The step up kg4 model does not require stands and, for many people, is preferred for this reason alone.Just purchased a set of Klipsch KG 4.2's and they sound decent but I am a tinkerer and have been thinking about upgrading caps due to age in the crossover.

The kg4 speaker system sells, pre-owned, for only about a hundred to two hundred dollars more than the kg2, again, depending on the wood finish, actual condition and if the original boxes and packing materials are included. If you are looking for a floor standing speaker, the similar step up model Klipsch kg4 is a much better choice and more available in the used market, cicra 2000 many more of the kg4 were produced according to people that were in the industry at the time. The kg2 is found, second hand, usually anywhere from $100.00 per pair to as high as $250.00 a pair depending on the wood finish, actual condition and if the original boxes and packing materials are included. If you are looking for a true bookshelf speaker, the kg2 would be a great choice, if you use tall stands (expensive) or mount on bookshelves. Also, $350.00 per pair spent, in 1992, for a pair in semi-gloss black over birch, with an 85.5% inflation rate, would equal $649.18 of purchasing power in 2020. If comparing to modern speakers, one should take into consideration that $420.00 per pair spent, in 1992, in either the oak or walnut finish, with an 85.5% inflation rate, would equal $779.02 of purchasing power in 2020. The overall impression listening to the kg2 is that the system is fairly efficient, very well built enclosures, and priced below the competition, size-wise. The kg2 is designed for either bookshelf mount or mounting on tall speaker stands, at two to three feet from the floor is optimal. Floor mounting the kg2, either with or without short stands is not recommended. Bass response will fade, the more the speaker is moved from the wall, from a 1вЂќ base line gap, almost touching the wall. The kg2 is most effective placed very close to the wall in that position the low-bass output increases from the narrow gap, such as an inch, or so from the wall. It is a speaker that is easy to listen to, seemingly realistic with a wide variety of music choices, even at low volume, a tough test for most speakers. A rear mounted 10вЂќ passive radiator extends the bass response of the system, operational below about 70 Hz. The kg2 implements a 1вЂќ hard-dome mini horn tweeter and a 8вЂќ woofer with a polypropylene cone. The kg2 is a compact two-way bookshelf speaker system that sounds well balanced, with strong mid-range output and bass response that is more than one might expect from a speaker this size. My knowledge of the first kg2 version is incomplete, therefore, in this review, I will describe the second вЂњimprovedвЂќ version of the Klipsch kg2 speaker system. The weight is listed as 23.5 pounds, each. The kg2 was available in either oiled oak, oiled walnut, or semi-gloss black over birch and sold for $420.00 per pair in oak or walnut, and sold for $350.00 in semi-gloss black over birch. The cabinet dimensions are the same for both versions 18-7/8вЂќ high, 13-1/4вЂќ wide, and 11-1/2вЂќ deep. The more common, вЂњimprovedвЂќ second version includes a rear mounted 10вЂќ passive radiator and sold until 1992. Note that two versions of the Klipsch kg2 were sold the вЂњrareвЂќ original version sold from 1982-1983, without the 10вЂќ passive radiator (at the rear of the cabinet) as well as a second improved version that was introduced sometime towards the end of 1983.

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