INDIANAPOLIS (November 27, 2006) — Klipsch Audio Technologies, a leading global manufacturer of loudspeakers, has secured an audio niche at the 2008 summer Olympics, taking place in Beijing, China, to further extend its international presence.

The company’s initial steps involve supplying the theatrical and speaker products for the Humanistic Olympics Studies Center’s (HOSC) multi-media digital cinema and official Beijing Olympic learning center. The digital cinema will include a proprietary virtual video conferencing platform that will be presented as a potential model for standardizing Olympic communications and training.

Both of these Klipsch-branded venues, slated to be complete in early 2007, will be located on the top floor of the HOSC facility at Renmin University of China, which is the official site for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG).

According to Mike Klipsch, president of Klipsch Audio Technologies, being involved with the prototype projects at Renmin is key because there are primary Olympic committee members using them as design templates for as many as 40 citywide conference centers to service the Olympic Games.

“We understand Klipsch will be the lead sound provider for all of the conference centers and venues,” he said. “Effective communications play an important role in carrying out the Olympic spirit and our high-performance speakers can help make that happen.”

Additionally, the company hopes to parlay the Renmin projects into larger opportunities around Beijing that would include Klipsch installations at the Olympic village, stadiums and various hotels. Mike Klipsch said that the Olympic Committee is focused on finding unique technological solutions for the Beijing 2008 exhibitions and that many of the individuals involved with the Renmin projects are also working on the above-mentioned developments.

Assisting Klipsch with its Olympic movement is professor Philip Cacayorin, an official producing director for the Beijing Olympic Games films who specializes in three-dimensional sound technology and high definition production. 

According to Cacayorin, when he was approached with this Olympic opportunity, his immediate response was “I would never consider any other speaker product by my side except Klipsch.” He also said that based on the feedback he has received, the Olympic officials are quite impressed with his production and exhibition solutions.

“I have used Klipsch on several projects, such as The Centre for Performing Arts in Vancouver and a themed attraction at Darling Harbour in Sydney, Australia, because I truly believe in their design philosophy,” said Cacayorin. “Klipsch speakers have the ability to reproduce and deliver higher frequencies accurately to larger audiences, therefore, I’ve chosen them as the exclusive manufacturer of my three-dimensional speaker product.”

Cacayorin is also partnering with professor Hu Bo on several filmmaking projects. They plan on capturing the opening and closing ceremonies as well as the torch relay that is scheduled to reach the top of Mount Everest. Hu Bo has been involved with the Olympic Bid Committee for 10 years and is the high definition film producer who created the footage that helped Beijing win the Olympic bid.

Cacayorin and Hu Bo are establishing the Renmin University HOSC facility as the showcase venue for all their efforts. Cacayorin mentioned they are both excited about being able to provide effective presentations within close proximity to the sanctioned Olympic sites and local officials.

INDIANAPOLIS (January 16, 2008) — Klipsch has introduced an advanced new line of 70-volt IC-T Series business music system speakers, including three in-ceiling models and a subwoofer. These products offer several improvements over the popular models they replace, but still maintain the previous units’ value-driven philosophy.

Consisting of the all-new IC-400-T, the IC-525-T, IC-650-T and the IC-8T-SW2 subwoofer, this rugged lineup is suitable for a wide variety of business and residential applications. The smaller IC-400-T provides great sound at a new, lower price point, while the IC-525-T and IC-650-T offer deeper, richer bass sound than their predecessors, the IC-5T and IC-6T. IC-T Series products have been used in major installations from Bloomingdale’s in New York City to the Ron Jon Surf Shop in Orlando.

Additionally, with their added performance capabilities, these new speakers mix and match beautifully with existing Klipsch CA-T Series surface mount products.

The newest addition IC-400-T provides legendary Klipsch quality and horn-loaded technology at a value price. It employs a 5-inch cone and 1-inch titanium compression driver tweeter that is mated to a new 2-inch Tractrix® Horn design. This provides a wider frequency response, while a 1-inch Tractrix port also delivers a deeper bass sound.

The IC-650-T, which replaces the IC-6T, utilizes the same materials, porting and horn technology as the IC-400-T but employs a larger 6.5-inch woofer and new patent pending 3.5-inch horn with XT technology that delivers smooth response and constant directivity. Similarly, the IC-525-T, with its 5.75-inch woofer and 3.5-inch horn, replaces the IC-5T. All of the new speakers are rated at 8 ohms nominal.

