Kendall Floorstanding Loudspeaker

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The stunningly beautiful KLH Kendall Floorstanding Speaker, aptly named after Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the birthplace of KLH, is our flagship electrodynamic 3-way bass-reflex loudspeaker. It features woven Kevlar drivers with powder-coated die-cast aluminum baskets, braided tinsel leads, custom-designed crossovers, an anodized aluminum tweeter with linear response faceplate, and much more, all in real wood veneers. The Kendall loudspeaker effortlessly reproduces the artist’s original soundtrack recording with such astonishing natural detail and deep visceral bass, that you will swear you’re sitting at a live concert venue.

  • 3-Way bass reflex system with 2 x 6.5” Woven Kevlar® bass drivers, 1 x 5.25” Woven Kevlar mid/bass driver, and a high performance 1” Anodized Aluminum tweeter with a linear response faceplate.
  • Butyl rubber surrounds and braided tinsel leads on all drivers.
  • REAL WOOD VENEERS – Black Oak, American Walnut. ¾” MDF construction featuring custom-designed internal low resonance driver chambers and bracing optimized through finite element analysis. Powder coated die-cast aluminum driver baskets, featuring oversized magnets for superior control and output.
  • Brushed aluminum tweeter faceplate and driver fascia.
  • Dual 5-Way Binding Posts
  • Custom multi-element crossovers with high-grade components to ensure smooth and natural transition between drivers.
  • Black Satin MDF base for additional stability as needed.
  • Chrome plated steel spikes OR rubber feet for proper decoupling.
  • Magnetic Grilles featuring a custom honeycomb design with NO visible fasteners for durability and a flawless appearance.
  • Sensitivity: 96dB
  • Frequency response: 25Hz-23kHz +/- 3dB
  • Power handling: 250 watts
  • Impedance: 8Ω
  • Crossover points: 800Hz and 2.5kHz.
  • Dimensions: 40” x 7.75” x 14.75” (H x W x D)
  • Weight: 50 lbs.


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KLH Kendall Reviews

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“The Kendall is another exciting example of a floorstander with impressive bandwidth capability that offers outstanding sound quality for the money in a package that looks smart and is well made.”

Customer Reviews

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Blaise
Been listening to these nearly non-stop

Been listening to these nearly non-stop since taking delivery 5 days ago. These sound great right out of the box. I was little concerned these might be overwhelming since my space is relatively small (11` x 11`, carpeted), plus a few reviews picked the Model 5 over these - but in larger spaces. I'm driving these with a Marantz PM7000N with a lower end Polk subwoofer and also a vintage Marantz 2030 receiver. With the older Marantz, the low end/midrange is sublime. With the new Marantz, overall frequency response is articulate, airy, and tight. Sound stage and separation are excellent (see Andrew Robinson's review from April 2022 on his YouTube channel for more technical description). All genres sound excellent (FWIW I don't listen to lot of bass-heavy music, but Lizzo's recent album sounds tight, not overwhelming) . Build quality is top-notch and the included stands are formidable. One word that keeps coming to mind is "chewy". Can't wait for them to completely break in. These replaced KEF Q150s and are a definite step up (maybe two steps!). KLH Model Threes definitely recall the warm speakers of the 1970s without compromising higher frequencies.

Pros: High quality build Good value for money Great sound from the get-go

Cons: Look to the Model Five for larger spaces or add a subwoofer

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Roger
The KLH Kendall's exceeded my expectations.

The KLH Kendall's exceeded my expectations. They sound wonderful and are very beautiful in walnut. Music that I have listened to for years sounds new all over again especially while listening in 2-channel setting. Awesome speaker.

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Jeff
Right out of the box these

Right out of the box these speakers appeared to exhibit a proud builders attention to detail. Superb build quality (for a speaker in this price range), and I have to add that the packaging was excellent. The double boxing and inside protection offered much to withstand the sometimes harsh rigors of transportation. To me these are beautiful speakers, attractive wood veneer and they appear to be built with tight tolerances. Presently I have approximately 20 hours on the speakers and I have to admit this in probably my most satisfying purchase in the last 10 years. In addition to the good looks ( I purchased the black or ebony model ) I fell in love with the very dynamic but still graceful tonal quality they exhibit. I really like the music (I only use these for two channel music listening) these Kendall's present. The bass is tight and mature, solid mid-range, with accurate highs, and extremely smooth tonal balance. I purchased these to replace 3 month old Klipsch RP-6000F speakers that I found to be musically inferior with questionable build quality, and terrible colorization in their musical presentation. I still own the Klipsch speakers and have them sitting next to the Kendall's so that i can side by side A/B test the two. No comparison to my ears the KLH Kendall wins hands down my a significant margin.

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David
My first impression, on opening the

My first impression, on opening the box, is that these speakers are big, boxy and heavy. Aesthetically, I would have preferred a more sculptured tapered speaker enclosure. The exterior finish was as fine as any other similarly priced speaker; however, the magnetically attached grills are great. I bought the Kendall primarily based on reviews and reported specs of the measured sensitivity level, so as to match with my lower watt tube amp and price range for which I was willing to spend. The sensitivity was comparable to Klipsch speakers, which I was also considering, but of whom I am not a particular fan of the horn tweeter. After getting over the size of each speaker, I was pleasantly satisfied with my listening initiation. I immediately went to my classic rock album favorites and noted that bass was not boomy and more than satisfactory for my senior aged ears. I was also impressed with the clarity of the overall sound and crossover separation. Treble did not seem overly bright as has been reported in some reviews. Overall, the speakers seem to be very musical and I am satisfied with my purchase.

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William
I have two pairs of KLH

I have two pairs of KLH Kendall's. One pair on two different amplifiers, the first pair is powered by a Denon x4500H, preamplifier is a Emotiva 5.0 XPA GEN 3 250 watt amplifier. Second system, is powered by a YAMAHA A-S801 integrated. The KLH Kendall's are a great sounding speaker at the price range. The problem I have is with the tweeters on these models. I've blown two tweeters on each system. Yes the power cords were unplugged , yes I had the correct polarity, red to positive and black to negative. Binding post jumpers were tight. Everything was tip top and hooked up correctly. Conclusion: the tweeters blow much too easily for my liking, but that's not the worst part. These speakers have a 10 year warranty, but it's not that easy to get KLH to replace the defective tweeters after you've had previous problems. I won't buy KLH again. Just for a comparison, I also have a pair of Monitor Audio Silver 500's hooked up to my first system with no problem.