Overview

The Klipsch RP-5000F II is a floorstanding speaker from the Reference Premiere series, pairing dual 5.25-inch Cerametallic woofers with a 1-inch titanium tweeter on Klipsch's signature Tractrix horn. It's the most compact tower in the lineup, giving you full-range sound in a slimmer cabinet that's easier to place. It suits living rooms and smaller dedicated spaces, as a stereo pair for music or the front of a home theatre.

The 1-inch Linear Travel Suspension (LTS) titanium tweeter sits in a 90° x 90° silicone composite hybrid Tractrix horn, which focuses high frequencies toward the listening area for crisp, clear detail, and its vented housing reduces the standing waves behind the diaphragm. The redesigned Cerametallic woofers are rigid and light, with Faraday rings to reduce distortion, and dual rear-firing Tractrix ports are shaped to cut port noise for cleaner bass. Klipsch rates the RP-5000F II at 40 Hz to 25 kHz (±3 dB).

With 95 dB sensitivity, the RP-5000F II plays loud with relatively little amplifier power. The internally braced MDF cabinet uses a divided design to minimize resonance, and cast aluminum feet decouple the speaker from the floor. Aluminum binding posts support bi-wiring and bi-amping with Dolby Atmos passthrough, so adding RP-500SA II Atmos speakers on top keeps the wiring tidy, and a magnetic grille lets you show or hide the horn.

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The RP-5000F II's 8.15-inch width and 14.75-inch depth make it the easiest Reference Premiere tower to fit beside a TV console or in a smaller room. At 95 dB sensitivity it doesn't need a big amplifier, so a typical home theatre receiver drives it comfortably. Leave some space behind it for the rear-firing ports, and if Dolby Atmos is on your list for later, the Atmos passthrough on the input panel means an RP-500SA II can be added without running new wire up the wall.

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Why the Klipsch RP-5000F II Stands Out

Buyer's Guide

Who It's For

• Smaller Living Rooms: Want full-range towers in a slim footprint.
• Home Theatre Builders: Want a front pair that matches RP centres and surrounds.
• Future Atmos Adopters: Want towers that take height speakers on top later.

How It Compares

Within Reference Premiere II, the RP-6000F II steps up to dual 6.5" woofers (38 Hz to 25 kHz, 96 dB) and the RP-8000F II to dual 8" woofers (35 Hz to 25 kHz, 98 dB). The RP-5000F II uses dual 5.25" woofers, reaching 40 Hz at 95 dB sensitivity in the smallest cabinet of the three. Choose it when space matters, and step up when you want more bass extension for a larger room.