Most magazines avoided reviewing Klipsch speakers considering them coarse: a common perception was that they had a 'horn sound'. Well-established Klipsch models like the Klipschorn, Belle, La Scala, Cornwall & Heresy were capable of high performance but were aimed at a different segment than the precise salon speakers favored by the audiophile crowd.

This meant that when using a tiny receiver volumes could be reached that would require several hundred watts on other brands. By using a horn on the tweeter, midrange, and even woofers Klipsch speakers were capable of 98-104db with only one watt. Having sold speakers in the US since 1948 his company was well known for its highly-efficient designs. PAUL KLIPSCH was a legendary name in the audio field. On deep bass notes woofers could over-excurse and pop and when percussive music was turned up loud the receivers easily clipped and tweeters easily burned out.ДЄt my stereo store I remember every Monday customers would bring in speakers with blown tweeters for repair after weekend parties. So when CD players arrived in 1983 with digital response from 20HZ-20khz and a large 96db dynamic range people were in for a shock. This was compounded by the widespread use of low-power (25-50 watt per channel) receivers. Even with several hundred watts pushing them it was difficult to reach satisfying volumes. But despite their sound quality all were limited by the common bass-reflex design that only produced 87-91db 1 watt. Popular speakers of the period were Polk Audio, Boston Acoustics, Mission, Infinity, Advent, & JBL. So if you were in the market for new speakers the process was that well-armed with your research you went store to store.talked to the experts.and spent time demoing different brands to find your favorite. In addition, many dealers had a brand 'exclusive' as the only store to carry a particular brand in their area.

Retailers such as Circuit City and Best Buy barely existed and audio stores tended to be small 'mom and pop' salons. During the pre-internet 1970s through the early 1990s the only source of speaker information came from audiophile magazines, word of mouth, and dealer advice.

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