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Born in a Tin Shed to Rock the House

The genesis of something, very very special occurred in a tiny tin shed in Hope, Arkansas in 1946 when Paul W. Klipsch, genius, madman and maverick, designed and hand-built the legendary Klipschorn® speaker with the goal of bringing live music into his living room.

He was an American audio pioneer, a true eccentric and a proud member of the engineering and science hall of fame. He gave rise to speaker technologies that would forever impact generations of music lovers. His passion enabled theirs.

Over time, Klipsch speakers have become the stuff of legends. People swear by our breakthroughs in modern acoustics, citing something akin to a religious experience with every listen.

Revolutionary Sound Lives On

PWK's revolutionary sound lives on today in every hyper-efficient horn loaded product we make.

Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our world-class speakers and headphones allow people to connect with their favorite music like no other brand by delivering the power, detail and emotion of the live music experience.

From immersive cinema speakers, to mind-blowing home theater systems, incredibly clear soundbars, powerful portable wireless speakers and the most comfortable studio-quality in-ear monitors on the planet, we’ve been impacting lives with vibrant, true audio for the better part of a century.

Remember great sound? We never forgot. We are here to keep the flame burning for our legions of loyal, rabid fans. We’re here to pass the legacy along. We are knights and humble servants of audio’s holy grail.

We are Keepers of the Sound. Big Sound. No Bullshit.

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Our History

The Journey of a Legend

Check out each of the milestones in the legendary history of The Great American Speaker Company.

Pissing Off The Neighbors Since 1946.

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Our Technology

The Science Behind the Sound

Paul W. Klipsch believed in four principles to be the foundation for great sound. They continue to drive the design of every new Klipsch speaker, today and tomorrow: high effeciency, low distortion, controlled directivity and a flat frequency response.