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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I will assume you know who and what Klipsch is if you are reading this review. If you don't, Paul W. Klipsch is one on the pioneers of audio and so, so, so much more, the book will tell you everything. Klipsch is a large speaker company started over 50 years ago and is flourishing to this day. The most famous product is the $6,000 Klipschorn, and is still sold today, over 50 years after it was introduced by Paul W. Klipsch.The book is great, it gives his life's story, like any biography would and is fascinating, this man is like a god in the way he lived his life and helped others. The rest of the book is a detailed look at his many patents and other technical information. Many pictures are included. Also, the many stories and quotes from Klipsch let you get inside his head. If you are even slightly interested in audio, this book will be a treat. I have a feeling this book will end its printing life eventually (look at the sales rank...), so you might want to buy it while it is available.
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Summary: Childishly Written
Review: If you want to read a biography about a great american hero and visionary this is it. Complete with his patents, original letters and humor. I never new the total story about this wonderful man but I do now. Does not bog down with alot of nothing information but rather keeps a good pace and has so much information in these 200 plus pages you have to read it like I have, 3 times already!!! I keep picking up new things all of the time. I especially liked the old vintage Klipsch ads which were so much a look-see into Paul's personality. A must read for anyone not just audiophiles.
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Summary: best biography ever written
Review: If you want to read a biography about a great american hero and visionary this is it. Complete with his patents, original letters and humor. I never new the total story about this wonderful man but I do now. Does not bog down with alot of nothing information but rather keeps a good pace and has so much information in these 200 plus pages you have to read it like I have, 3 times already!!! I keep picking up new things all of the time. I especially liked the old vintage Klipsch ads which were so much a look-see into Paul's personality. A must read for anyone not just audiophiles.
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Summary: This is not a biography of Paul Klipsch
Review: This is one of the worst biographies I have ever read. In fact is it not a biography of Paul Klipsch at all. It is a tribute to him by his second wife, ghost written by the ¡°authors¡±. Paul¡¯s life before his second wife hardly exists. We learn almost nothing of his life with his first wife. Worse, the technical aspects of Paul¡¯s life are almost ignored. Paul W. Klipsch was a great engineer, an entrepreneur, and a great man for what he did with his money (an Engineering school is named after him for his extensive support). But what made all this possible were the technical innovations which he brought to the audio industry, and these nontechnical authors don¡¯t have a clue what that is all about. So this is not a biography of Paul W. Klipsch. A better title would be ¡°My Life with Paul W. Klipsch ¨C by his Second Wife¡±.
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Summary: This is not a biography of Paul Klipsch
Review: This is one of the worst biographies I have ever read. In fact is it not a biography of Paul Klipsch at all. It is a tribute to him by his second wife, ghost written by the ¡°authors¡±. Paul¡¯s life before his second wife hardly exists. We learn almost nothing of his life with his first wife. Worse, the technical aspects of Paul¡¯s life are almost ignored. Paul W. Klipsch was a great engineer, an entrepreneur, and a great man for what he did with his money (an Engineering school is named after him for his extensive support). But what made all this possible were the technical innovations which he brought to the audio industry, and these nontechnical authors don¡¯t have a clue what that is all about. So this is not a biography of Paul W. Klipsch. A better title would be ¡°My Life with Paul W. Klipsch ¨C by his Second Wife¡±.
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Summary: Childishly Written
Review: This is the clumsiest, most poorly written hardcover I have ever read. The last chapter, amazingly worst than the others, is totally incoherent. I have no idea how this could have gotten published. From what I know of Paul Klipsch and his personality, having only spent one evening with him, I believe he would find this book an utter embarrassment, That said, if you're interested in some tidbits about the life of Paul Klipsch there are a lot of them here. But be forewarned, it reads exactly like sorting through a shoebox full of miscellaneous notes and scraps of paper.
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