Description
What Klipsch The One Plus Is and Who It Suits
Klipsch The One Plus is a tabletop Bluetooth speaker in a wood finished cabinet. Klipsch’s own listing title gives the driver complement precisely: two 2.25 inch full range drivers and a 4.5 inch woofer, with Bluetooth 5.3 offering up to 40 feet of range, in a walnut finish. That level of driver detail in a product title is unusual and useful, because it tells a buyer exactly what is producing the sound.
This is a one box speaker chosen partly as furniture. Klipsch has built the design around mid century styling, with a wood cabinet and physical controls rather than the plastic and touch panels most Bluetooth speakers use. The buyer is someone who wants one good speaker on a shelf, a kitchen counter or a bedside table. Readers comparing similar products should look at the Klipsch The Three Plus from the same range and the Marshall Acton III from a competitor with the same design philosophy.
The Three Driver Arrangement
Two full range drivers plus a woofer is a two and a half way arrangement rather than a conventional two way, and it makes sense for a cabinet this size. The two 2.25 inch drivers handle the midrange and treble, one for each channel, giving a nominal stereo output. The 4.5 inch woofer handles the low frequencies in mono, which is the standard approach because bass below roughly 100 Hz is not directional enough for the ear to locate, so there is no benefit in producing it twice.
A 4.5 inch woofer is generous for a compact tabletop speaker and it is the specification that most determines how substantial the speaker sounds. Cone area matters more than amplifier wattage for low frequency output, and a 4.5 inch driver moves considerably more air than the 40 mm drivers found in portable speakers. Readers who want to understand what a larger cabinet adds should compare the Marshall Woburn.
Bluetooth 5.3 and the 40 Foot Range
Bluetooth 5.3 is a current revision, and the 40 foot range Klipsch quotes is generous compared with the 33 foot figure most manufacturers state. That difference matters in a house rather than a room: a speaker in the kitchen controlled from the next room needs range that survives a wall.
What the listing title does not state is codec support, which is the specification that actually affects sound quality over Bluetooth. The version number governs connection behavior and power efficiency; the codec governs how much of the original recording survives the wireless trip. Buyers who care should confirm what this model supports with Klipsch. It is also worth noting that the listing gives no information about wired inputs, and a tabletop speaker with an analog input is considerably more flexible than one without. Readers who want a full stereo pair instead can look at the Klipsch R-51M or browse the bookshelf speakers section.
Cabinet, Controls and Placement
The walnut finish and the design language are a substantial part of what is being purchased here, and that is a legitimate reason to buy. A speaker that looks like furniture gets placed in the open rather than hidden, and a speaker in the open sounds better than one pushed into a cabinet.
Physical controls are the other design decision worth noting. Knobs and switches work without a phone, work for guests, and continue working when an app stops being updated, which is a real consideration for a product expected to last years. Placement follows the usual rules for any small speaker: away from corners if the bass sounds heavy, out from the wall if the sound seems congested, and at roughly ear height if possible. A single cabinet cannot produce a wide stereo image regardless of placement, because the drivers are only inches apart, which is the fundamental limit of the format.
Highlights
- Two 2.25 inch full range drivers plus a 4.5 inch woofer, stated in the product title.
- Bluetooth 5.3 with a quoted range of up to 40 feet.
- Walnut cabinet finish rather than plastic.
- 4.5 inch woofer is large for a compact tabletop speaker.
- Separate woofer means the small drivers are not asked to produce bass.
- Physical controls rather than touch panels or app only operation.
Things To Consider
Beyond the driver detail in the title, the retail listing publishes no specification block at all. There is no power rating, no frequency response, no dimensions, no weight, no input list, no codec support, no confirmation of whether an analog input is present and, importantly, no statement of the power source. That last omission matters because this product sits in the portable Bluetooth speakers category, and a speaker of this type is frequently mains powered with no battery at all. Buyers who need it to run away from an outlet should confirm that with Klipsch before ordering rather than assuming portability from the category label.
The listing also shows no customer rating and no ratings count, so no aggregate buyer feedback is available from this data.
On the product itself, the format sets the limits. A single cabinet cannot produce genuine stereo separation from drivers a few inches apart, however the electronics are arranged. A 4.5 inch woofer, while good for the size, does not reach the depth a dedicated subwoofer or a floor standing speaker produces. There is no water resistance rating stated, so this is an indoor product. And the styling, which is a large part of the appeal, is also a large part of the cost.
Who Should Buy It, and Who Should Not
This suits a buyer who wants one good looking speaker permanently placed in a living space, who values a real woofer over a very small portable design, and who prefers physical controls. The driver arrangement is genuinely better suited to music than the single small driver found in most one box speakers.
It does not suit anyone who needs to take a speaker outdoors, particularly since the power source is not confirmed in this listing, and it does not suit a listener who wants proper stereo imaging. Those buyers should look at a battery powered portable model or at a pair of bookshelf speakers with an amplifier.
