Klipsch

October 8, 2008 - Music and movie lovers across the nation now have the opportunity to enjoy premium sound at a not so premium price thanks to a fresh line of Klipsch home audio speakers that are sold exclusively through Best Buy.

The latest five-model Icon V Series an all-new product class for Klipsch was born out of feedback the legendary speaker company received from Best Buy's employees and customers information reflecting that people want superior, value-priced sound in the lifestyle speaker category.

"Giving our customers great entertainment experiences is what we're all about something that can only happen when you sell the best possible product solutions for their needs," said Mike Mohan, senior vice president of home theater for Best Buy. "Over the years, we've worked closely with Klipsch to provide our shoppers with speaker products that deliver best-in-class performance and value." Read more

June 5, 2008 — To the eye, the new Icon W speakers from Klipsch reflect a more classic approach, featuring furniture-grade wood veneer cabinets available in espresso and cabernet finishes. But to the ear, there is nothing traditional about them. Advancing the company's proven horn-loaded technology to new levels of sophistication, this home theater series delivers full-bodied sound performances from slimmer enclosures.

There are five models in the Icon W Series: the WF-35 and WF-34 floorstanding speakers, the WB-14 bookshelf speaker, the WC-24 center channel and the WS-24 surround speaker.

All of these speakers feature exclusive Klipsch XT Tractrix Horn-loaded technology—the same that's used in the more contemporary-looking Klipsch Icon X Series. For over 60 years, horns have been the driving force behind the company's signature high-output, low-distortion sound. XT—or X-Tractrix—engineering takes this time-proven philosophy to new levels by altering the surface geometry, which equalizes the speed of sound waves from the horn and smoothes the dispersion pattern. Read more

June 4, 2008 — Following their introduction last November, Klipsch's award-winning Image headphones instantly became a fan favorite among reviewers, making a name for themselves as the world's smallest, lightest full-range earphone design. Today, the company is expanding the Image line to include the slightly larger X5, which brings another premium sound signature to this newly formed family.

According to Tony Ostrom, Klipsch director of product marketing, the Image X5 is bigger than its predecessor by only 2mm in diameter. This minimal size difference makes the X5 easier and slightly less expensive to manufacture, so the company can pass the savings on to the end user. However, Ostrom mentioned that these headphones are still considered very small, very lightweight and will continue the Image legacy of being the least fatiguing in-ear headphones around. Read more

May 15, 2008 — With the introduction of its THX Ultra2 in-ceiling speakers this month, Klipsch adds an all-new premium category to its custom installation business. The latest KL-7502-THX LCR and KS-7502-THX surround models are not only meticulously mapped to THX standards, they also put a fresh spin on the company's horn-loaded design principles.

According to Mark Casavant, vice president of product development for Klipsch architectural, in-ceiling speakers make up 70 percent of the loudspeaker market, and while Klipsch has been a major player in this segment for years, these new discreet THX Ultra2 speakers establish a precedence for the company. In fact, the KS-7502-THX is the market's first THX Ultra2-certified in-ceiling surround speaker. Read more

May 8, 2008 — When the Klipsch industrial design team set out to create the flagship Palladium P-39F floorstanding loudspeaker, their goal was to have it resemble a premium piece of handcrafted furniture. And, by looking at its striking boat-tail silhouette and exotic zebra-striped finish, it's quite obvious they hit the mark. But, less apparent is the team's environmentally friendly approach.

According to Paul Jacobs, president and COO of Klipsch Group, Inc., often, when building luxury goods, manufacturers will use a zebrawood veneer because their affluent target market is awed by its dramatic color banding of light and dark stripes. However, it's a resource that is considered threatened in its native habitat, meaning it's vulnerable to extinction in the near future. "With the P-39F, we too are trying to reach upper-echelon customers using a distinct, zebra-striped veneer, but we've found a way to lessen the impact it has on our mother Earth," he said. Read more

February 28, 2008 — Nearly 600 attendees gathered at the Body English nightclub inside the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on January 8—evening two of the International Consumer Electronics Show—to witness Orange County Choppers (OCC) unveil its latest creation: the Klipsch Chopper.

All three members of the famous Teutul "American Chopper" family—Paul Sr., Paulie and Mikey—were present, along with the show's film crew, to celebrate OCC's completion of the Klipsch chopper, an epic piece of machinery that reflects the speaker company's rebellious spirit and no-compromise audio legacy. TLC will air the "American Chopper" episode featuring the Klipsch bike on March 13 at 9 p.m. EST. Read more

This unobtrusive entertainment system from Klipsch uses digital processing circuitry to simulate the effect of a larger, five-speaker system with only two satellites, a subwoofer and an A/V center.

Each satellite employs dual magnetically shielded 3-inch woofers and a 0.75-inch magnetically shielded tweeter mated to an exclusive Tractrix Horn, a design that delivers genuine lifelike sound as well as producing more output using less energy. Klipsch is the only speaker manufacturer to utilize horn technology in all of its product lines. Klipsch knows horn technology better that any speaker manufacturer and it shows in Klipsch’s extensive and very popular product line. In fact, the same cutting-edge research that drives the development of the company’s leading movie cinema speakers appears in the CS-700. Read more