Klipsch and Elijah Wood: A Prophecy Fulfilled
August 17, 2016 - Chances are you know who Elijah Wood thanks to Lord of the Rings, Flipper, Wilfred and Sin City, among other films and TV shows, but what you might not know is that he is massive Klipsch fan and custo... (Read More)
2016 Klipsch Pilgrimage: A Common Bond
June 01, 2016 - What an awesome experience! I’ve been a Klipsch employee for 14 years and this was my first trip to the Motherland – Hope, AR, where it all started for the 2016 Klipsch Pilgrimage. The town of Hope i... (Read More)
70th Anniversary Edition Klipschorn Speaker
May 02, 2016 - Paul W. Klipsch sold his first Klipschorn back in 1946 and we haven’t stopped making them since then. In fact, the Klipschorn is the only speaker that has been in continuous production for over 70 yea... (Read More)
Paul W. Klipsch Story: A Life of a Genius and his Pursuit of Audio Perfection
March 02, 2016 - You know that passion you can hear in a trumpeter’s brassy solo or the finale of an epic anthem played by a full symphony at the height of their talents? Paul W. Klipsch heard it. He heard it clearly... (Read More)
Good Poop: The Definition of the PWK Logo
January 18, 2016 - In 1989 Paul Klipsch sold Klipsch & Associates to Fred Klipsch. One of the first inquiries raised by the newly-organized marketing department was, "Is there any hidden meaning to the famous pie-shaped... (Read More)
Good Poop: Dining with a Legend
October 22, 2015 - During the late 1970’s and early 80’s, it was a fairly regular Friday night event for Klipsch engineers to “eat fish” with Paul W. Klipsch (PWK) and his wife, Valerie, at the Hope Holiday Inn (now a S... (Read More)
Good Poop: The First Time I Saw Paul W. Klipsch
August 24, 2015 - Way back in 1976, I found myself in Philadelphia for my first professional society meeting - the Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, IEEE International Conference on ICASSP. (Whew! What a mouthf... (Read More)
Good Poop: PWK the Practical Joker
March 04, 2015 - In the fall of 1974, future Klipsch Chief Engineer Gary Gillum sent PWK a present. At the time Gary worked for Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO contributing to rides and illusory attractions. The gif... (Read More)
Good Poop: Cultural Dynamic Range
December 17, 2014 - Back in the seventies when a new engineer or salesman was hired at Klipsch, part of the on-boarding program was dinner at Paul W. Klipsch's. Not long after I started, my wife Becky and I were invited... (Read More)