Company type | Subsidiary of Voxx International |
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Industry | Audio |
Founded | 1946 (as Klipsch and Associates) |
Founder | Paul W. Klipsch |
Headquarters | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
Key people | Paul Jacobs (President) |
Products | Loudspeakers, headphones |
Parent | Voxx International |
Website | www.klipsch.com |
Klipsch Audio Technologies /ˈklɪpʃ/ (also referred to as Klipsch Speakers or Klipsch Group, Inc.) is an American loudspeaker company based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in Hope, Arkansas, in 1946 as 'Klipsch and Associates' by Paul W. Klipsch, the company produces loudspeaker drivers and enclosures, as well as complete loudspeakers for high-end, high-fidelity sound systems, public address applications, and personal computers.
On January 6, 2011, Audiovox announced that the company had signed a "term sheet to purchase all the shares of Klipsch Group Inc".[1] The sale was completed March 1, 2011.[2]