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  1. Writing from Jasper, Indiana, the place were the majority of classic period KLH cabinets were manufactured. The new KLH is indeed a serious company. The owner is David Kelley, formerly global sales president of Klipsch. The designer, Kerry Geist, is not trying to duplicate the original models of the same names. He takes a "how could it best be done today" approach. Kloss took the same approach in his time, but materials have changed for the better and design techniques have evolved, so the new speakers use them. The Five is a three way 10 inch and the Three is a two way 8 inch. One part remains the same as the old days, paper cone woofers. Both models have been favorably reviewed by Stereophile, FWIW. Linen grille covers, wood veneer cabinets and the second version block letter aluminum nameplate give visual homage. Build quality is high, customer reviews are very good on the KLH website. They sell direct and have a dealer locator on the website. In the old days, most people played power hungry acoustic suspension with what we know today were wimpy amplification. Power is easy to get today, and it is time for the better era of well fed acoustic suspension. If I were Mr. Kelley, I would try to find the address of Kloss' son, David, and send him a pair of model Five. The least he could do to compensate for trading on the Kloss legacy. Other speakers in the KLH line are vented designs. Value for money spent remains in the new KLH formula.
  2. This string seems a bit old, but I don't know how much time Mark has to devote to his web site work. There is a Kloss article posted in the Vintage Asylum that contains useful information on the history of Kloss and KLH. http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.pl?forum=v...r=&session=
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