{"id":18497,"date":"2026-01-22T17:45:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/?p=18497"},"modified":"2026-01-22T17:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:39:14","slug":"the-story-of-klh-and-henry-kloss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/en\/the-story-of-klh-and-henry-kloss\/","title":{"rendered":"The story of KLH and Henry Kloss."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18497\" class=\"elementor elementor-18497 elementor-18467\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-427d578 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"427d578\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca0c32b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca0c32b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1158\" src=\"https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KLH-Model-Five-header-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18503\" alt=\"History of KLH\" srcset=\"https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KLH-Model-Five-header-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KLH-Model-Five-header-1536x868.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KLH-Model-Five-header-192x108.jpg 192w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KLH-Model-Five-header-384x216.jpg 384w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KLH-Model-Five-header-561x317.jpg 561w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KLH-Model-Five-header-1122x634.jpg 1122w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KLH-Model-Five-header-265x150.jpg 265w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KLH-Model-Five-header-531x300.jpg 531w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KLH-Model-Five-header-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KLH-Model-Five-header-728x412.jpg 728w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KLH-Model-Five-header-608x344.jpg 608w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KLH-Model-Five-header-758x429.jpg 758w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KLH-Model-Five-header-1152x651.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc59cbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc59cbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The history of <a href=\"https:\/\/klhaudio.com\/?srsltid=AfmBOooWWPTncetLMvEP_GWeHtuDGPmllCqXaGKpxSxWIsYrbHr1FbEr\">KLH<\/a> is closely intertwined with that of <a href=\"https:\/\/it.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Henry_Kloss\">Henry Kloss<\/a>, one of the most influential and least celebrated, yet fundamental figures in twentieth-century audio. To speak of KLH is to speak of a precise idea of high fidelity: not luxury for its own sake, but the desire to bring correct, scientifically grounded, and accessible sound to as many people as possible, as indeed was the goal of many builders of the golden age of HiFi. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5665109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5665109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2011\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/henry-kloss-steve-stone-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18504\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/henry-kloss-steve-stone-scaled.jpg 2011w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/henry-kloss-steve-stone-1508x1536.jpg 1508w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/henry-kloss-steve-stone-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/henry-kloss-steve-stone-561x571.jpg 561w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/henry-kloss-steve-stone-1122x1143.jpg 1122w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/henry-kloss-steve-stone-265x270.jpg 265w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/henry-kloss-steve-stone-531x541.jpg 531w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/henry-kloss-steve-stone-364x371.jpg 364w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/henry-kloss-steve-stone-728x742.jpg 728w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/henry-kloss-steve-stone-608x619.jpg 608w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/henry-kloss-steve-stone-758x772.jpg 758w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/henry-kloss-steve-stone-1152x1173.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2011px) 100vw, 2011px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Henry Kloss, one of the most brilliant and influential designers in the audio world. Among the companies he founded, in addition to KLH, were Acustic Resarch, AR, Advent and Tivoli Audio <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ccf886 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ccf886\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Henry Kloss was born in 1929 and was formed at a time when home hi-fi was still experimental territory, dominated by bulky, expensive solutions that were often more entertainment-oriented than fidelity-oriented-remember that the first low-powered tube amplifiers and horn speakers were crew of early cinemas. From the very beginning, Kloss demonstrates a strongly pragmatic and engineering approach: he is less interested in marketing and more obsessed with the relationship between performance, size, and cost. Even before KLH, his name is already linked to the birth of<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Acoustic_Research\">Acoustic Research<\/a> together with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edgar_Villchur\">Edgar Villchur<\/a>, with whom he contributed to the development and popularization of <a href=\"https:\/\/klhaudio.com\/blogs\/klh-blogs\/what-is-acoustic-suspension?srsltid=AfmBOopJ792jBwWKhrS7XDkQd3odfNkPGO-tn_GszWCUEbSEs7jFFk8r&amp;utm\">acoustic suspension<\/a>, a revolution that would forever change the way acoustic loudspeakers were designed. After leaving Acoustic Research, Kloss founded KLH in 1957, an acronym combining the last names of the three founders, Kloss, Low, and Hofmann. From the beginning, KLH was distinguished by a very clear philosophy: to design compact, accurate, and measurable loudspeakers designed for real home environments, not professional use. At a time when many loudspeakers were large, inefficient, and often colorful, KLH offered closed, air suspension-based speakers with a controlled frequency response and surprisingly extended bass for the time relative to size.     <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b234bc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b234bc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/maxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18502\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/maxresdefault.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/maxresdefault-192x108.jpg 192w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/maxresdefault-384x216.jpg 384w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/maxresdefault-728x409.jpg 728w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/maxresdefault-561x316.jpg 561w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/maxresdefault-1122x631.jpg 1122w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/maxresdefault-265x149.jpg 265w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/maxresdefault-531x299.jpg 531w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/maxresdefault-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/maxresdefault-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/maxresdefault-758x426.jpg 758w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/maxresdefault-1152x648.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The primitive Model Five had two cone midrange drivers, as well as an 8-inch woofer and a 1-inch paper-dome tweeter.