Klipsch CP6 Owner's Manual

A speaker can be damaged just as easily with too little power as 
with too much power. A general rule is when you raise the volume 
level on a receiver/amplifier past the “one half” (or “12 o’clock” 
position with a marked volume knob), that receiver/amplifier is now 
starting to work beyond its capabilities, sending harmful distortion 
that can damage any speaker, no matter how many watts that 
speaker is rated to accept. This is true for any speaker and receiver/
amplifier combination. The recommended wattage to use on your 
new Klipsch CP speaker depends on which one you have you have:

CP-4: up to 50 watts continuous (for an extended period of time); 
200 watt “peaks” (very short bursts/surges)              
CP-6: up to 75 watts continuous (for an extended period of time); 
300 watt “peaks” (very short bursts/surges)

When connecting speakers to an amplifier/receiver, always 
make sure speaker polarity is correct and the best sound is 
obtained by connecting amp/receiver positive (+) to speaker 
positive (+) and amp/receiver negative (-) to speaker negative 
(-). The CP speaker terminals are designed to accept up to 16 
gauge wire.

One pair of Klipsch CP Series speakers, 8 Ohms, can connect to 
the left/right speaker terminals of any 8 Ohm rated amplifier/
receiver as shown:

+

-

+

-

+

-

+

-

ONE PAIR TO 
8

Ω CAPABLE

AMP/RECEIVER

Right Channel

Left Channel