chuckears Posted January 1, 2003 Share Posted January 1, 2003 Sometime between the Heritage-little-brother class (Forte, Chorus, Quartet) and the Legend series, the Klipsch labels went to upper-case "K"'s. There was something about that lower case that I really liked... an understatement, behind which lay an amazing beast of a speaker... a humility that belied the giant's strength. Maybe it's just me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted January 2, 2003 Share Posted January 2, 2003 I like the upper-case "K" because to me it looks more "professional" and suits the logo better, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm56 Posted January 2, 2003 Share Posted January 2, 2003 No, it's not just you. I much prefer the old lower case logo. For one thing, I liked the black on bronze coloring. And the lettering just looks more classy and yes, understated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted January 2, 2003 Share Posted January 2, 2003 ---------------- On 1/1/2003 11:25:47 PM chuckears wrote: Sometime between the Heritage-little-brother class (Forte, Chorus, Quartet) and the Legend series, the Klipsch labels went to upper-case "K"'s. There was something about that lower case that I really liked... an understatement, behind which lay an amazing beast of a speaker... a humility that belied the giant's strength. Maybe it's just me... ---------------- I have to agree with chuckears on this one...and it's not just you. I'm glad that the Heritage Series never upgraded their logo throughout the years. It's a long-standing classic design that is fitting for the Klipschorns, Belles, and others of that series. But I feel that all the Klipsch products should've retained the "k" and not have changed to the "K" or the "oval K" design they now use on all their latest loudspeakers. To me, the original "k" (is it?) shows to the audiophile world where Klipsch came from, it's roots, it's long history, and that every new product still remains true to its long, rich history. I understand that times change, and with many new products come new logo designs as well...other manufacturers have done so: Oldsmobile, Cadillac, Sansui, Pioneer, Nakamichi, Radio Shack, Pepsie Cola, etc., but to me (just my humble opinion) it kind of "cheapens" the newer generation of products somewhat. Now for the companies that have always retained their original logos (to my knowledge): Rolex, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volkswagen, Ford, General Electric, Coka-Cola, Hewlett Packard, Marantz, Carver, dbx, conrad-johnson, Bose, JBL, and my favorite, McIntosh! If Mac Labs ever dropped their classic "Old English" lettering for something more "Generation-X" like to attract younger buyers, imagine the horrific outcome...Mac stocks plummet to an all-time low, Clarion sells them to Kraco Corp., and all their latest components (no matter how great they are) lose their entire resale value! I think for some (me included), the one reason why we love/own McIntosh components is because of their ageless, classic styling...aside from various knob and button designs, and aluminum endcap shapes, a 1965 McIntosh MC2505 doesn't look much different from a 1995 MC7300! The most dominate of logos is chrome and attached to the front of my MC250 amp...God, I love it not only for its timeless (tube-like) appearance and high-end specifications, but for that beautiful chrome "McIntosh" nameplate! Actually, I don't know if it's even true, but I heard somewhere that when McIntosh used the "Mc" loudspeaker logo (which I personally never liked, but to my knowledge all Mac loudspeakers from day one to today used it) on their black coffee mugs years ago, mug buffs/collectors complained soundly that their official coffee mugs should have the classic "McIntosh" logo, which all new coffee mugs display in 18K gold! Some things should not be f@#%&d with...ever! Just my humble opinion, of course... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin_tx_16 Posted January 2, 2003 Share Posted January 2, 2003 I miss it too. I am designing some klipsch graphics for just random stuff and i am going ot try to remake the lowercase K for the same reasons Chuck said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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