Digital Home Thoughts: Klipsch Shares Their Secrets to the Sound of Success

"Needless to say, we were quite curious to hear about (and see) what all goes into imagining, designing, testing and qualifying the 'buds and speakers that we've enjoyed for so many years, and if you share that same level of curiosity, join us after the break for the full walkthrough (and a few heretofore unreleased secrets, to boot)."

The folks at Engadget made a trip to the Klipsch headquarters and got a peek into the processes that go behind developing and manufacturing headphones and speakers. Going through the tour gives you a greater appreciation of the effort that goes into high quality sound equipment. It is not as simple as slapping together a few pieces of metal and magnets. Despite what some conspiracy theorists might tell you, there is a difference between cheap, token earbuds that come with most mp3 players and higher priced, quality equipment.