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a85241d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a85241d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Henry Kloss was not a charismatic, pragmatic figure in the traditional sense. He disliked self-aggrandizement and rarely posed as an audio &#8220;guru&#8221;; his contribution was always deeply practical. He was directly involved in design, component selection, and even manufacturing processes. He believed that a good loudspeaker should first of all sound correct according to objective criteria, and only secondly impress the listener. This vision is clearly reflected in KLH&#8217;s early models, such as the Model Five, Model Six and Model Seventeen, which quickly became benchmarks for those who sought a balanced, natural and artifice-free sound. The Model Six, in particular, represents one of the high points of the Kloss philosophy. It was a relatively simple speaker, devoid of esoteric solutions, but designed with great rigor. The response was linear, the bass controlled, the midrange natural, and the whole thing is designed to work well even with relatively moderate power amplification, typical of amplifiers of the time. This approach helped democratize high fidelity: you no longer needed a large listening room or a very expensive system to get close to a credible sound. Let us remember that these were the days of Klipschorns just to give an example.         <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e930bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e930bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1280px-KLH_Model_Eight_Radio_-_8-16-07.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18499\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1280px-KLH_Model_Eight_Radio_-_8-16-07.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1280px-KLH_Model_Eight_Radio_-_8-16-07-192x144.jpg 192w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1280px-KLH_Model_Eight_Radio_-_8-16-07-384x288.jpg 384w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1280px-KLH_Model_Eight_Radio_-_8-16-07-90x67.jpg 90w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1280px-KLH_Model_Eight_Radio_-_8-16-07-180x135.jpg 180w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1280px-KLH_Model_Eight_Radio_-_8-16-07-561x421.jpg 561w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1280px-KLH_Model_Eight_Radio_-_8-16-07-1122x842.jpg 1122w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1280px-KLH_Model_Eight_Radio_-_8-16-07-265x199.jpg 265w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1280px-KLH_Model_Eight_Radio_-_8-16-07-531x398.jpg 531w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1280px-KLH_Model_Eight_Radio_-_8-16-07-364x273.jpg 364w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1280px-KLH_Model_Eight_Radio_-_8-16-07-728x546.jpg 728w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1280px-KLH_Model_Eight_Radio_-_8-16-07-608x456.jpg 608w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1280px-KLH_Model_Eight_Radio_-_8-16-07-758x569.jpg 758w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1280px-KLH_Model_Eight_Radio_-_8-16-07-1152x864.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Model Eight FM was a table radio designed by Kloss. Two chassis, one for the electronics, tube, and the other for the speaker. Incredible similarity to the Tivoli Audio Model One that he designed many years later and that revolutionized the world of table radio  <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad82a64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad82a64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">In parallel with the production of loudspeakers, KLH also distinguished itself by its focus on complete systems, which later in the 1980s were ridden by Japanese brands to invade the European and American markets. Henry Kloss is among the first to realize the importance of offering solutions that include turntable, amplification and speakers in a single ecosystem. Again, the goal was not to amaze, but to simplify access to quality music. This vision anticipated by decades the modern concept of a &#8220;plug-and-play&#8221; system without sacrificing sonic fidelity. In the 1960s, KLH became one of the most important brands in the American market. Its speakers are found in thousands of homes and are often used as a reference when evaluating new recordings and competing products. But commercial success also led to business and production logics far removed from Kloss&#8217;s genius, who gradually moved away from KLH to devote himself to new projects consistent with his nature as a tireless innovator. Henry Kloss&#8217; exit from the scene marks a change in KLH&#8217;s identity. The brand survives, but the visionary drive that had made it special fades. In the following years it goes through various phases, changes of ownership and attempts at repositioning, reflecting in part the transformations of the entire hi-fi market, which is increasingly oriented toward mass consumption and less toward rigorous research. Kloss meanwhile would found <a href=\"https:\/\/it.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Advent_Corporation\">Advent<\/a> and then toward the end of his career <a href=\"https:\/\/tivoliaudio.it\/?srsltid=AfmBOop4wIuuR-HZr-mhYrnCTrQTy26iSENLXcKCBMZO16Yd9dCnjL7i\">Tivoli Audio<\/a>, another revolution based on the Model Eight FM he had launched 30 years earlier.          <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71421c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71421c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/61UraF27lGL.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18505\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/61UraF27lGL.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/61UraF27lGL-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/61UraF27lGL-192x192.jpg 192w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/61UraF27lGL-384x384.jpg 384w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/61UraF27lGL-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/61UraF27lGL-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/61UraF27lGL-561x561.jpg 561w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/61UraF27lGL-1122x1122.jpg 1122w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/61UraF27lGL-265x265.jpg 265w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/61UraF27lGL-531x531.jpg 531w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/61UraF27lGL-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/61UraF27lGL-728x728.jpg 728w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/61UraF27lGL-608x608.jpg 608w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/61UraF27lGL-758x758.jpg 758w, https:\/\/audio-2g.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/61UraF27lGL-1152x1152.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Current Model 5 is also a closed acoustic suspension box, like the vintage Model 5. Three-way with single midrange and this time aluminum dome tweeter <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb00ef1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb00ef1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Today KLH, the name evokes above all the legacy of a once-in-a-lifetime period in American audio. The brand&#8217;s historic speakers are still sought after and appreciated, not only for their nostalgic value, but because they embody a design philosophy that focuses on balance, measure, and sonic honesty. Henry Kloss, more than just a designer, was an audio thinker: someone who believed deeply that technology should serve music, not the other way around. KLH is the story of an understated and rational idea of high fidelity, born of Henry Kloss&#8217;s ingenuity and capable of leaving a lasting impression. Although the market and fashions have changed, Kloss&#8217;s teaching remains relevant: a good loudspeaker should not shout its presence, but disappear, leaving room for the music.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The history of KLH is closely intertwined with that of Henry Kloss, one of the most influential and least celebrated, yet fundamental figures in twentieth-century audio. 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