Sadly, Paul W. Klipsch is no longer with us and his company moves on into second generation.
The famous Klipschorn corner horn is an amazing speaker. It was even more so in the 1950's when "Hi-Fi" was a new idea for most. His company will continue on, but like all companies it is no longer the same company with him gone. There may be others as great in the field. There may be others even better. But there won't be another Paul W. Klipsch. I had the privilege of working for Hewlett-Packard when "Bill" and "Dave" were still running the show personally. Recently I saw a piece about HP that showed how their private offices are still maintained at corporate Hq in Palo Alto, California just as I remember them. The office doors are always open, just as they were almost all the time when Bill and Dave ran the company. On Bill's desk was an assortment of coins. Employees leave them there. The coins are collected from time to time and given to charity. Like each and every one of us, people like them are unique. Like them, we each make our own contribution to our world in our own way. Some with things that are known around the world, some who change the world, some who only touch other lives quietly and whose names never become famous. Each one is amazing. It's what makes the world such an amazing place. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Karl Larsen Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 12:47 PM To: Brian Murrey Cc: Elecraft email; John Wiener Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Look what you've done to me! Brian Murrey wrote: > John > > I have LOVED Klipsch speakers for over 30 years. I don't think you > can beat them. I have a pair of KG-1's that have to be 25 years old > in my TV cabinet right now and they sound as good today as the day I > bought them. > I live in Las Cruces, NM and went to New Mexico State University in the EE Department. I met Paul Klipsch in 1959 at the school. He also graduated from NMSU and was designing his speaker enclosures at that time. He used real science in his designs and they all do sound good and you don't need a big 100 watt RMS amplifier. The EE department is now called the Klipsch School of EE. 73 Karl K5DI _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