To add additional clear, powerful bass to any business audio system, the Klipsch IC-8T-SW2 is the ideal solution. The IC-8T-SW2 subwoofer replaces the previous IC-8T-SW model. It features an 8-inch woofer and 8-inch drone with polypropylene cones and high temperature voice coils. A new design that eliminates the need for a transformer increases bass for remarkable performance in a compact package.

The new IC-T Series speakers are wider and lower than the previous models to facilitate low-ceiling installs. A tile bridge is included with each speaker for installation in ceiling tiles, or where additional reinforcement is required. The IC-400-T, IC-525-T and IC-650-T are available in black or white.

The new IC-T Series—with the exception of the IC-8T-SW2 subwoofer—are priced and sold in pairs.

INDIANAPOLIS (August 19, 2008)—Boston’s newest dining destination is guaranteed to be infused with flavor—and with great sound. BOKX 109, the latest culinary venture by noted restaurateur Lou Carrier, uses a custom music experience by Muzak, and Klipsch® and Mirage® speakers throughout, to make the audio experience as incredible as the fine dining.

Carrier and his partners at Normandy/Bluehawk designed BOKX 109 to combine luxury and function in a way never before seen in the Boston market. The restaurant features dining areas overlooking firepits from full-length glass windows; three private dining rooms feature advanced technology for meetings and social gatherings, while the BOKX Bar offers a club-inspired lounge area of sofas and rich leather chairs, complimenting the center of the restaurant. Together, Klipsch and Muzak have created a unique custom music experience to complement every part of the property.

The focal point of the music experience is the restaurant, where BOKX 109 and Muzak created a program with Muzak Elements™, a new custom music service. By using Elements, BOKX 109 was able to create the perfect program for their customer experience by mixing a variety of “elements”—targeted groups of songs selected from every music genre, era and style imaginable. “Our goal was to define a sound that’s as energetic, cool and stylish as the complete restaurant experience,” said Carrier. “With Muzak Elements, we were able to hand-pick the music that complements our brand and our guest environment.”

The use of Klipsch IC-650-T in-ceiling speakers and IC-8T-SW2 in-ceiling subwoofers ensures that power, detail and emotion are delivered with every song that’s played. Outside in the pool area, Mirage Oasis Omni outdoor speakers bring 360-degrees of sound to the festivities. Lou noted: “Choosing to partner with Klipsch, Mirage and Muzak on our music profile was as important as choosing the organic farm for our prime beef. Having worked with Klipsch during my years with Hard Rock Hotels, I was already familiar with their preeminence; that being said, I was blown away by the experience Klipsch and Muzak created.”

Muzak is the nation’s leading installer of commercial sound systems, and designed a totally custom audio profile and mix of Klipsch and Mirage speakers to maximize the sonic presence.

“When you combine amazing music with an incredible sound system, it just blows you away,” said Tom Gantert, chief operating officer for Muzak. “Muzak and Klipsch have a fantastic relationship, and we were thrilled to be working together on the BOKX 109 project. We’ve created music and sound experiences for some of the world’s most unbelievable arenas, casinos, resorts and more. What we designed for BOKX 109 brings that same excitement and passion to life for their guests.”

A BOKX 109 highlight is its eight-seat chef’s table, home to chef/partner, Evan Percoco. Carrier and Percoco have collaborated on a range of projects through the years, from the historic Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C. to the Hard Rock Hotel, Orlando. Through his relationships with musical artists and celebrities, Carrier has brought many of them to his restaurants to cook their favorite meals with Percoco. The chef, deferring to the artists’ “culinary claim to fame,” has worked side by side with Joan Jett, Sammy Hagar, Dave Davies of The Kinks and others to prepare their favorite dishes.

Along with the experience of seeing their favorite musicians, BOKX 109's patrons will also have the opportunity to hear the performers’ music through the custom music program and a state of the art system, making the experience even more memorable.

“It’s amazing getting these folks in front of a different kind of audience,” said Carrier. “The chef’s ability to make guests comfortable on his’ stage was always a delight for those lucky enough to be there when the cooking began and for the artist themselves. We’ve got them lined up to ‘cook in the BOKX.’ You’ll never know who you might see behind the chef’s table with Evan.” He added, “When creating the restaurant, our goal was to present a true ‘performance in dining’. With Klipsch, Mirage and Muzak as partners, we’ve done that!” 

