Willjam2 Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Any plans for a Klipsch Pilgrimage in 2018. I was one of the original attendees in 2001. It was a wonderful experience. I am sorry a missed the last gathering. I surely would have attended if I had known. I have signed back on to the forum with a new ID. It has been awhile since I have been a participant, so it is understandable that my User ID has been deactivated. I am remain the proud owner of a pair of vintage Heresys. Bill James 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted December 17, 2017 Moderators Share Posted December 17, 2017 Hi Bill, Yes there will be another one in the Spring. They are working on getting some specific dates. So please stay tuned. Welcome back!!!!!!!!. There are some photos floating around back from those days. Do you happen to have any that you took? Travis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Bill, welcome back! Last year was great, and 2018 should be terrific. Lots of lessons learned and tweaks to the weekend will, I'm sure, make the experience even better..... Looking forward to meeting you and seeing you there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 39 minutes ago, Willjam2 said: Any plans for a Klipsch Pilgrimage in 2018 Hell YEA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Hi Bill! Good to hear from you! 2017 was a good year, with the 1802 and 1502 pro subs and new Forte IIIs to listen to. And I got to meet THE John Allen of HPS-4000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avguytx Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Hmmm... Those HPS speakers look awfully familiar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 On 12/18/2017 at 10:29 AM, avguytx said: Hmmm... Those HPS speakers look awfully familiar. Ya think?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Am I wrong in thinking John Allen has a business relationship with Klipsch and builds, or did build, his designs under license from Klipsch? I thought I heard this in Hope where I saw JA, and listened to one of his superb recordings in the sound room, where it appeared he was more than welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted December 20, 2017 Moderators Share Posted December 20, 2017 4 hours ago, richieb said: Am I wrong in thinking John Allen has a business relationship with Klipsch and builds, or did build, his designs under license from Klipsch? I thought I heard this in Hope where I saw JA, and listened to one of his superb recordings in the sound room, where it appeared he was more than welcome. A business relationship, for many, many, years. From an article John Allen wrote after PWK's passing: "Many who have written about Paul Klipsch’s life have noted that he inspired numerous careers in audio. This is certainly true. My own career in a prime example. The first time I heard a Klipschorn in the home of my next door neighbor, I knew I had heard something extraordinary. What I didn’t know is that my life would be changed forever. It was another few years before I could save enough for my own Klipschorns, but once I had them, I could actually listen to music with the kind of satisfaction otherwise found only in a live setting. Later, with Paul’s help, guidance and especially his speaker systems, I was able to bring this kind of quality to symphony and ballet performances where sound reinforcement was required. Then in 1979, I founded my present company and began my career in motion picture sound, including writing for BOXOFFICE magazine. Since then my work has taken me completely around the world while accumulating over 1.2 million miles. Without Klipsch’s loudspeakers, I never would have bothered to do any of this, as nothing else would have or could have inspired me so. Though widely known for his brilliance and sense of humor, to my surprise, Paul was also a controversial figure. There have been audio engineers who have strongly disputed Klipsch’s design approaches as well as his published writings. However, as far as I know, none of the dissenters has produced a superior loudspeaker, let alone one that has stood the test of time for 60 years and counting. Not many know this, but it is hard to find a loudspeaker behind a movie screen that does not employ design features that were either invented by Paul Klipsch or enhanced by him. His patented K-5 treble horn of 1951 has been widely copied in one way or another. It was the first of what became known as the constant directivity horn. Some thirty years later, these horns became widely used in movie theatres, while Klipsch had already completed two more product design generations. In 1982, he designed a tweeter for my sound systems that compensated for the coverage angle distortions caused by movie screens. It wasn’t for another seventeen years that other manufacturers followed suit." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Thanks DWI - So is the HPS made under license from Klipsch or is it its own design outside of Klipsch engineering? Checking his website he seems to have a far reach in the cinema market; and there is no business rivalry or animosity between Allen and Chief? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Dates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel's wife Posted December 20, 2017 Moderators Share Posted December 20, 2017 8 hours ago, USNRET said: Dates? We do have a tentative date and I will be confirming the date with Rodney this week. Rodney had unexpected triple heart bypass surgery last week. He is now home and well on the road to recovery. I just didn’t think it appropriate to confirm the dates with him until he’s a little more “on his feet”! It’s looking the second weekend in May. Stay tuned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Christy, Please pass on our(well at least mine) well wishes to Rodney. Get Well soon Rodney! Eric @dtel's wife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 1 hour ago, babadono said: Christy, Please pass on our(well at least mine) well wishes to Rodney. Get Well soon Rodney! Eric @dtel's wife Yes, absolutely. Get well soon Rodney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Looking forward to seeing Rodney again in the spring. Get well soon Rodney! Zipper Chests Unite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 An extra prayer will be said at Christmas Eve Mass. God Bless you Rodney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted December 20, 2017 Moderators Share Posted December 20, 2017 On 12/16/2017 at 7:11 PM, Willjam2 said: I am remain the proud owner of a pair of vintage Heresys. Welcome back Bill, looking forward to meeting you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMcD Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Good to hear from you William James. I've posted the newspaper photo of the group picture in the Klipschs' living room and of you are there. WMcD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Hi Gil! Mr. Allen described himself to me as everyone smallest customer and biggest pain-in-the-a$$. Hunter laughed. Betting there was something to that. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 On 12/20/2017 at 6:26 AM, dtel's wife said: Rodney had unexpected triple heart bypass surgery last week. He is now home and well on the road to recovery. I just didn’t think it appropriate to confirm the dates with him until he’s a little more “on his feet”! Best wishes to Rodney for a quick and full recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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