avguytx Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 I know I've seen them somewhere in the past but wasn't there a Texas based company who PWK gave the OK to make a Heresy style speaker with a slot port in the front? These also used a pair of toggle switches in the back and had the K-700 horn and T-35 tweeters. Even used the older style speaker connections, too. Maybe there were a couple of models? I don't think it was JW Davis but someone else... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 John Allen comes to mind in Las Vegas Nevada ............SR 70 perhaps https://www.hps4000.com/pages/speak_index_.html The only other cie , was WWR Technology Inc. of Hope Arks , ( Concept Technologies Group, Inc ) But WWR never used the T-35 or the K-700 as the Business started in 1992 with klipsch Made drivers being used in OSB cabinets with rat fur .( K-28- K-76-K-75-K-79- K-53-K-701 , etc ) . https://community.klipsch.com/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=68628 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avguytx Posted June 28, 2022 Author Share Posted June 28, 2022 No. It was these speakers from years ago and a person on AK found a pair recently. I had also seen a pair in a pawn shop in Denton, TX maybe in 2007. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 @JRH Jim Hunter would be able to confirm whether , PWK did authorize a Texas outfit to make a Heresy style speaker since that would have happened in the late 70's or early 80's at the latest . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRH Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 I am not aware of any "authorization" or licensing of the Heresy to anyone. The Texas company referred to could have been Frazier. Paul and Jack Frazier communicated regularly, and both had respect for each other. The yellow button did not apply to this competitor! The Heresy did not (at least at that time, or maybe even now) contain patent-protected elements, so outright copying could have occurred. The trade-marked term Heresy would be another matter, as "trademarks are forever". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avguytx Posted June 30, 2022 Author Share Posted June 30, 2022 5 minutes ago, JRH said: I am not aware of any "authorization" or licensing of the Heresy to anyone. The Texas company referred to could have been Frazier. Paul and Jack Frazier communicated regularly, and both had respect for each other. The yellow button did not apply to this competitor! The Heresy did not (at least at that time, or maybe even now) contain patent-protected elements, so outright copying could have occurred. The trade-marked term Heresy would be another matter, as "trademarks are forever". Thank you, Jim. It's only been a rare occasion that I'd seen this style of "Heresy knockoff" and the last time I personally did was in Denton, TX maybe 15 years ago. I do recall the crossovers being different and they had a pair of what may have been attenuation switches on the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornukopia Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 On 6/27/2022 at 12:35 PM, avguytx said: wasn't there a Texas based company How about a man named Shinall? I think @HDBRbuilder had some knowledge about him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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