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Klipsch Legends

Amy Unger — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:29:00 GMT

Remember this ad campaign? One for the ages.

Jubilee Ad

Amy Unger — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 19:30:00 GMT

Who am I to question an ad concept from the archives, but really?

We've come a long way, baby, dude.

The Klipsch Cornwall

Amy Unger — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:59:00 GMT

Printed September 1960. I was minus 10.

Yawns or Goosebumps?

Amy Unger — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:56:00 GMT

c.1976

How much extra should it cost for a lifetime of musical pleasure?

Amy Unger — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:03:00 GMT

For fans of Klipsch, there is no answer to this question. You simply find a way.

I received the following email from one such fan who knew what it meant as early as 10 years old. Thank you, Mark, for reminding us all of why we do what we do!

Hello and Merry Christmas,

Klipsch................ oh what a wonderful product, I was 10 years old cutting grass in the old neighborhood for 5 dollars a yard to get my ultimate dream... its name was Cornwall. Wow, what a day that was back in 1976 when my mother took me into Gary's Audio in Richmond VA and I spent 900 dollars on 2 speakers... I hooked them up to a David Hafler amp and preamp and was instantly the pride of the neighborhood with Led Zeppelin ripping the highs out of that horn and those oh so wonderful paper woofers, wow what bass they had!! I remember that day so well, but father time doesn't wait nor slow for anyone as we all get older and concentrate on our family and loves.

Even at 43 years old how excited still am I to get home, turn on the Yamaha and listen to the sounds that come from my Klipsch RF-7s and KLF10s, wow is all that can be said!! How lucky we are to have such a wonderful line of precision audio loudspeakers and crisp movie surround sounds in our own homes for our personal enjoyment that has been here for me as early as 10 years old to 43. WOW CAN YOU SAY WOW!!!

With that said, yes, I am a fan. Keep the products coming, keep the quality that has made Klipsch as much a part of my life as my family has, and as a company, strive for the commitment that Paul Klipsch put into every speaker he made...

Have a great Christmas everyone,

Mark Simpson

"There's just no replacement for spending the time and effort necessary to obtain perfection"

Ho-Hum, Another Major Breakthrough

Amy Unger — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:31:00 GMT

From the classic 1970s brochure...still relevant after 30+ years? You decide.

Oh No! Not again! Yes, it seems that every year someone "re-invents" one of the discarded speakers designs of the past. Or they purort it to modify the laws of physics by miniaturizing a 32-foot wavelength. They may even write a "technical" article on their revolutionary discovery and succeed in getting it published.

We customarily make an optimistic estimate that these speakers will survive five years. Some make it. Some even get re-invented all over again after a subsequent five years. In the meantime they sell. Because they sound different. Different from all other speakers. Different from the live performance.

We'd sort of miss them if they failed to show up. After all, what would spring be without a new major breakthrough? And would it really be fall without the letter edged in black? Pity!

So -- aren't you glad you own KLIPSCHORNS?

Paul W. Klipsch

Klipsch and Associates, Inc.

Download the entire brochure pdf, complete with a list of 28 "major breakthroughs"

Vintage Rebel Brochure

Amy Unger — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:52:00 GMT

From 1954. "For fine sound reproduction."

The fancy photoshopped background is mine, from today.

The World Keeps Getting Smaller

Amy Unger — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:28:00 GMT

This vintage ad circulated around the same time I was learning to walk and eat solid foods. I'm posting it today not only because it's cool, but because I happened to virtually bump into one of the men responsible for its creation.

I know many people think Twitter is a passing fad and a waste of time, including my entire family, most of my friends, and even some co-workers, but I would've never found CajunDave, formerly of Goodloe Stuck Advertising out of Shreveport, if it never existed.

The Best Sounding Feedback You've Ever Heard

Amy Unger — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:02:00 GMT

Good Poop from 1982

Amy Unger — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:28:00 GMT

I love this vintage dealer supplement (ugh, I can't believe I just called something from the 80's "vintage") titled "Good Poop On Who's Using Klipsch." Especially the small inset on the back titled "A Little Poop About The Klipsch MCM System." Crude? Perhaps. But then again, so is "Bullshit."

You can download the full brochure to see who was using Klipsch back then.

Kilroy was here

Amy Unger — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:43:00 GMT

One more groovy ad for the road. This time we have our program management manager, Tom, in the role of Kilroy.

Old School

Amy Unger — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:41:00 GMT

Another politically incorrect ad from the 2005 VMA awards. Thanks again to Professor "Vanna White" Thump for the lovely modeling work.

Fidelity... not "Hi-Fi"

Amy Unger — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:34:00 GMT

January, 1957:

I just love these old ads. You can view a larger version on our Flickr page.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Digital Transition, USA Today, and Klipsch

Amy Unger — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:07:00 GMT

June 11th was a big day for the Klipsch marketing department, with our first ever full page ad taken out in USA Today to coincide with the big TV signal switch. The focus was on our outstanding sounding and outstandingly priced HD Theater 500 system, but even more importantly, the ad featured our logo large and proud. I think we're saying that we're tired of people not knowing who we are. Should be a crime.

Our follow up ad should say "....it's pronounced 'Clip-shh!'"

Up Your System

Amy Unger — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:54:00 GMT

LaScala ad published in Rolling Stone's Audio Supplement, 1975, which featured the Paul Klipsch interview: