Amy's Blog : Palladium

Best Seats in the House

Amy Unger — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:33:00 GMT

Our Palladium Demo Room has recently been outfitted with an Integra DHC 9.9. It truly is a thing of beauty when paired with our 7.2 Palladium system. <insert Tim Allen grunt here>

So when should we put you down for a visit?

Custom Speaker Stand

Amy Unger — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:53:00 GMT

I'm feeling the need to be to the point today. Mostly because I just noticed it's after 5.

Our Palladium P-27C Center Channel in our listening room needed a stand. So we made one.

Once again, kudos to our in-house mechanical engineer, Jay, who is also responsible for this. And this. And this. And this.

When they talk...people listen.

Amy Unger — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:59:00 GMT

Mondays after vacation are particularly difficult. As I catch up on my few hundred emails, please take this opportunity to browse through (if you haven't already) our tech blog to learn all you ever wanted to know about the most beautiful speakers in the world.

Thanks go out to Professor Thump for putting together all the terrific information and images.

Tight Spaces

Amy Unger — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:20:00 GMT

Working inside this subwoofer can't be easy.

Next Computer Speakers?

Amy Unger — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:55:00 GMT

Not really, but I think it's a cool idea.

This is a 1/4 scale model of our P-39F Palladium flagship speaker, which is very nicely done using "real" materials by our in-house wood working genius, Jay. However, to make these functional as computer speakers would likely be a time-consuming manufacturing nightmare. Might as well hook up the full-scale version to your soundcard.

I like how Larry strategically placed Batman and the purple guy in the shot for size comparisons. Special recognition and virtual high-five to the first nerd person who can tell me who the purple guy is. No fair googling.

Santa's Workshop

Amy Unger — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:21:00 GMT

I found these Christmas goodies down in the engineering lab, perhaps being tested late at night by Klipsch elves. What's on your wish-list this year?

Earthquake Revisited

Amy Unger — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:16:00 GMT

Daily Photo

I was lucky enough to take a Palladium P-312W subwoofer home for beta testing this weekend. Steven was a quick study on the touch-panel screen, finding it endlessly fascinating that he could make the pretty blue lights illuminate with the touch of a finger. It made for interesting listening, and I certainly got a feel for the sub's entire volume range.

Test Results:

Simple to Connect: Check

Toddler Proof: No damage thus far

Ease of Use: See photo

Bass: I found crooked pictures in the upstairs hallway later that night

Quality: I never thought I'd say this, but.... Alvin and the Chipmunks never sounded so good

Vaguely Reminiscent of My College Days

Amy Unger — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:07:00 GMT

Daily Photo

It kind of looks like this Palladium Bookshelf speaker had a rough night.

Oooo, Shiny!

Amy Unger — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:53:00 GMT

Daily Photo:

In marketing, we are all about the "out of box" experience. In other words, how does unpacking their new toy make the customer feel? Giddy? Annoyed? Impatient? Bored? Special? We aim for just below giddy and above special, and hopefully come out somewhere in between. A step toward that is including a simple box which contains pretty, shiny things.

You are looking at accessories for Palladium: 2 sets of spikes, 1 set of spike discs, 1 set of spike lock nuts, 1 Allen key and 1 pair of 2-position binding post straps. (3-position straps are also included but are installed on the speaker and thus, not in the kit.) And for those of you who may be as clueless as I was, the 3-position straps are for single wire hookup, 2-position straps for bi-wire hookup, and no straps allows tri-wire hookup.

Life is like a box of accessories. You never know what you're gonna use.

This Looks Like Trouble

Amy Unger — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:02:00 GMT

Daily Photo

Last night was the unveiling of the Palladium P-39F at Indy's new Ultimate Ovation store. I wasn't there long, but I did manage to find these happy faces, belonging to Colterphoto1, IndyKlipschFan, and Bill H.

I think they liked them ok.

By the way, this was the closest I could get them to holding still for the photo, they were mighty fidgety from all the excitement. Subsequently, you'll have to trust me that Bill doesn't always look this out of focus.

We're All Ears

Amy Unger — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:41:00 GMT

Daily Photo(s)

Yesterday the marketing department was invited down to the mysterious land of engineering to check out the first pass of a Palladium 5.1 Home Theater System. First pass, you ask? Yes, the pieces were built and set up without much voicing or tweaking. I'm no expert, but after listening to several choice DVD selections, I'd be willing to guess that we don't have much tweaking to do. The components were seamless, and the immersion was complete.

And yes, that is the P-27S surround in the upper right corner (scroll down for more pics).

I have paintings that don't look this good on my walls:

The P-38F (mid-size floors), P-27C (center), and P-312W (subwoofer):

Sarah wins for the most jumping at surprise explosions.

One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other

Amy Unger — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:26:00 GMT

Daily Photo:

I hum this Sesame Street tune every time I open this picture. Weird, I know.

Sneak Peek

Amy Unger — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:40:00 GMT

Daily Photo: Side-view of the Klipsch Palladium P-39F, shown with it's Program Manager.