I had read about Klipsch speakers for many years when I walked into a shop that I wasn't even certain was an audio business until I found myself looking at Nakamichi, Klipsch, McIntosh, Crown, Audio Research, ADS, PSB, Luxman and several other notable brands. This was in the mid-80s, in a small town, and the owner had almost every current model of every brand on display, especially the TOTL models. Room after room, and in the biggest one I heard Khorns for the first time, and was highly impressed. I spent about an hour with the owner, then found myself with a job because of all the info I had read over the years about the products, and my general experience in sales. Added two more semesters to a rather checkered collegiate experience while working full-time there, the most fun I ever had OTJ.
The Khorn was my dream speaker for awhile, and I finally procured a pair that I ultimately sold, but kept a pair of Fortes that fit my bedroom well. If my den were configured differently, I'd have kept the corner-horns, too. Unless I had room for some big Maggies, which is a rabbit tunnel I'd love to spelunk. Just wouldn't be able to pull them far enough from the back wall, even if I had a pair. The Khorn experience left me very mindful of speaker-to-room matching. Every time I think maybe I should sell the Fortes, I just turn on the system back there and quickly change my mind.
Interesting to me was the owner's story of how his business began. He spent all his time studying, and his wife told him he needed to find a hobby they could share. He chose audio, and they went to Hope to check out Khorns. Subsequently made a handshake deal with Paul Klipsch to sell Klipsch speakers from his home, which turned into a business requiring its own space. Like most audio emporiums, it exists no longer, more's the pity. Ran into the owner in a nice restaurant a few years later and he told me his top audio years were mine, and bought me a juicy filet mignon as we talked things audio.