KLH Audio Model Four loudspeakers
Debuting at High End Vienna 2026, KLH Model Four brings three-way acoustic suspension performance into the most placement-friendly cabinet size in the Model Collection for $1,999 per pair.
KLH Audio today unveiled Model Four at High End Vienna 2026, the latest addition to its iconic Model Collection. Model Four is a compact 8-inch three-way acoustic suspension loudspeaker that fills a gap between Model Three and Model Five, uniting the small footprint of Model Three with the sonic architecture of Model Five in a cabinet built for homes where space is precious, design is paramount and fidelity is demanded.
The next chapter
Since KLH reintroduced Model Five in 2021 to critical acclaim and reset the bar for the American loudspeaker, the company has been deliberate about every model that followed. Model Three brought acoustic suspension performance to a bookshelf-friendly form. Then came Model Seven, the three-way flagship built around the industry’s first acoustically suspended 13-inch woofer in an exceptionally narrow, wall-friendly cabinet.
Model Four brings together the defining strengths of the Model Collection. Built around the 8-inch woofer introduced in Model Three and sharing the same midrange driver, tweeter and crossover architecture as the acclaimed Model Five, it delivers the refined vocal presence, midrange clarity and high-frequency detail that made Model Five an industry benchmark. Its cabinet borrows the wide baffle and shallow depth proportions of Model Seven, a profile purpose-built for placement closer to walls.
Design-conscious listeners & real rooms
Great sound shouldn’t be reserved for those with dedicated listening rooms. It belongs in the living rooms of apartments, lofts and condos where it must coexist with real life, in first homes and forever homes alike. KLH has always answered that call, pairing mid-century modern design with the benefits of the acoustic suspension technology it pioneered.
While ported cabinet designs can become muddy and distorted when placed near walls or in tighter spaces, acoustic suspension performs beautifully in nearly any room — delivering tight, accurate bass with as little as a few inches of rear clearance and without the wall and room interaction that affects them. Unlike ported speakers that reward careful placement and punish poor positioning, acoustic suspension simply works. It sounds consistent and accurate whether tucked against a wall, placed in a corner or pulled into the middle of a room.
Model Four delivers on that room-friendly promise with a 13-inch-wide front baffle and shallow 8.25-inch cabinet depth. Paired with a purpose-built 6-degree slanted riser that precisely aligns the tweeter and midrange with the listener, the total depth comes to just under 11 inches — the shallowest in the Model Collection. Where most floorstanding speakers demand deep footprints and generous wall clearance, Model Four’s placement flexibility and mid-century modern aesthetic are designed to complement any space, not compete with it.
Dedicated midrange
Within Model Four’s sealed and structurally reinforced MDF enclosure sits a three-way acoustic system engineered to deliver extraordinary performance at its $1,999 price point. An 8-inch pulp-paper cone woofer with reverse roll rubber suspension reaches down to 46Hz, working in concert with a 4-inch pulp-paper cone midrange and 1-inch aluminum dome tweeter to produce a dynamic, full-range presentation that belies the cabinet’s compact footprint. A three-position Acoustic Balance Control switch — a KLH original introduced in the 1960s — allows listeners to fine-tune the speaker’s mid and high-frequency character to suit each room’s unique acoustics. Five-way gold-plated binding posts finish a loudspeaker built for decades of serious listening.
“Model Four represents exactly where KLH is headed: honoring the acoustic principles that made this brand stand out while designing products for how people actually live and listen today,” said KLH Audio CEO Scott Hagen. “This is not a bookshelf speaker, nor is it simply a smaller Model Five. It is a distinctive, full-range acoustic-suspension loudspeaker, meticulously built to deliver the natural, controlled and room-friendly sound that defines KLH in a form that fits more homes, rooms and listeners. Our responsibility is to protect the integrity of this brand while moving it forward, and Model Four is a major step in that direction.”
Availability
Model Four will be available in the United States and select international markets via a network of premium audio dealers and directly via KLH Audio beginning September 2026, with a retail price of $999.99 USD each ($1,999.98 per pair). European pricing will be €999 each, while pricing in the United Kingdom will be £899 each.
The Model Four will be on display and available for listening at KLH Audio’s suite #1415 at Meliá Vienna throughout High End Vienna 2026, beginning Thursday, June 4.