Travis In Austin

Per Amy: "And it turns out the atomic number for the element palladium is 46." I didn't take Chem., I was more into cutting up things, so I can't say beyond that. Well, on second thought, my birthday last week could have something to do with it, but that would just be a coincidence. Travis

You want to know what I think? O.k. nevermind, I am going to tell you anyway. Based on these most recent press releases, I think the Elves in Hope and Indy have been getting very busy for the CEDIA show in Sept. Atomic No. of 46 for Palladium, can't be a coincidence. If I live to be 110, [] , Ithink I will have P-39F's. 8/22/2007 Klipsch Enters Earphone Market With Several Proprietary Technologies 8/22/2007 Klipsch Unveils IMAGE: Worlds Smallest, Lightest In-Ear Earphones 8/20/2007 Klipsch Palladium Floorstander a Symbol of Supreme Luxury 8/20/2007 Klipsch Icon Series Speakers a Sound Fit for Flat-Panel Displays 8/20/2007 Klipsch Rocks

Whoa GARY and DTEL, Did you hear that? Gary, you got $7,500 KHorns on this forum for free and DTEL got CWIII for free, you can't get inversely bigger that that[] I think I will wait for the Klipsh earphones to come out. Travis

I dunno, will it be that inefficient? Nope, but there has to be a reason they are using a name from the Aragon family. Maybe they are going to start building tube amps in China? T

Whoa Jim, That brought back some memories. I bought a pair of Klipsch speakers from the Upper Ear (right around the corner from Westgate Drugs). A cigar if you can tell me what that was before it was the Upper Ear. Travis

I would be a bit wary of this. over time the magnet will make itself apparent on the veneer, probably a round circle. What difference would that make? You don't see it with the grilles on, and with them off, you would see the magnets anyway with exposed magnets say like the Forte II's. Yeah, and magnets are known to cure cancer, headaches, and improve your golf swing. However, for 15K speakers this would be good to know ahead of time. Travis

Yeah, I guess y'all are real familar with the Palladium name[:|] Here we go with the cross-branding, vertical intergration stuff. Whoa boy, this is going to be a fun ride. http://www.klipsch.com/products/details/palladium-1k.aspx Palladium 1K Monoblock Amplifier You have selected a Klipsch Classic product. Features 400 watts into 8 ohms, 600 into 4 ohms, and 1000 watts into 2 ohms Dual five-way binding post outputs Machined aluminum front panel available in black or silver finish

Go to silversmithaudio.com for palladium speakerwire. Travis

These weigh over 200 lbs each. Amy, is there ANY information you can give us regarding the first available time to demo them? Will we just have to wait until they hit the dealer? jc Doc, Can you get any time off between Sept. 5 and 9th off? If you can get a day or two I have a hunch where they might have these on display for us to check out. I have not confirmed they will be in Denver, but it is no coincidence that these were anounced to the public in August. I don't believe in coincidences. If you can get the time I will confirm whether they will be there or not for us to go take a listen with a few thousand other of Klipsch's faithfull. Travis

Hey Travis, Actually, we do have the name Palladium trademarked, so yes. And it turns out the atomic number for the element palladium is 46. Coincidence? [] Below is an article from C/Net News on 1/24/2003 about Microsoft Palladium discussing that Microsoft dropped the name, in part, because of possible litigation over the trademark, maybe Fred got the big guns after Bill? In addition there is a Palladium in every town, including the most famous one of all in London (other then the original one of course), I have a pair of Palladium shoes, from the Palladium Shoe Co. It doesn't matter though, I can get over the name and just call them "P-39F's". I don't believe in coincidences, it must be meant to be that I have P-39F's. Travis This was from C/Net News on 1/24/2003: Microsoft has dropped the code name of its controversial security technology, Palladium, in favor of this buzzword-bloated tongue twister: "next-generation secure computing base." On Friday, the company said that the name Palladium had become tarnished by controversy surrounding some elements of Microsoft's security push. In additional, it faced a potential legal battle with a small firm over the Palladium name. "The official story--and it's true--is that we intended to change the name for a long time," said Mario Juarez, product manager for Microsoft's Windows Trusted Platform Technologies Group. "The fact that it was something that got a lot of attention and gave rise to a lot of misunderstanding" was also a factor, he said. Microsoft unveiled Palladium last summer with the goal of allowing companies to wall off data, secure communications, and to identify their systems and those of business partners. Critics, however, argue that the technology can also be used to restrict access to data. For example, a text document could be restricted to being accessible by only the application that created it. To address the criticism, the company has decided to release the source code of the core part of the software, known as the nub or nexus, so that others can verify it is secure and is doing only what the company has claimed. Microsoft's Juarez dismissed any suggestions that the name change implied that the company was trying to dodge criticism. "That's not the reason that we are doing it," he said. "This is really reflective of the fact that Microsoft is embracing this technology in terms of folding it into Windows for the next decade." In addition, a potential lawsuit by a small firm that he wasn't allowed to name was also a major factor, Juarez said. "Another company has laid a claim to the trademark of Palladium," he said. The name change comes a day after Chairman Bill Gates sent a memo to Microsoft's customers outlining the company's progress towards securing its Windows products. The memo foreshadowed the name change by referring to Palladium as the initial name for the technology. "Looking ahead, we are working on a new hardware/software architecture for the Windows PC platform (initially code-named 'Palladium'), which will significantly enhance the integrity, privacy and data security of computer systems by eliminating many 'weak links,'" Gates wrote in the memo. Despite the controversy surrounding the technology, few technical details of the technology have been released.

