Klipsch The Sevens II Hi-Fi Bookshelf speaker Red Oak

Klipsch The Sevens II Red Oak: Powered Bookshelf Speakers With Cinema-Grade Connectivity

The Klipsch The Sevens II Red Oak are powered bookshelf speakers that pack a full home theater hub into a pair of cabinets. Built around a 6.5" woofer and a horn-loaded titanium tweeter, the system runs on Onkyo electronics with AVR architecture, so HDMI 2.1, Dolby Atmos decoding, and Dirac Live room correction all live inside the speakers. A single HDMI cable to the TV handles Atmos soundtracks, 4K/120Hz gaming passthrough, and lip-sync-corrected dialogue.

What Sets The Sevens II Apart in the Powered-Speaker Category

Most powered speakers stop at Bluetooth and an optical input. The Sevens II go further with a one-piece BMC baffle that is denser and more rigid than MDF, stopping unwanted resonance while a curved radius widens the soundstage. Dirac Live room correction ships as a standard license, scanning the room and tuning the output in real time. A built-in phono stage on the analog input lets a turntable plug straight in.

Horn-Loaded Tweeter and Cerametallic Woofer — Klipsch Heritage Tuning

True to the brand's 80-year American hi-fi tradition, the acoustic heart pairs a horn-loaded tweeter for controlled dispersion and high efficiency with a 6.5" woofer that handles midrange and bass. The new one-piece BMC baffle replaces the older two-piece construction.

• Tweeter: 1" titanium diaphragm in a Tractrix horn — high efficiency and controlled directivity for clear dialogue
• Woofer: 6.5" Cerametallic cone — rigid, low-mass driver paired with the sealed MDF enclosure
• One-piece BMC baffle with curved radius — denser than MDF, stops resonance, widens the sweet spot

Onkyo-Powered Electronics With HDMI 2.1, Dirac Live, and Built-In Streaming

Inside the primary cabinet sits an AVR-class electronics package engineered by Onkyo, which is why this pair can decode Dolby Atmos, apply Dirac Live correction, and stream over Wi-Fi without any external box. HDMI 2.1 with eARC carries Atmos bitstreams from a TV and supports 4K/120Hz, VRR, ALLM, and HDR passthrough.

• Amplification: Class D, Onkyo-engineered — high-efficiency output driving the integrated drivers
• HDMI: HDMI 2.1 In/Out with eARC — single-cable TV hookup plus 4K/120Hz, VRR, ALLM, HDR passthrough
• Built-in streaming over AirPlay 2, Google Cast, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, Qobuz Connect, and Bluetooth 5.4

Heritage Wireless Build Quality in a Red Oak Wood Veneer

A sealed MDF enclosure and a Red Oak wood-veneer cabinet keep the pair reading as furniture, not as a black box. On the top edge, a metal volume wheel and source button replace the older plastic controls, while a backlit remote handles input switching in low light.

• Dimensions (W × D × H): 206 × 318 × 381 mm per cabinet
• Weight: 10.73 kg per pair — substantial, vibration-resistant platform
• Max SPL: 106 dB — headroom for movie peaks and large-room playback
• Frequency response of 39 Hz – 25 kHz with a subwoofer output for deeper bass when needed

The Right Pick for Listeners Who Want One Pair to Do Everything

The right pick for listeners who want a single pair of speakers to anchor movies, gaming, vinyl, and music streaming without stacking separate components, the Sevens II fits apartment dwellers and small-room home-theater owners who want HDMI 2.1, Dolby Atmos, and Dirac Live in one cabinet, eliminating the AV receiver. The Red Oak veneer offers a furniture-grade alternative to standard black or walnut finishes.

Klipsch Heritage: 80 Years of American Hi-Fi, Now Powered by Onkyo

Klipsch has been hand-building speakers in Hope, Arkansas for 80 years, following the acoustic principles laid down by founder Paul W. Klipsch. This pair marks the brand's second generation of powered speakers and the first built on Onkyo electronics, bringing AVR-class processing into a bookshelf form factor that has already collected the TWICE VIP Award and a Best of CES 2026 mention from eCoustics.