quadklipsh Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 wots in a name? yeah.... I mean what does KG or KLF stand for? n wot intention lay in naming ..... HERESY QUARTETS SYNERGY REFERENCE (as they r not reference grade by many ) PALLADIUM can anyone explain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnatnoop Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 not to be rude but might i suggest you consider reading and researching to get the answers you desire. you seem to have a lot of questions, sometimes seems like they are thrown out en masse to see which ones will stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadklipsh Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share Posted October 5, 2010 roger that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Legend has it that Paul W. Klipsch, a strong advocate of large horns (obviously), told an aquaintance that he was designing a small, direct radiator speaker. The friend said something like, "For you, that would be a heresy!" So, PWK named his new speaker the Heresy. Much later, he installed a Heresy high up over the altar in a church, and found this little speaker to be adequate to fill the entire church with the Pastor's voice. A photograph (a long shot) of this speaker set into the decorations above the altar was used as an advertizement with the caption, "A Little Heresy is Good for the Church." He always had a quirky but engaging sense of humor. He may have been reluctant to market the Heresy under it's given name at first; it was called the "Model H" for a while, but soon was advertized as the Heresy. In case you're wondering, he was religious, but had a sense of humor about that. too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadklipsh Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share Posted October 5, 2010 wow, that was interesting. thanks Garyrc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted October 5, 2010 Moderators Share Posted October 5, 2010 Sometimes I think they were drinking or smoking something when naming some of them, I think the MWM is about the silliest of them all, magnificent woofing machine. [] Although It was the 70's. [:S] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arky Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Yeah well, you own them dtel.[H] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 I named my cat Sir Scratch Alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 PWK was very proud of the joke in the MCM 1900 name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Supposedly, PWK thought of naming a series of speakers after famous opera houses, but after La Scala, he couldn't think of any others that he liked enough to use for speaker names. La Scala is in Milan. It was inaugurated in 1778 and was most recently renovated during 2002-2004. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Warren Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 KG = Kerry Giest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ave Bona Cornwall Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Supposedly, PWK thought of naming a series of speakers after famous opera houses, but after La Scala, he couldn't think of any others that he liked enough to use for speaker names.La Scala is in Milan. It was inaugurated in 1778 and was most recently renovated during 2002-2004. I was wondering where La Scala came from...the other heritage names are fairly self-explanatory (Klipschorn: the Klipsch flagship hornloaded speaker, Cornwall: corner/wall placement), now I know! to the original post: on KLF - it is simply initials Klipsch Legend F? The epic line is all CF1, 2, 3, 4 (controlled focus) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I always wondered why he never named a speaker Valerie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivernuggets Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Belle is related to sound. Always liked that name for a speaker. But Valerie...not sure. Makes me think of Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ave Bona Cornwall Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Belle is related to sound. I think Belle was PWK's wife's name. Perhaps that's why between La Scala and Belle, he chose Belle for the more attractive of the two. Fini - where did Valerie come from?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Miss Valerie was PWK's second (and last) wife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivernuggets Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Belle is related to sound. I think Belle was PWK's wife's name. That is extremely cool, naming a labour of love after your wife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modified-Tractrix Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 KG = Kerry Giest? I thought it was for Klipsch Gillum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Chi-town Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Forte II = Strength Squared! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Forte II = Strength Squared! cute[] Naturally, we associate the speaker with the other kind of forte, the one in music, and the Forte II can play fff, unlike some non-Klipsch speakers, which have dynamics as their foible rather than their forte! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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