Bulldawg Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Heard that Tweeter may discontinue carrying Klipsch.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Woofer will carry Klipsch,RSW subs will extend deeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 ---------------- On 2/13/2003 10:23:27 AM Bulldawg wrote: Heard that Tweeter may be discontinue carrying Klipsch.. ---------------- Where did you hear this? Did they say why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldawg Posted February 13, 2003 Author Share Posted February 13, 2003 Was talking to local store salesperson when doing some shopping for new speakers and they mentioned that that store had just received a notice this week; the person was personally surprised given the fact that they sell so well. Was wondering if there was any truth to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erdric Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Well, if this is true then who's going to be the B+M outlet for Klipsch in the areas where Tweeter is the only game in town? I can't imagine Klipsch moving from Tweeter to boutique stores exclusively. They wouldn't move their line to Best Buy, would they? Nah, I can't believe this is true. It doesn't make sense. I suppose Tweeter could have kicked Klipsch to the curb. THAT would be disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Well, as least the West Coast has Good Guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skonopa Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 I'll have to stop at the one here and ask them. I am curious myself since that is the only source for Klipsch in this area, short of having to drive some 50 miles up north to find the next closest dealer. Despite what TheEARs says, I happen to like Tweeter, at least the one here. Yes, thier prices are not as good as what I have found online and you can't haggle with them worth a damn, but at least, for the store here, I got good service. It seems they are, from the comments about them I have seen online, hit or miss. You seem to get good service at most of the places, but there are those occasional ones... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe11 Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 I heard that for a fact. Word is that Klipsch dumped Tweeter not the other way around. Word round the campfire is that Klipsch is going to Circuit City. Tweeter is picking up Martin Logan and perhaps others. ~shoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Klipsch at Circuit City!!! Do you have any idea how good that would be for Klipsch? Especially if (on the West Coast) Good Guys and CC had to compete. As it is, the speaker selection at Circuit City suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest klipschomatic Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Klipsch is dropping Tweeter. This article describes it all: http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030213/132189_1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prodj101 Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 no no no! not klipsch a CC! that takes all of the "exclusiveness" away from it! CC is a lower rung electronics store that carries bose speakers, Klipsch is far beyond them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skonopa Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Yep, I just checked at the Tweeter here and they indeed say there will be no more Klipsch there. However, I heard it was Best Buy that was going to get the Klipsch and it was going to be the Synergy Series only. However, there are still going to be dealers that have the Reference and hopefully Heritage. So much for my plan to go check out the new RB-75s to use as surrounds. Looks like if I want Klipsch - at least Reference or Heritage, it'll have to be through online sales since there are no other decent dealers nearby. Now, I am freaking glad I ultimatly went and got the Reference 7 speakers when I did - at least I am pretty much set speakerwise. However, there is one good thing - all those Klipsch that Tweeter currently have in stock? CLEARANCE!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin_tx_16 Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Tweeter has been selling martin logan for a long time. this sucks, majorly. we ordered out 7 RF-7's and put like a 60% downpayment on the whole $40,000 excursion of a home theater... wonder how that will play out! the room won't be finished for at LEAST a few more months, if ever... however... The University of Missiouri, where I hope to go, has a Klipsch dealer (also Martin Logan, BW, Paradigm, KRELL, and the rest of the best, no bose!!!) ON CAMPUS! About 1 mile from where I would dorm at. Two stories of awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skonopa Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 ---------------- On 2/13/2003 9:19:00 PM justin_tx_16 wrote: this sucks, majorly. we ordered out 7 RF-7's and put like a 60% downpayment on the whole $40,000 excursion of a home theater... wonder how that will play out! the room won't be finished for at LEAST a few more months, if ever... ---------------- I would imagine that they will either refund the money or still make good on the order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Ha ha!!! All this time I was so bumed we didn't have Tweeters Well, if Klipsch sells more speakers, hopefully that will equal more R&D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erdric Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 So it is true. Too bad, but at least it was Klipsch that did the kicking. This really doesn't matter much to me specifically. I get my Klipsch from Ebay. Older is better. The thing that worries me is what this will do to the Klipsch reputation. In the past I'd mention to someone that I had Klipsch and I'd hear 'wow, I heard those were really good speakers'. I'd hate it if in 5 years Klipsch became 'Best Buy Specials'. Ahh, maybe I'm overreacting. Edit: >>As of Tuesday, Klipsch has discontinued its relationships with Magnolia Hi-Fi and the Tweeter Home Entertainment Group and its subsidiaries. Additionally, Klipsch will begin selling a limited line of its award-winning Synergy Series loudspeakers, excluding installed and outdoor models, at Best Buy stores across the country on Memorial Day weekend this May. << The Reference Line will be sold at high-end shops. I wonder which ones in MA will pick up the line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Well, if they play their cards right, it should all work out in the end. Eventhough Klipsch "could" lose some exclusitivity, as long as the products remained great, so what! Thats the whole point of mass production, bringing $5,000 sound on $1,000 budgets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
space_cowboy Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Wonder when this is supposed to happen? You really think that Tweeter will have a clearance? I just bought my RS3II's at Tweeter just before Christmas. The minute anyone hears of a clearance, please post it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skonopa Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 ---------------- On 2/13/2003 10:14:41 PM kenratboy wrote: Well, if they play their cards right, it should all work out in the end. Eventhough Klipsch "could" lose some exclusitivity, as long as the products remained great, so what! Thats the whole point of mass production, bringing $5,000 sound on $1,000 budgets. ---------------- I sure hope so. However, there still is that part of me that worries that the brand will end up being "cheapened", kinda like what seemed to happend to JBL. It seemed in the olden days, JBL was regarded highly (look at the going rate for older Hartfield(sp) speakers), but now - at least with current consumer line, they are considered cheap or "junk" (although personally, I actually like the higher end of the Studio series, i.e., the S312s). I just hope that does not happen to Klipsch. But still, you cannot fault a company trying to find new ways to market thier product and to try to achive better market penetration. It does seem to be working with regards to the ProMedia line. Just how many folks on here started with the ProMedias and thought how awesome they sounded for the computer. When they found themselves in the market for new speakers for stereo or HT uses, they were probably thinking "hey if those ProMedias sounded good, I can only imagine how good their bigger/higher-end speakers must sound!". Next thing you know, they are now proud owners of some Synergy or even Reference speakers, or perhaps even Heritage. That is basically what happened to me, although I was familier with Klipsch even before the ProMedias and I did listen to other makes/models of speakers only to come back to the Klipsch. It only seems natural to put something like the Synergy line in the same place where the ProMedias can be had, but still maintain some exclusivity with the higher end lines such as the Reference and Heritage. It sucks that the only dealer of Reference here will no longer have any, but still I have to applaud Klipsch for attempting a somewhat bold move like this. There is another, smaller audio shop in the area, but I think they are only a car audio shop, but I could be wrong. I know they don't have Klipsch though. I'll have to go check them out to see what they actually have. Maybe I could convince them that there is a market for Klipsch and to try to become a dealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 JBL has seemed to have crapped out lately. I like the Studio and above stuff, but that starts getting REALLY expensive. I hope they come out with some cool stuff soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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