How does Klipsch rate?

[ZEUS121996]

Doing some research on Hope and this is what I find

"Hope is a small town in Hempstead County  with two claims to fame: it is the birthplace of former U.S. President Bill Clinton and it showcases some of the world's largest watermelons."

How the company doesn't get recognized is interesting

 

Mark

[eth2]

Maybe they though the comparing a Klipsch horn with the horny Bill Clinton was redundant? 

[Karsoncookie]

It's because the watermelons there get bigger than the speakers.

 

Seriously, ya that's not good.

 

Maybe politics involved somehow?

 

If nothing else, Isn't Klipsch one of the largest employers there?  Lars

[Karsoncookie]

I see Population 10K , bigger than I thought, so maybe not.    Lars

[ZEUS121996]

Maybe they are confused. Bill has jewels as big as watermelons?

 

Mark

[Ceptorman]

The TV show Aerial America on the Smithsonian Channel did an episode on Arkansas, and they specifically mentioned Hope. They did talk about Clinton, but no mention of Klipsch.

[Coytee]

I've talked to some of the town residents that don't seem to know about the company.  Granted, it was a waitress at the Waffle House and, she might have been young....but still...  for a company that has been siting there for 70 years, you'd think everyone would know about it.

 

Does this instead, shine a light to all of us geeky dorks, that maybe the world doesn't revolve around our speakers as much as we think/hope it might?

[Travis In Austin]

There are 3 large companies there. The largest is Tyson, than Poulan/Husqvarna and Klipsch.

I thought Huckabee was from there?

[Tarheel]

Maybe they are confused. Bill has jewels as big as watermelons?

 

Mark

Monica love you long time

[Seadog]

1) Around Hope, they grow watermelons that weigh more than Klipschorns.

2) The Klipsch plant in Hope is a small manufacturing facility for a big corporation located in New York.

[richieb]

I have to agree with Heavenly. Most people and I mean like 99% could give a hoot about Klipsch, even those in and around Hope. Hell even most "audiophiles" could care less about the brand. Heritage may be hi-end in price but not considered that by the stuffed shirts of hi-fi.

[Coytee]

In my 37 years of owning Klipsch, I doubt I've come across more than a dozen people who know the brand.  Those that do, are more recent conversations.  Thanks I suppose to Best Buy and the like.

 

Edited to add:  That is, until I found the forum!

Edited May 29, 2016 by Coytee

[ZEUS121996]

There are 3 large companies there. The largest is Tyson, than Poulan/Husqvarna and Klipsch.

I thought Huckabee was from there?

Yea Huckabee was from there also. For a town of just over 10K, they have some huge companies operating there. Being in Ilinois, I wonder what that's like

 

Mark

[dtel]

Not all that many people employed by Klipsch in a town the size of Hope. But the one thing no other city can claim is a speaker designed and engineered there, and still in production and still a viable product for 70 years, Longer than any other design in the US.

[Coytee]

Not all that many people employed by Klipsch in a town the size of Hope. But the one thing no other city can claim is a speaker designed and engineered there, and still in production and still a viable product for 70 years, Longer than any other design in the US.

 

Ms Osmond would be very proud of your analysis.  Go have yourself a chocolate shake.

 

  

[Deang]

I'm a semi-high-end-snob, and I like Klipsch for the dynamics and associated realism. I've owned some very nice sounding loudspeakers over the last 40 years - and these old designs do very well.

[Wolfbane]

I'd say right up there with the best sounding speakers in their price range if you have tube amplification.

[SWL]

I have to agree with Heavenly. Most people and I mean like 99% could give a hoot about Klipsch, even those in and around Hope. Hell even most "audiophiles" could care less about the brand. Heritage may be hi-end in price but not considered that by the stuffed shirts of hi-fi.

Most audio enthusiasts I've come across do not or have never preferred the Klipsch sound. That's not saying I haven't witnessed some of them do a 180 when they heard Klipsch dialed in properly. A very large number just don't like horns period.

As for most normal people...they could care less about speakers or who makes them.

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[Travis In Austin]

There are 3 large companies there. The largest is Tyson, than Poulan/Husqvarna and Klipsch.

I thought Huckabee was from there?

There is a national steel fabricating company that opened a plant there a couple of years ago that has over 200 workers.

[Travis In Austin]

From the County economic development agency:

Hope/Hempstead County is home to over 4,000 manufacturing jobs. The labor force provides plentiful and productive right-to-work labor. Industries located here include: Brentwood Industries, Champion Parts, Inc., CMC Joist Company, New Millenium, Funder-America, Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Old Castle, International Paper Company, JMS Metal Services, Klipsch Audio Technologies, Southern Bakeries, Georgia-Pacific Forest Products and Tyson Foods. We invite you to visit our area and see why other successful industrial manufacturers have joined our team.