Klipsch Debuts Reference Premiere Dolby Atmos Enabled Home Theatre Speakers

July 15, 2015

Klipsch announces today the debut of its Reference Premiere Dolby Atmos® enabled 

home theater loudspeakers. Klipsch loudspeakers have been installed in many commercial Dolby Atmore

enabled cinemas because of their proprietary sound principles of high-efficiency, low distortion 

and controlled directivity. Klipsch is bringing this groundbreaking achievement and its advanced 

cinema expertise to the home theater environment with this new line of Dolby Atmos enabled 

Dolby Atmos delivers captivating, object-based sound that places and moves audio anywhere in 

the room to bring entertainment alive all around the audience. With Dolby Atmos sound comes 

alive from all directions, including overhead, to fill a home theater with astonishing clarity, 

Controlled directivity has been at the core of Klipsch acoustic design principals for nearly 70 

years. This makes Klipsch the ideal choice for Dolby Atmos enabled loudspeakers. Klipsch Tractrix® 

Horn technology allows the loudspeakers to meet the directivity and sensitivity specifications that 

Dolby requires for Dolby Atmos enabled loudspeakers. This is what has allowed Klipsch to produce 

its unique two-way loudspeaker and horn loaded design, in a Dolby Atmos enabled loudspeaker - the 

only such device available on the market today.  

The Klipsch Reference Premiere Dolby Atmos enabled home theatre loudspeaker line up consists of 

three models. The all-in-one solution RP-280FA tower speaker with an integrated height 

channel reflects sound off the ceiling to deliver the overhead Dolby Atmos experience. The RP-

140SA adds the Dolby Atmos elevation effect to any existing home theatre loudspeaker system to 

complete a hemisphere of rich, detailed sound, or can be used as a surround loudspeaker. 

Complementing the performance of the RP- 280F and the RP-140SA Dolby Atmos enabled 

loudspeakers is the newly introduced RP-450CA center channel loudspeaker which features a two-way 

design. The system can be paired with any Klipsch Reference subwoofer. 

The RP-280FA and RP-450CA are available in a walnut or black handcrafted real wood veneer, 

while the RP-140SA is available in a brushed black polymer veneer finish. Removable cloth-

woven grilles attach magnetically for an elegant transition from powerful showstopper to discrete 

“Klipsch is proud to be a part of this significant advancement in cinema and home theatre 

technology. Our Dolby Atmos enabled series showcases the leadership of the new Klipsch 

Reference Premiere loudspeaker line by revolutionizing the listening experience, delivering an 

effortlessly powerful, enveloping, professional surround sound experience to the home”, notes 

Mark Casavant, Sr. VP of Global Product Development at Klipsch.

Consistent with the Reference Premiere line, these loudspeakers feature proprietary 90°x90° Hybrid 

Tractrix® Horn technology coupled with Linear Travel Suspension (LTS) titanium tweeters to 

produce the most effective release of sound waves for clean, natural listening experiences. The 

LTS tweeters have been a hallmark in the previous Reference generations and ensure 

minimized distortion for enhanced, detailed performance. Reference Premiere loudspeakers fully 

embody the ideals of Klipsch design philosophy: low distortion, high efficiency, flat frequency 

response, broad dynamic range and controlled directivity.

Providing remarkable low-frequency response with minimal cone breakup or distortion are the 

loudspeakers’ iconic copper-colored Cerametallic™ Woofers. The redesigned woofers are coupled 

with ceramic motor structures—a design that when paired with Tractrix Horn-loaded LTS 

tweeters combines for speaker efficiency that is highest in its class. Additionally, unique 

materials have been applied in the ongoing pursuit of ultra-low distortion design. The horn’s 

outer layer is silicone-based rubber, which eliminates resonance of the horn housing, improving 

The Klipsch Reference Premiere Dolby Atmos enabled home theatre loudspeakers’ U.S. MSRP 

price points are $2,400 for a pair of RP-280F floorstanding loudspeakers, $500 for a pair of RP-

140SA surrounds or elevation channel toppers and $850 for the RP-450CA center channel. For 

more on the brand and its products, visit www.klipsch.com.