Klipsch Rebellion Premium Bookshelf Loudspeaker [Pair]

The Rebellion is the Heritage bookshelf speaker that almost never existed. Paul W. Klipsch drew it up in 1958 as the H8 a smaller sibling to the Heresy, meant to sit between a pair of Klipschorns as the center channel in a three-speaker stereo array. It was never put into production. Klipsch has now built it, and it enters the Heritage line as the series' first proper bookshelf model.

What's inside

A two-way, high-efficiency design: a K-702 compression tweeter mounted to a K-703 Tractrix horn with Klipsch's patented Mumps, paired with a new K-81-EP woofer. A rear Tractrix flare port handles air transfer and keeps port noise down. The result is a compact cabinet that plays far larger than its footprint, with the immediacy and low distortion horn loading is prized for and the efficiency to work beautifully with low-powered tube amplifiers, which is how a lot of our customers will want to run them.

Built like furniture

Assembled in Hope, Arkansas, where Klipsch Heritage cabinets have been made since 1946. Book-matched veneers are cut from the same timber so a pair mirrors one another, and the grilles are real cloth rather than foam or plastic. A 10-year warranty covers them.

Placement

The Rebellion is designed around the Klipsch KS-24 stands, which put the horn at seated ear height — worth budgeting for, since horn speakers reward getting the tweeter axis right far more than most designs do. They also work as the front pair in a Heritage home theater, or in the center role PWK originally imagined.

We keep Heritage models on demonstration and would encourage a listen, particularly if you're pairing them with tube gear. Get in touch to arrange a visit.