wetowne 229 Posted December 24, 2020 Wonder if any of these survive? 7 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carlthess40 574 Posted December 24, 2020 I did see and hear those back in the day when I was a young teenager. Funny thing is they did not come with any drivers. You either used what you had or bought them from RS. They did not sound as nice as the real Klipsch k-horns. The old man that had them owned a tv repair shop. He had the RS and Klipsch k-horns in the from of his store. I think I was 12 when I got to play with them. He would yell at me for turning them up so loud that his turntable would skip and start to feedback though the speakers. Lol. He had some Frankenstein tube amps hook up to them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DizRotus 9149 Posted December 24, 2020 I never knew this. Thanks for sharing it. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wetowne 229 Posted December 24, 2020 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 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DizRotus 9149 Posted December 24, 2020 Thanks for the link. That could kill a lot of time. The Lafayette Radio catalogs bring back fond memories. A woman I knew in college had a simple Lafayette system that sounded pretty good. I especially enjoyed the time she thanked me for installing speakers in her 280Z; the Stones never sounded better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
avguytx 1458 Posted December 24, 2020 And they were even licensed by "Paul A Klipsch", per the ad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DizRotus 9149 Posted December 24, 2020 1 minute ago, avguytx said: And they were even licensed by "Paul A Klipsch", per the ad. Paul W. Klipsch’s bastard cousin? 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
avguytx 1458 Posted December 25, 2020 4 hours ago, DizRotus said: Paul W. Klipsch’s bastard cousin? Probably like a Fred Clause. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyH000 6144 Posted December 25, 2020 I wonder how many were sold , or if KLIPSCH supplied the drivers and the crossover to Radio-Shack-- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carlthess40 574 Posted December 25, 2020 No way the add could say how many where sold. That’s a copy of the original addSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dude 5149 Posted December 25, 2020 Probably like a Fred Clause. Fred Klipsch I believed owned Klipsch for some time. Sent from my SM-G986U using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyH000 6144 Posted December 25, 2020 6 hours ago, DizRotus said: Paul W. Klipsch’s bastard cousin? IT Could simply be a typo -------Paul A klipsch instead of Paul W Klipsch ---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dtel 29132 Posted December 25, 2020 1 hour ago, The Dude said: Fred Klipsch I believed owned Klipsch for some time. Sent from my SM-G986U using Tapatalk Fred owned it many years after that ad came out. Not sure but i think I heard someone had permission to build some at one time, could be wrong. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DizRotus 9149 Posted December 25, 2020 Electro-Voice, Brociner, Radio Shack, and possibly others, sold speakers under license from Klipsch. The only time I met PWK (never met PAK) I asked about licensing deals. He said they had been discontinued due to his reluctance to associate his name with products, the quality of which, he could not control. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wetowne 229 Posted December 25, 2020 2 hours ago, DizRotus said: Electro-Voice, Brociner, and Radio Shack, and possibly others, sold speakers under license from Klipsch. The only time I met PWK (never met PAK) I asked about licensing deals. He said they had been discontinued due to his reluctance to associate his name with products, the quality of which, he could not control. Yes Brociner. From Audio Engineering magazine. ...bass reproduction without hangover. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marvel 5453 Posted December 25, 2020 11 hours ago, RandyH000 said: IT Could simply be a typo -------Paul A klipsch instead of Paul W Klipsch ---- Very likely... typesetters were always in a hurry to get the lead out... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyH000 6144 Posted December 25, 2020 We Should not forget the Speakerlab khorn products but these were not Licensed products -as far as I know , they were clones of the Khorn - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DizRotus 9149 Posted December 25, 2020 Of course “Paul A. Klipsch” was a typo. My cousin comment was in jest. Perhaps that lack of attention to detail was exactly the kind of issue that soured PWK on licensing deals. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DizRotus 9149 Posted December 25, 2020 1 hour ago, RandyH000 said: We Should not forget the Speakerlab khorn products but these were not Licensed products -as far as I know , they were clones of the Khorn - 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 objected to any violation of trademarks. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hanksjim1 136 Posted December 25, 2020 39" high? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites