Overview

The Klipsch RP-8060FA II is a floorstanding speaker from the Reference Premiere series with a Dolby Atmos height speaker built into the top of the cabinet. The main tower pairs dual 8-inch Cerametallic woofers with a 1-inch titanium tweeter on Klipsch's Tractrix horn, while a 6.5-inch two-way up-firing module reflects sound off your ceiling for overhead effects. It's for home theatres that want Atmos height channels without separate elevation speakers or ceiling installs.

The main channel's 1-inch Linear Travel Suspension (LTS) titanium tweeter sits in a 90° x 90° silicone composite hybrid Tractrix horn for crisp, focused highs, and its dual Cerametallic woofers use Faraday rings to reduce distortion. Dual-chamber rear-firing Tractrix ports cut port noise for cleaner bass, and Klipsch rates the main channel at 35 Hz to 25 kHz (±3 dB) with 98 dB sensitivity. The sealed height module combines its own 1-inch titanium LTS tweeter and Tractrix horn with a 6.5-inch Cerametallic woofer, and conforms to Dolby Atmos specifications.

The internally braced MDF cabinet uses a divided design to minimize resonance and vibration. Dual aluminum binding posts on the main channel support bi-wiring and bi-amping, and the height channel's terminals sit low on the cabinet for a tidy connection. Ebony or walnut vinyl finishes have satin-painted baffles with a scratch-resistant finish, and a magnetic grille lets you show or hide the horns.

Simcoe Audio Video Insight

Up-firing Atmos works by bouncing sound off the ceiling, so it does best with a flat, reflective ceiling; vaulted, angled or acoustically treated ceilings weaken the overhead effect. You'll need an AV receiver with Dolby Atmos decoding and enough channels for the height speakers, and when you set it up, tell the receiver these are up-firing height speakers so it applies the right processing. Each RP-8060FA II needs two speaker wire runs, one for the main channel and one for the height channel.

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Why the Klipsch RP-8060FA II Stands Out

Buyer's Guide

Who It's For

• Atmos Home Theatres: Want height effects without ceiling speakers.
• Large Rooms: Want full-range towers with real scale.
• Reference Premiere Systems: Want a front pair that matches RP centres and surrounds.

How It Compares

The RP-8000F II uses the same main-channel design, with dual 8" woofers, 35 Hz to 25 kHz response, 98 dB sensitivity and 150 W continuous power handling, in an 18.25"-deep, 61.4 lb cabinet, and adds Atmos through a separate RP-500SA II on top. The RP-8060FA II builds the 6.5" two-way height speaker into the cabinet, at 20.80" deep and 75.7 lb. Choose the RP-8060FA II for an all-in-one Atmos tower, and the RP-8000F II if you want to add height speakers later or don't need Atmos.