Samsung And Klipsch Team Up For New Home Theatre-In-A-Box System

29-Jan-03

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and Klipsch Audio Technologies have joined forces to introduce a DVD home theatre-in-a-box (HTIB) system, the HT-SK6. A CES Innovations 2003 Design and Engineering Showcase honoree, the HT-SK6 combines the power of Samsung DVD and Klipsch loudspeaker technology with space-saving convenience, simple set-up, and ease of operation.The HT-SK6 features Samsung's award-winning DVD technology via a single-disc DVD progressive scan player with a built-in 5.1-channel amplifier boasting 725 watts of total audio power. It also includes Klipsch's Quintet Microsystem, the world's smallest horn-loaded 5.1 surround sound system. Offered in a sophisticated silver finish and compact design, the HT-SK6 is easy to set up via the on-screen menu. It offers the benefit of a single remote that ensures consumers to enjoy a top-line home theatre system without the guesswork of selecting and setting up individual components. The HT-SK6's versatile DVD player is capable of DVD, CD, VCD, MP3-CD, and CD-R/CD-RW playback. Samsung's progressive scan system has been included for the pristine, flicker-free images videophiles have come to expect. Two auxiliary inputs allow consumers the option of adding additional video sources. The HT-SK6 is enhanced with a DolbyÆ Digital and Dolby Pro LogicÆ II decoder, by generating stereo surround sound for the two rear channels. The HT-SK6's digital tuning system offers 30 FM presets for added convenience and functionality. The system's built-in amplifier provides 100 watts of power per channel, making this one of the most powerful HTIB systems on the market. The two-way Quintet satellite speakers incorporate exclusive Klipsch MicroTractrixô Horn tweeters that cleanly and accurately handle high frequencies, and a 3.5-inch fiber-composite woofer that delivers smooth midbass reproduction. The elegant, elliptically shaped cabinet is molded out of a thick, dense polypropylene material that reduces vibration and distortion. The ported bass reflex design maximizes bass response allowing dynamic performance and a seamless blend with the Quintet center channel and KSW-10 subwoofer. Each video-shielded satellite speaker is designed with a swiveling pedestal foot for convenient wall mounting or bookshelf placement. The two-way, video-shielded, bass reflex design center channel speaker uses the same Klipsch MicroTractrix Horn tweeter and two of the 3.5-inch fiber-composite woofers found in the satellites to ensure an ideal sonic match and proper driver transition across the listening area. The KSW-10's high-impact, down-firing 10-inch woofer is powered by a 225-watt amplifier that provides the deep bass response needed to reproduce all the bottom of hard-driving music and an explosive cinematic punch. ""Klipsch's fifty-six year history of producing premium quality speaker products and the cult status they have created with their loyal customers, presented Samsung with a golden opportunity to match two top brands to offer consumers an upgraded HTIB solution,"" said Claude Frank, Director of Digital/Audio products for Samsung Electronics America. ""Coupling the expertise of Samsung's DVD with the power and clarity of Klipsch speakers, the HT-SK6 creates high-end, concert-quality sound while matched with the simplicity of a HTIB."" ""Samsung could have chosen from dozens of eager OEM suppliers for this new technology partnership,"" said Fred S. Klipsch, CEO and chairman of Klipsch Audio Technologies. ""Samsung chose Klipsch because they understand the value of doing business with a best-of-class brand. Our passion for the powerful, detailed reproduction of music and film sound is the perfect complement to their highly advanced new DVD receiver."" The HT-SK6 will be available in the January of 2003 for $1,199 (MSRP) through a selected list of high-end regional retailers in the United States. For more information about Samsung Electronics America, Inc., visit www.samsungusa.com.

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