heritage Active Crossover in a plug-and-play setup.
Both speakers have a three-way horn-loaded design, and the K-771 compression driver is paired with a patented, wide-ranging phase-expanded phase stabbing to minimize cancellations and deliver a wider, more consistent audio phase.
There is a new three-inch midrange compression driver, an inch larger than in the previous models. The larger area means that the driver does not require as much energy to push the sound to the horn’s neck.
Another important addition to both is Klipsch’s Tractrix technology: There is a new K-604m modified Tractrix mellem horn with a shorter two-inch neck for improved time decor. And Klipsch’s mumps -design promises to improve coverage for all drives to maintain a smooth frequency response on the horn edge.
La Scala also gets a new 12-inch K-281 Woofer with a folded horn and a new cabinet. Klipsch says this provides richer and more robust bass from any space placement.
The new optional Active Crossover was designed by Klipsch’s VP for technology and innovation, Matt Spitznagle, and set by the legendary acoustic Roy Delgado. It draws on the work done for the acclaimed Klipsch Jubilee and promises superior time and phase adjustment, balanced EQ and real-to-source response.
According to Delgado, the inheritance -active crossover -benefit improvements are released that simply cannot be achieved with a passive design. “They are much larger than most of the best stereo speakers that we test, but we can’t resist anything with so much heritage and a beautiful finish.
The new models’ prices are:
- Klipschorn AK7: $ 17,998 / € 25,998 per Pair (approx. £ 21,720 / AU $ 55,568)
- La Scala AL6: $ 14,998 / € 19,998 per Pair (approx. £ 16,700 / AU $ 34,282)
- Klipschorn Active Crossover: $ 3,499 / € 3,999 (approx. £ 3,340 / AU $ 6,855)
- La Scala Active Crossover: $ 3,499 / € 3,999 (approx. £ 3,340 / AU $ 6,855)