About Mirage® 

Established in 1977, Mirage® is known throughout the audio industry as an innovator, continuously setting new standards in speaker design and performance. The company has built its reputation around a different class of listener—one that wants to be completely immersed in sound. Unlike directional speakers, Mirage products are Omnipolar®, delivering the same direct-to-reflected sound ratio as a live event. Audiences don’t notice where the sound is coming from; they just know they’re enveloped in their favorite music and movies. Owned by Klipsch Group, Inc., Mirage is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For more information, visit miragespeakers.com.

About Muzak 

As a leading provider of business music, Muzak creates experiences that reach more than 100 million people daily. Some of the biggest brands in business, from Ann Taylor to AT&T to McDonald’s, work with Muzak to enhance their brand image in hundreds of thousands of client locations. Muzak creates a wide variety of core and custom music experiences for clients around the world. Muzak creates custom on-hold and in-store voice messages, and designs and installs professional sound systems, commercial television, drive-thru systems, digital signage, soundmasking systems and more through its national network of sales and service locations. For more information, visit www.muzak.com.

The new CMS 4.1 Commercial Music System was designed with a high level of operational convenience and versatility in mind. It combines performance, style and functionality for businesses that are seeking dynamic sound and an elegant appearance, but require small, unobtrusive speakers for their environments.

This system consists of four low-profile 7.5-inch tall commercial satellites, four durable commercial mounting kits, a flexible commercial outboard network and the choice of either a surface mount or in-ceiling subwoofer. However, these components are all sold separately so that additional models can easily be configured into the system to meet the specific needs of any size installation.

"The CMS 4.1 is a real problem solver," said Jim Breen, business unit manager of commercial contracting and corporate development for Klipsch. "This compact-sized audio solution is the high-performance, high-style answer for commercial venues that refuse to trade off great sound for style and convenience."

Available in black or white, the smoothly shaped satellite is a marvel of miniature technology that maximizes output and dynamics. This two-way, magnetically shielded speaker employs a 3.5-inch poly cone woofer and uses a 0.75-inch polymer dome compression driver coupled to Klipsch's exclusive MicroTractrix™ Horn. The horn is formed right into the cabinet baffle offering the lowest diffraction and maximum release of energy into the listening area. The rear ported, bass-reflex enclosure maximizes bass response for a clean and seamless sound.

Also available in black or white, the mounting kit features a UL-listed metal wall plate and a fiber reinforced polymer arm that offers both tilt and swivel options. Once properly positioned, the mounting arm can easily be locked into place with the provided adjustment tool. To enhance the cosmetics of the finished installation, a wire cover is also included in the kit to conceal the satellite's color-matched wire.

As one of the subwoofer options, the compact, installer-friendly CA-SW-8T is an all-purpose, indoor/outdoor passive surface mount model with an internal multi-tap transformer. This product delivers deep, driving sound through an 8-inch, long excursion driver that has a high-temperature voice coil attached to an IMG (injection-molded graphite) cone that combines light weight, excellent rigidity, and water resistance. For easy wall or ceiling mounting, the CA-SW-8T comes with a C-bracket assembly that attaches to threaded studs in the cabinet with oversized knobs, ensuring positive lock.

Also compact and easy-to-install, the IC-SW-8T in-ceiling subwoofer option features a transformer-less design that delivers high-impact, robust bass. This model adds more dimension to any in-ceiling configuration by using an 8-inch woofer with a high-temperature voice coil and an 8-inch passive radiator with a polypropylene cone. While most subwoofers use a port to increase output, the IC-SW-8T employs a bandpass design that utilizes a passive radiator. This eliminates a lot of distortion and minimizes turbulence that is often found in ported designs. The IC-SW-8T is shipped complete with tile bridge for installation in a suspended ceiling or wherever additional reinforcement of the ceiling material is required.

Specifically designed for this system, the advanced outboard network is housed in a UL-approved metal box and features 70V/100V tap-settings and serves as a hub for up to four satellites and the chosen subwoofer.

For the last nine years, The Jazz Kitchen has been serving up a wide variety of jazz music six nights a week. It also promotes new musical diversity by hosting Latin Dance Nights every Thursday and presenting the more contemporary sounds of jazz.

Despite its small location, this intimate, 140-seat club has featured leading jazz artists that include singer Harry Connick Jr., bass virtuoso Ray Brown, jazz-rock fusion band the Yellowjackets, and J.J. Johnson with his slide trombone.

