KLIPSCH
Founded in 1946 in Hope, Arkansas
- Founded
- 1946
- Location
- Hope, Arkansas — a town of eight thousand people
- Founders
- Paul W. Klipsch
- Production today
- Mostly Indianapolis since 2000
- Landmark product
- The Klipschorn, built in Hope without interruption for seventy years — the original 1946 horn, never dropped from the catalogue
- Official site
- klipsch.com ↗(opens in a new tab)
- Still made by hand: the Heritage line, in Hope, never automated
Recognisable without a logo
Birch plywood, copper and the geometry of the horn. Klipschorn cabinets are joinery: you recognise the cut of the wood before you recognise a loudspeaker.
What we made of it
Hors-série no. 2, for the eightieth anniversary, on newsstands 25 September 2026. And an American pair, whose maker will be announced when the commission is signed.
See the edition · See the pair · Read the reviews on Haute Fidélité
Where to hear it
The Klipsch Museum, a volunteer association separate from the company, Visitor Center at 403 W Division Street, Hope.