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Neumann

KH 80 DSP

speaker

$700

Used market: $505*

Manufacturer datasheet

Specifications

4 of 4 values have a recorded source
Max SPL dB
108.8
System Type
Active Studio Monitor·
Input Terminals
XLR balanced, 6.3 mm TRS balanced
Input Impedance ohms
14000

Expert Audio Engineering Commentary

Headroom Notes

108.8 dB calculated in half space at 3 % THD, 102.8 dB in full space — the same 6 dB boundary difference as the KH 120 II, and the same trap when comparing against a manufacturer who publishes only one of the two. Note also the separate «sine wave output with a THD < 0.5 %» row at 90 dB: that is the level at which this monitor is still clean, which is a more useful working number than either maximum.

Amplification Warning

14 kΩ on a combination XLR / 6.3 mm jack input. Both connectors are the same electronically balanced input — there is no separate unbalanced path, so a TS jack will work but at 6 dB less level and with no common-mode rejection.

* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~72% retained value). · checked on 8/5/2026