In order to achieve the best possible sound reinforcement for its acts and events, The Jazz Kitchen has always used Klipsch loudspeakers. Because the club has expanded over the years, Klipsch recently upgraded its sound system using three KI-362 three-way flown loudspeaker systems, two KP-682 subwoofers, two KI-102 two-way flown loudspeaker systems, a KSW-15 subwoofer for extra bass response and a KSM-15 stage monitor to help the musicians deliver crisp, dynamic sound throughout the venue.

Dave Allee, owner of The Jazz Kitchen, said because of jazz's diversity and the fact that he presents a variety of styles at his club, it is important to use a loudspeaker brand that meets the sonic demands of different artists. He also looks at sound from a reinforcement standpoint in that he does not want to diminish the acoustics of a performance.

"Our sound capabilities allow every seat in the house to hear exactly what's happening on stage," said Allee. "Klipsch loudspeakers work really well for us because they are highly efficient and deliver a very clean sound."

Trey Cannon, Klipsch's lab technician responsible for the recent install, said the club's new Klipsch products will allow jazz lovers to experience the true passion, detail and emotion of every performance.

Over the years, The Jazz Kitchen has progressed and transformed by undergoing bouts of remodeling and expansion. In addition, when Allee opened the club in 1994 he knew little of the restaurant industry and offered a very small menu. Since then he has become more experienced and now presents a full menu that includes dishes from around the world.

The results of Allee's hard work have not gone unnoticed. In 2002, Nuvo magazine readers voted The Jazz Kitchen the best venue for jazz and in 2001 Citysearch.com voted it Indianapolis' best live jazz venue.

"Dinosphere" will be the largest, most immersive display of real juvenile and family dinosaur fossils in the United States. The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, which is the nation's largest children's museum, has created three reenactment scenes demonstrating how these fascinating creatures might have lived and interacted during their reign. The species of dinosaur fossils featured include the ferocious Tyrannosaurus rex, the duck-billed Hypacrosaurus and the T. rex's cousin the Gorgosaurus.

By resting the carefully prepared fossilized bones of each dinosaur on custom-constructed steel armatures, these ancient wonders have returned to their life-size state and inhabit an environment full of convincing vegetation and rock formations.

A high-impact 20-minute sound and light show accompanies the scenes, providing insight into a typical day of "dino-life." Several compact, indoor/outdoor Klipsch loudspeakers are hidden throughout the reenactments to deliver the voice narration and ambient sounds of each environment.

In the areas surrounding the main exhibit space, families can experiment and explore at various interactive learning stations as they search for clues about dinosaurs and how they lived and died. These learning stations, designed to encourage an interest in science, will include activities such as touching real fossils, piecing together dinosaur anatomy, and sniffing for T. rex's "dinner." The computer-based learning stations utilize powerful Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 multimedia systems for sound reinforcement.

With several Pteranodons, or "flying lizards" hanging overhead, a dinosaur-inspired mural and ambient cricket chirp sounds, even the exhibit's entryway is a captivating experience. Klipsch in-wall speakers are positioned along the entryway corridor in a left/right stereo configuration to begin transporting visitors from the 21st century back to the Cretaceous Period.

"Klipsch has a solid reputation for delivering some of the best loudspeakers available so we are excited to be using their products inside Dinosphere," said Dr. Jeffrey H. Patchen, president and CEO of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. "Klipsch acoustic engineers are world-class and they will be fine-tuning the sound environment in the Dinosphere."

Because audio plays such an important role in this exhibit, the Children's Museum relied on two locally-based A/V specialists to bring the exhibit to life. Charles Shriner, owner of MCSD Studio, produced and mixed the soundtrack for this exhibit based on scientific research to ensure that the "Dinosphere" reflects current theories of how these animals sounded and what the Cretaceous world was like. Ted Gregorek, owner of All Systems Go, was responsible for installing the audio equipment and making sure that visitors receive the full dynamic impact of this one-of-a-kind exhibit.

"Dinosphere is an extraordinary education-oriented and scientific-focused learning experience that will enrich the lives of children and their families," said Fred Klipsch, chairman and owner of Klipsch Audio Technologies. "This exhibit employs cutting-edge A/V technologies that will make it one of the top dinosaur experiences in the world and Klipsch is honored to be a part of it."

About The Children's Museum of Indianapolis

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is the largest children's museum in the United States and was recently rated the No.1 children's museum in the nation by "Child Magazine." Situated on 13 acres of land in Indianapolis, it features 11 major galleries and hosts more than 1 million visitors annually.