Building upon Neumann’s growing reputation as manufacturer of high quality loudspeakers, the German marque has announced the second generation of its compact two-way studio monitor.

Not so long ago, Neumann was a name synonymous only with high quality studio microphones. That changed with the introduction in recent years of a line of well-regarded compact monitors covering advanced two and three-way designs that hold their own among some of the more established speaker names. The release of the KH 120 II brings some welcome refinements to the company’s popular two-way box.

Neumann On KH 120 II

Building upon the success of its predecessor, the KH 120 II offers improvements in all acoustic parameters for deeper bass, higher SPL capability, and increased resolution. In addition, its internal DSP engine allows for phase linear crossovers and room correction via Neumann’s MA 1 Automatic Alignment.

It is part of the Neumann ethos to never be satisfied with what has been achieved so far,” says Portfolio Manager Stephan Mauer, “The KH 120 garnered hundreds of 5-star reviews, yet we knew that we could make it even better. For the KH 120 II we’ve developed a novel woofer design that reduces distortion audibly and allows for much higher SPLs. In addition to an exceptionally flat frequency response from 44 Hz to 21 kHz (±3 dB), the KH 120 II also offers a linearized phase response. Which translates to clear mids with astonishing transparency as well as extreme accuracy in the time domain, i.e. precise impulse reproduction and finely resolved reverbs.

KH 120 II Features:

• Linear frequency and phase response

• DSP engine for outstanding performance and automatic room alignment via MA 1

• Deep low end down to 44 Hz and high SPL capability in a small format

• Analog and S/PDIF connectivity, optionally with AES67

The KH 120 II offers analog and digital inputs (S/PDIF). It will also be available in an AES67 variant with redundant AES67 audio network ports that are fully compliant with broadcast standards such as ST 2110, ST 2022-7 redundancy, and RAVENNA. At the same time, the KH 120 II AES67 is compatible with DANTE-generated AES67 network streams.

The KH 120 II and KH 120 II AES67 will be available from 17 April 2023.

​List prices: KH 120 II € 899/$ 999; KH 120 II AES67 € 1195/$ 1250.