The KLH Model Four Is the Audiophile Floorstander Under $2,000 Worth Getting Excited About
KLH has been quietly building one of the most compelling loudspeaker lineups in the sub-$2,000 space, and the new Model Four might be their most interesting move yet. Sitting between the Model Three and Model Five in the Model Collection hierarchy, the Model Four fills a gap the lineup genuinely needed and does it with the same acoustic suspension philosophy that made KLH one of the most respected names in American hi-fi history.
At $1,999 per pair, this is a speaker built for people who want real performance in a real room without turning their living space into a dedicated listening bunker.
A Legacy Worth Carrying
KLH has been around since 1957. The names behind the original company — Henry Kloss and Edgar Villchur — are the same names attached to the invention of the acoustic suspension loudspeaker, a design principle that changed how people thought about bass reproduction in the home. A sealed cabinet instead of a ported one means more controlled low-frequency rolloff, tighter bass in real-world rooms, and significantly more placement flexibility.
That principle is the foundation of the entire modern KLH Model Collection, and the Model Four carries it forward without compromise.
What Makes the Model Four Different
The Model Four is a three-way acoustic suspension floorstander. It uses an 8-inch pulp-paper cone woofer with reverse-roll rubber suspension, a 4-inch pulp-paper cone midrange, and a 1-inch aluminum dome tweeter — the same midrange and tweeter DNA found in the Model Five. The crossover points at 380Hz and 2,500Hz are tuned for natural vocal presence and controlled treble, not showroom-demo fireworks.
What separates the Model Four from the rest of the lineup is its cabinet geometry. It shares the wide-baffle, shallow-depth design philosophy with the larger Model Seven, but comes in at a significantly more manageable footprint. The front baffle is 13 inches wide. The cabinet depth is just 8.25 inches without the riser, and with the included 6-degree slanted riser attached, total depth stays under 11 inches. That makes it the shallowest speaker in the current Model Collection and one of the more room-friendly floorstanders you will find anywhere near this price.
The 6-degree riser is not just for aesthetics either. It angles the tweeter and midrange toward the listening position, which matters for imaging and coherence when a speaker of this height is placed at standard listening distances.
Why Acoustic Suspension Matters for Your Room
Ported speakers are tuned for maximum bass output at a specific frequency. That works brilliantly in the right environment, but in a typical living room — especially one where the speakers end up closer to the back wall than the owner planned — a port firing into a boundary can turn controlled bass into bloat.
Acoustic suspension designs roll off more gradually. They do not have a tuned port that interacts with nearby walls. The Model Four is rated down to 46Hz at plus or minus 3dB, with extension reaching 35Hz at minus 10dB. That covers the vast majority of music with authority, and it does so in a way that stays predictable regardless of how close to the wall you need to place it.
For buyers who do not have a dedicated room, that is a real advantage.
The Acoustic Balance Control
KLH brought back the Acoustic Balance Control switch, a three-position feature with roots in the company's 1960s designs. It allows listeners to adjust midrange and treble balance based on room placement, furnishings, and personal preference. Hard floors, soft rooms, near-wall placement, free-standing positioning — each scenario interacts differently with a speaker's output, and having a physical adjustment built into the speaker to compensate for that is a genuinely practical feature at this price point.
Five-way gold-plated binding posts complete the connection hardware.
Finish Options
The Model Four ships in three finishes: Black Ash with Grey Knit Grille, White Oak with Black Knit Grille, and English Walnut with Stonewash Knit Grille. Each comes with a magnetic grille and the included matte black riser base. The look is distinctly KLH — clean, furniture-grade, and designed to look at home in a real room rather than on a trade show riser.
Specs at a Glance
- Type: 3-way acoustic suspension floorstander
- Woofer: 8-inch pulp-paper cone with reverse-roll rubber suspension
- Midrange: 4-inch pulp-paper cone with reverse-roll rubber suspension
- Tweeter: 1-inch aluminum dome with soft rubber suspension
- Frequency Response: 46Hz to 20kHz plus or minus 3dB
- Low Frequency Extension: minus 10dB at 35Hz
- Sensitivity: 88dB at 2.83V / 1 meter
- Maximum SPL: 108dB
- Impedance: 6 ohms (3.5 ohm minimum at 120Hz)
- Power Handling: 150 watts continuous / 600 watts peak
- Crossover: 380Hz and 2,500Hz (2nd order electro-acoustic)
- Dimensions without riser: 26 x 13 x 8.25 inches (H x W x D)
- Dimensions with riser: 32.2 x 13 x 10.9 inches (H x W x D)
- Finishes: Black Ash, White Oak, English Walnut
- Warranty: 10 years
- Price: $1,999 per pair
Available at All Elite Audio
The KLH Model Four arrives in September 2026, and All Elite Audio will have them in stock. If you are serious about this speaker, get in touch now — we are taking pre-orders and can walk you through how the Model Four fits into a system at any level.
Call us at 443-402-5055, email sales@alleliteaudio.com, or stop into the store at 1921 York Rd in Timonium, MD. We carry the full KLH Model Collection and can help you hear the difference before you decide.