About

 

Paducah Home Theater was created by owner/president Cory Harrison (pictured with the girls on the Klipsch social media team) out of a passion for all things audio as well as being a huge movie geek. The journey started with IASCA and SPL competitions in car audio, and moved to electrical engineering school in hopes of being the guy who designs massive concerts.  After "life" happened, he ended up being the first graduate of Murray State's popular Telecommunication Systems Management program, working as a software engineer for a bank data processor as well as consulting for several aerospace and defense oriented semiconductor manufacturers.  Nowadays he is a full time audio dealer, primarily responsible for sales, new business development, running the local showroom, and dealing with local warehousing issues.  

 

Steven Due on the right (pictured with Klipsch engineer Roy Delgado on the left) is a huge audio enthusiast. He began his audio adventure at the young age of 14, hustling car audio gear out of the back of a minivan during high school. He took a break from doing this in 2005 and served in the United States Navy as an Aviation Electronics Technician for 8 years, working on F/A-18 fighter jet communication, radar, and navigation systems. After moving back from overseas, he was able to get into brands like Klipsch, SVS, and Denon, at this point realizing just how much audio meant to him, the hobby never got old. He currently spends his days as a Parts Manager for Central Power Systems and Services, a large Detroit Diesel and Allison Transmission distribution company that covers the central United States. In his off time he enjoys helping fellow enthusiasts with troubleshooting, setting up, and piecing together the ultimate Hi-Fi / home theater systems.

 

Jason Metzger's love for audio and video started at a young age. Following his brother’s band around to different shows every weekend sparked an intense interest in music. His early production days were centered on creating music videos for local artists and talent which was the seed that grew into a future career in video production. After graduating from Ball State University with a degree in Production Telecommunications, he began working/touring as Video Technical Director for The Price is Right Live. When his son was born though, he decided to break away from life on the road and started working for Klipsch. While this was a great gig and an awesome opportunity, he parted ways with Klipsch after a few years and opened his own production company called All At Once Productions. He continued (and is still) creating videos for Klipsch as their preferred contract videographer. After linking up with Cory on the Klipsch-Owners Facebook page, the PHT TV channel was born and, the rest is YouTube history.

 

 

Mark Daley is the brains behind our operation, keeping things running like a finely tuned machine in the background. He is a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Marketing. He has a strong logistical background and is in charge of purchasing, order processing, shipping, customer service, warranty issues, along with sales. He strives to offer outstanding performance, value and service to all of our customers, there isn't a shipping issue that cant be solved. Mark was a customer and member of the Klipsch Owners Facebook Group before starting to work remotely with us three years ago. His first Klipsch purchase began when looking at KG2 's and ended up buying Forte II on a snowy Christmas Eve  then trying to figure out how they and a buddy would fit in a Chevy Cavalier. This made quite the impression that the dealer remembered it 20 years later. Mark's other interests are woodworking, publishing a daily fraternity email with old pictures and new events, scale modeling, touring historical sites and reading.

  

PHT's Klipsch truck might as well be listed as it's own character in the organization, as it's pretty much famous worldwide among Klipsch fans at this point.  After seeing his first Ford Raptor in person at the 2018 CES show while walking to the Klipsch booth, the owner Cory was stopped in his tracks and promised himself that one day he'll own one.  When that day came, instead of using the usual cheap looking, hard to read, and busy designs that are so prevalent on the work trucks of most stereo dealers, the decision was made to turn it into an easily identifiable homage to Klipsch.  Working with a graphic designer, a world class wrap design was created.  We are quite proud of the result at least.  

 

 

Then of course there is the showroom.  It's not exactly full of state of the art automation like at some places in large cities, but there is nowhere else anywhere near here where you can experience 4,000 square feet worth of hi-fi gear with a strong emphasis on Heritage speakers.  A guitar showroom is also part of the building, with an emphasis on Breedlove acoustics but also Schecter, Dean, Marshall, and Ampeg.  

 

 

What started as a mission to bring the excitement of home theater to the immediate western Kentucky area has taken a life of it's own, with a much broader reach.  At this point, our service in terms of logistics can rival most anywhere, with fast shipping in general, freight service whenever possible, and one of the nicest warehouses out there.  We are one of the top dealers with multiple brands that we carry.  Just as one example we put more Klipsch Jubilees into residential homes than anybody, anywhere.  

 

This growth doesn't negate the personal touch though.  The industry is full of salespeople who aren't passionate to put it nicely, who have misled ideas about audio science, who are more concerned about their commission than about helping you, who can't answer the hard questions, and who have limited first hand experience with the nicer items.  We strive to be different.  

 

Notable accomplishments:

  • one of the top stocking dealers of Klipsch Heritage
  • Klipsch Heritage Jubilee launch partner
  • Top residential dealer for pro style Klipsch Jubilees for several years
  • Top Klipsch Cornwall dealer, 2022
  • Top Klipsch Heritage Jubilee dealer, 2023
  • 2023 AXPONA presenting dealer for Perlisten
  • exclusive Q Acoustics factory B-stock supplier
  • one of only six Q Acoustics 3000i series dealers
  • one of only 2 or 3 showrooms with both hi-fi and guitars available

 

Currently we are primarily a dealer for:

Klipsch speakers including Heritage and Professional

Perlisten Audio, one of the first dealers in North America

SVS subwoofers and speakers including Ultra

Parasound amplifiers including Halo

Cyrus Audio, Q Acoustics, SurgeX, Sony TV's and projectors, JVC projectors, Sanus racks, Octane seating, AudioQuest, NAD, English Acoustics tube amps, Xilica DSP's, BlueSound streamers, Cary  Audio tube amps, EAT (European Audio Team) turntables, Denon, Marantz, Norstone racks, Breedlove guitars, Schecter guitars, Dean guitars, Marshall amps, Ampeg bass amps, 

and more.  

We are primarily a national retailer who empowers, helps, and educates DIY guys.  We don't have time for installations to be honest, but referrals to top design services, audio calibration, and video calibrators are available.  Call 270-556-8427 to see what is possible.