All Articles Tagged Klipsch

CE Pro Editors | 01/12 12:18 PM, 0 Comments

Klipsch is taking legal action against 23 Chinese parties associated with the manufacturing and selling of counterfeit Klipsch Image S4 and Klipsch Image S4i headphones under the Klipsch brand name. According to a statement on the company's website, on Dec. 16, 2011, Klipsch received an order from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York that allowed the suspension of service to trade boards selling fake Klipsch headphones. The order also allows for "restraint on funds in the payment processing and bank accounts of those selling the… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 01/10 07:16 AM, 0 Comments

BrandSource buying group reported its best Black Friday promotion ever as a result of new incentives and options offered through its Expert Warehouse II initiative, which adds more than 8,000 SKUs in multiple categories and offers members efficiency in logistics, warehousing, shipping and billing. The integration of Expert Warehouse II and its wider assortment of solutions and brands are designed to help members drive store traffic, boost sales and augment planned purchases with “rent to own” options. New categories include laptops, tablets, headphones, and iPod docks as well as IT-networking… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 12/14 07:05 AM, 0 Comments

A new organization called WiSA (Wireless Speaker and Audio) hopes to propagate a standard for wireless 7.1 surround sound. It is being driven by HDMI developer Silicon Image along with Summit Wireless, developer of the wireless audio technology on which the WiSA “standard” is based. Wireless “standards” abound for home automation, PC peripherals, video and more … so why not wireless audio? “I think it’s an industry first,” says Jim Venable, senior director of standards for Silicon Image and president of the WiSA Association, in an interview with CE Pro.… View this story

Jason Knott | 12/05 11:38 AM, 0 Comments

VOXX International Corporation (NASDAQ:VOXX) has become the new corporate name of Audiovox Corporation. The company, which owns custom brands such as Klipsch, Terk, Jamo, Energy and Mirage, believes that VOXX International is a name that better represents the widely diversified interests of the company, and the more than 30 global brands it has acquired and grown throughout the years. This change will create a corporate umbrella for its various subsidiaries and brands and creates a vehicle for each respective brand to emerge with its own identity, according to the company.… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 07/28 01:21 PM, 0 Comments

Editor's Note: Over the next few weeks, we will post the complete lists of brands used by CE Pro 100 installers for the 41 product categories in the CE Pro 100 Brand Analysis. CE Pro has unveiled its Brand Analysis Report, which each year takes a look at the brands CE Pro 100 installers use most in a variety of product categories. CE Pro examined 41 product categories in 2011, including outdoor A/V. For the second straight year, SunBriteTV leads the outdoor A/V category being used by 33 percent of… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 06/01 11:17 AM, 0 Comments

Audiovox Corporation has announced that Paul Jacobs has been promoted to president and CEO of Klipsch Group Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Audiovox. Fred Klipsch is stepping down from that position but will remain the Klipsch Group chairman and has agreed to stand for election to the Audiovox Board of Directors at the company’s annual meeting on July 21, 2011. Jacobs joined Klipsch in 1992 as the head of sales and has held various executive positions with the company leading up to his most recent as COO. Fred Klipsch… View this story

Rachel Cericola | 05/04 08:50 AM, 0 Comments

Klipsch has announced a deal with Live Nation Entertainment that would give the speaker manufacturer naming rights to two U.S. venues. Irving Plaza in New York City will become Irving Plaza Powered by Klipsch, and Miami’s Bayfront Park Amphitheater will change its name to Klipsch Amphitheater at Bayfront Park. Irving Plaza, a 1,200-person ballroom-style music venue typically hosts about 150 events each year. Previous guests have included The Ramones, Bob Dylan, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Prince, LCD Soundsystem and Katy Perry. Upcoming shows include Echo and the Bunnymen, Los Lonely… View this story

Maxine Giza | 02/04 10:43 AM, 0 Comments

Audiovox Corporation has formally announced it entered a definitive agreement to acquire Klipsch Group Inc. for $166 million. The deal will be financed by a combination of cash and an asset-based revolving credit facility. The transaction is expected to close within 30 days. The acquisition, which was first announced during CES 2011, turns Klipsch into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Audiovox. Klipsch will be run as a stand-alone operation under its current management team. The Klipsch Group consists of the Klipsch, Jamo, Mirage and Energy brands. Audiovox Corporation president and CEO… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 01/14 02:03 PM, 0 Comments

Audiovox plans to acquire Klipsch, marketing the accessory giant's first foray into the custom electronics market. Many of the good companies have already been snapped up by the likes of D&M, Legrand, Nortek and Duchossois, but the prospects are still plentiful for Audiovox. Ignoring several excellent prospects in the loudspeaker and audio electronics categories, we grade the potential that Audiovox might acquire these privately held companies in the home technology space. Listed here are a few prospects and their grades – offered by this author alone -- with “A” representing… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 01/14 12:35 PM, 3 Comments

Audiovox (Nasdaq: VOXX), a company best known for buying distressed brands in the accessories business, is straying from its roots with the planned acquisition of Klipsch Group Inc. The company announced on January 6 that it had signed a non-binding term sheet to purchase all of the shares of Klipsch, subject to a number of contingencies. It’s an unusual move for Audiovox, whose core business revolves around such technologically low-brow products as Terk antennas, Energizer batteries, Acoustic Research boom boxes, RCA gadgets, Code Alarm car security products and Surface Clean… View this story