New old stock?

[Stainz]

I bought a pair of RB-10 small bookshelf "Reference" speakers because I am a sucker for a bargain (<$90/pr shipped - and new!). I also bought the matching CC speaker - the RC-10 for a similar bargain (<$107 shipped - and new, too.). I printed the spec sheets, copyrighted 2004, from the website, noting a similar 4" LF driver to the R14M & RB-41ii, or two in the case of the CC speaker. A real deal maker was the 1" Ti dome in the HF horn. I knew I could use these as a BR TV's extension speakers, if nothing else. I even tried them in lieu of the B-10 and R-14M, similar bargains, used as extension speakers for my table top SW receivers - and they were the best yet, as far as crisp speech and decent music was concerned - even from the better sounding, if long, RC-10. Now I am wondering if I need a 5.1 AVR to L-C-R the speakers in the BR and re-cycle an old 10" sub-woofer... hmmmm...

 

One thing bothers me - these speakers look a lot newer than 2004-ish. The boxes showed no evidence of being sealed more than once... but - they both contained the same Reference Series Owner's Manual - copyrighted 2016! So, newly made or not? It doesn't matter - they sound pretty good for the smallest Klipsch speakers I have. Oh, my Heresys have a home - the RB-81ii's, too - even though the little speakers did sound shockingly close to the RB-81ii's. Anyone know the production history on these speakers?  Thanks!

 

John

[Marvel]

They were introduced in 2004 and have since been discontinued, but no end date is given on the website. They used to list when they stopped manufacturing a given model but they no longer do that (unfortunately).

 

Bruce