Coytee Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 It was PWK's response to Amar Bose's claims to speaker design. (Can I say Amar Bose? I don't want to get anybody sued...) you can say it as long as you include that little registered tradmark stamp by the name Bose. [6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnBob Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 PWK freely admitted he was no businessman and that the company he founded would have gone out of business in the late fifties if he hadn't hired good people to look after the stuff he didn't have the time, training, skill, or inclination to do. Come to think of it, doing that does make him a good businessman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnBob Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I believe the BS Button was something Paul Klipsch flashed whenever ANY "expert" extolled the virtues of their particular wares or the superiority of their particular design if PWK didn't believe it had merit...his opinion but certainly an educated opinion wouldn't you agree??? Bill I think that came later, but the first time I saw them was shortly after Bose (trade mark icon here) launched an ad campaign with a "People are trading in Klipschorns (or VOTTs or JBLs or Concert Grands) for Bose 901s" motif and some seriously jangled technical talk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Jeff, You should start by reading the entire "Dope from Hope" series. There is a lot of good techniocal info there. I can't find my digital copy but someone here will post it. William McDermont was kind enough to post it for everyone to enjoy. Do a search under "technical questions" and his name. I think that these articles will answer many of your questions (like PWK constantly kept moving). Great technical info too. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSport Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I did not know that...thought it was much older than the Bose story...that's why you're the Captain![][] Thanks, Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 Paul was kind enough to upload all the DFH materials in one package. I haven't read it. I have been quite pre-occupied with everything else. But Paul, I WILL get to it. And thanks so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heresy2guy Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 For starters, just a summary response will do. I might want to buy the book later, but I was just trying to get a flavor and not buy into the whole meal. Are you indigenous to Texas, Jeff? You sound like a transplanted New Yorker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted January 27, 2006 Author Share Posted January 27, 2006 I'm indigenous! Talk like a Texan; write like a New Yorker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 About the BS badge...I have a little replica one with a card with the following info: "Paul W. Klipsch was known for having many eccentricites, including his famous "Bulls#!t" motto. He started using the slogan after reading a competitor's loudspeaker ad that made claims of supposed "breakthroughs". After that, he wore a "Bulls#!t" button behind his lapel and showed it to anyone he felt was making an outlandish claim". I think it's a pretty cool story. I suppose the nameless competitor was like you guys said, Bose. Also, on the Engineering level of the Klipsch building in Indy, there is a mural on the wall which depicts PWK wearing the button on his coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 i think its BS that the word has to be censored on this site you know what he would say BULLSH!T God love the eccentric southerners there were not enough of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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