OO1 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 1 hour ago, DizRotus said: They were not licensed. They did not need to be licensed as the patent had expired. The trademarks were still, and are still, in force, so PWK to any violation of trademarks. Speakerlab no longer copy the klipsch products- but if they could , they would in a heartbeat You are correct to say that no one could trademark a Khorn , and the same would apply to a Speakerlab K , since the line is very fine , K stands for Khorn and Klipsch - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitrofan Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Don't forget about Shinall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 The market, not Klipsch attorneys, killed knock-offs of products no longer protected by patents. Speakerlab, and later Shinall, built Klipsch designed bass bins with impunity. It was not difficult to avoid trademark infringement. It was the dearth of buyers willing to pay for expensive new knock-offs, especially with a large supply of used real Klipsch, that killed the demand for knock-off Klipsch designed bass bins. The Speakerlab that exists today was resurrected after the demise of the original Speakerlab. IMO, Speakerlab has no desire to sell Klipschorn style bass bins. If it chose to, it could do so freely; the patents expired long ago. They don’t build them because there is no market for them, not out of any fear of legal action from Klipsch. Building and selling designs no longer covered by patents is allowed, so long as any still protected trademarks are not infringed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 1 hour ago, nitrofan said: Don't forget about Shinall Gary Shinall passed away, and Speakerlab is building/selling smaller speakers and kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wetowne Posted December 25, 2020 Author Share Posted December 25, 2020 6 hours ago, hanksjim1 said: 39" high? The top enclosure was optional. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codewritinfool Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 I especially enjoyed the time she thanked me for installing speakersPlease don’t leave us hanging.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 10 minutes ago, codewritinfool said: Please don’t leave us hanging.... OK, if you insist, her speakers were two way with cone tweeters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W. Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 On 12/24/2020 at 12:04 PM, wetowne said: If you are looking to kill some time here's a great link. look under "Technical & Engineering" then "Audio & Sound" for old audiophile magazines. https://worldradiohistory.com/index.htm Within this listing is the publication “High Fidelity”. The December 1963 edition has a review of Klipschorns with a center- channel Cornwall as a three channel system. Very highly regarded in the review, excerpts of this were used in Klipsch literature for many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wetowne Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 My introduction to Klipsch in the early seventies was via a three channel setup. I heard two Cornwalls and a Heresy at a friends house and was gob-smacked. My budget was constrained at the time but I did manage to buy 2 new Heresys in 1977, while shopping at the klipsch dealer I got to hear two K-horns and a Cornwall that really sounded amazing. If only I had the room...c'est la vie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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