Hey jc, I don't have any information at this time. We will probably plan an "open house" informal event so forum members can come listen at our headquarters when the rest of the line is ready, but obviously that would be more ideal for people in this area. More details to come... JC, Looks like there is going to be more and more of an excuse for you and me to go to Las Vegas in Jan. Amy: I hope this helps (Response to email I sent to Srajan Ebaen of 6 Moons review site) here is the link http://www.6moons.com/news/news.html: Indeed. Thx Travis, just added it to news room page - Srajan Ebaen Publisher, 6moons.com +357/99843650 Coral Bay, Cyprus

JB, I think you are exactly right, except I would be that the manual is also going to be in Chinese. Travis

They are going to be made in Hope, that should tell you right there how well they are going to be made. They are very substantial, I saw and lifted a shell in Hope, had no drivers, and there was a lot to it. I hope they have some choices on wood veneers, etc. Roy designed the horns and one of the phase plugs, there were two other folks involved in the design whose names escape me right now, but I will fill in later. I am really excited to see, AND HEAR, these. I am not really happy with the name either, Palladium is too common, can you even trademark it? There should have been a contest on here to come up with a name. Travis

That's nothing, I forget that I even posted in a thread, get a mail notification that someone responded, and sure enough, there I was. Well when I am mid-50's at least I can be OB2. Travis Aw Shucks Travis, I'm all choked up........Thanks !!!!!!!..............[:$]...Hey while I got you here, Did you do a Levon Helm Ramble ? Yes I have been up to Leon's place a few times. The last time was last fall. I really enjoyed your post about it awhile back. If anyone is ever in New York they need to try and check it out and fit it in their schedule. You never know who may show up and sit in on one of his deals. Travis

That's nothing, I forget that I even posted in a thread, get a mail notification that someone responded, and sure enough, there I was. Well when I am mid-50's at least I can be OB2. Travis

Lets see, I started using 1.0 power reading glasses about two years ago, have started to need a magnifying glass to read a couple of things during the year even with the reading glasses (of course I don't have one and can't find one). Been wearing glasses since I was 14, (was going to the Air Force until then). I got hearing aids this year, so I am 3 years early on that. Oh great, hope I am not early on anything else. Travis

I forgot that the AK site does us the indignity of posting to the rest of the world that we are one year older. I did in fact get the greeting from them. Good eye PM, good eye. Travis

Chicago, Thanks for asking about the dog situation, no new pup yet. It is still too soon for my wife. I think my plan is going to be that I am going to surprise her with a puppy for Christmas. It will probably be another Great Pyr. Travis Travis when you were going through the loss of your dog, I was experiencing the exact same thing and did not want to comment or even think about it. Totally sucks is an understatement. Having had at least one German Shepherd in the homestead since I was nine years old, Im 49 now, I knew that I was going to get another. So here's a pic of Gunner getting along famously with little Wilson:) My advice is don't wait, Cindy was dead set against it but now thats her baby. Chicago, Gunner is such a cute pup!!!!!! It is so funny you mentioned your German Shepard, we were at a party last night, and my friend lost his german shepard about 3 months ago. He just got a new shepard puppy a couple of weeks ago, his is 9 weeks old. Kelly was playing with that puppy a lot last night, she loved it. His ears were giant, like 4 sizes too big for his head, I think he is going to be a big boy. Seeing Gunner really makes me want to get one now . . . we shall see. Travis

'60 was a great year wasn't it? [D][D][D]

OB, I always answer the question, I think maybe you don't go back to the thread after I answer it, of course, could be I have not gone back to a thread or two as well. However, FOR THE RECORD, I quit 58 days ago. I used Chantix to do it, and I cannot reccomend it highly enough. I got it after hearing Gary talk about it. I was planing on quitting at the same time Gary and his wife were, but it took me a week or so to get the prescription and then I was starting a trial and decided to wait until after the trial was over. I am not sure, I am either 2 or 3 weeks behind Gary, but as of today, I have not smoked for 58 days. (I have not used nicotine in any form, patches, gum, dip, snuff, cigars, suppository, etc.). So, I am officially quit, a not smoker. I am sitting on a big investment of cuban cigars, I was really tempted to have a cigar for my birthday, kind of 2 or 3 cigars per year kind of thing, but I am so scared that if I smoke a cigar I will go back to cigs. It was so hard to quit cigs, I just don't want to risk it at this point. Travis

Chicago, Thanks for asking about the dog situation, no new pup yet. It is still too soon for my wife. I think my plan is going to be that I am going to surprise her with a puppy for Christmas. It will probably be another Great Pyr. Travis

PM, Thanks for remembering (I have no idea how you knew), I will have to get you back for that[] Thank you everyone for wishing me a nice birthday, it was a very nice time on Friday, a few friends, some music, cocktails (but no cigs or cigars, log time since that happened). Someone else has, a frequent poster, has birthday on or near the same day as me, I am going to have to go back and find out who that is. Thanks again to everyone for the well wishes, it was a nice surprise to see them. Travis

Gil, My right speaker will not be in a corner, and entering the room you look right at it, thus at least the exposed "sides" on that right speaker with need matching veneer. T

I am am in the same "boat" as JC, and was wanting to go with an exotic wood ply for bass bins. I don't know if Klipsch will even consider it, but was just looking at what the options would be. Marine ply is the most moisture resistent, best glue properities and comes in beautiful teak or mahogony. Does anyone know if these other plywoods have a problem with resonance, strength, etc. that woud make it a problem to be used in the construction of a bass bin for a La Scalla Jub? Travis

How them horns sounding SMan? Did you plant anything in those subs yet? Travis