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My first pair will be here Thursday....needless to say, I am happy about that.

Have a look! http://www.ktbs.com/arklatex-made/30406762/detail.html

http://imgur.com/gallery/YiOLx My brother sent me this link. Great pictures. Enjoy!

I cannot recommend this album strongly enough. I first heard the title track in Bob Crites office through his Jubilees. The lows on the title track were lows I have never heard before or experienced. As soon as I got home I ordered the cd for myself and when it arrived I was not disappointed. I have the Definitive Technology PF-15 sub and while it may not be the best sub in the world it can go low, 18hz to be exact, (however the human ear can only hear down to 20hz). I guarantee you the lows on that track reached every bit of what the sub could handle. In words I really can't convey how low it was. I have the titanic cd and this was lower. You need to order a copy of the cd and not only enjoy the music but feel the lows in that song. If you have heard it, maybe you can back me up on this! If there is anything you have heard that is extremely low please share!! I would like to hear it!! Side note: Mr Crites told me that this is one of the songs that they will play at Klipsch in Indianapolis to demonstrate range of the speakers.

Happy b'day Carl!

Yes, thanks for posting the pix. They certainly are good-looking speakers. Not to be a pester, but here are a couple of cautions: first, lacquer never truly hardens, so it's important to be careful when placing things on a lacquered surface, since they can leave dents in the lacquer. I was told this by Steve Phillips at Klipsch customer service. The tweeters on my LS2s are sitting on large cardboard sheets, since I didn't want any dents from the small rubber feet of the tweeter stands. Some La Scala and Belle owners have even had sheets of plate glass custom cut to fit their cabinet tops to protect the speakers from leaky planters, former friends who put drinks on them, and so on. Second, the baseboard heater beside the right speaker could damage the veneer of the cabinet, or at the very least dry it out. If it's not practical to move the speaker, maybe consider making some sort of heat shield to protect it. Something as simple as a piece of something stiff (wood, cardboard, plastic) wrapped in aluminum foil would keep the heat away from the speaker. I used something similar when I wanted to use a woodstove that was a bit too close to a speaker. In the case of baseboard heaters, I just keep the speakers well away from them. The main thing is to enjoy the music. Have you gone through your whole collection yet, to see how it sounds through your LS2s? When I first got my La Scalas, some tunes sounded like different pieces of music, compared with how they'd sounded with my previous gear.

Oh I have no doubt it's loud. Looks like a pro sub and they play loud just not low at all. Lots of stuff below 38 hz in movies. That's where all rumbling happens. I've been told that same brand 15 and 18 that the 18 will move twice as much air so it would take double the 15's to equal an 18. You have a monster room. I'd want at least the 4 I have to get reference levels. I'd prolly do 6 or 8 in that size of room. And as far as anything keeping up? Subs just get turned down, headroom is SOOO nice to have. That's what my 4 18's gave me over my dual Svs ultras.

The waiting game is almost over. When I return I will finally have the system of my dreams. Youth has been saying for years he would help me find a system like this I could buy. Youthman.....You ROCK! I am ridiculously excited..... RF7ii's - Fronts RC-7 - Center RS-35's - Sides RS-35's - Rears Mackie SRS1500 Sub

I'm considering hosting a Meetup / Get together at my home. I don't have a date but wanted to see who might be interested if coming if I hosted one.

id think a polite phone call would do the trick in a bind. 60% of the time it works every time.

Cash and pick-up only. $1950 or best reasonable offer. Set up to be listened to. I'm in Green Island, NY. Just outside of Albany. 1977 La Scalas fastrac midrange horns from Daves Fastlane audio. Very nice upgrade over k-400 horn, also have ALK universal crossovers from ALK Engineering. All original drivers. The cabinet side walls have been beefed up and added some bracing as well to alleviate side wall flex that original La Scalas are noted for...then new oak veneer applied. The tweeters are top mounted with felt pads to reduce reflections and cosmetically cover the original tweeter opening on front baffle...easily put back to original if wanted. The top mounts did increase openness of sound significantly. You can google Daves Fastlane and ALK Engineering to research upgrades....they are near $800 upgrades. These sound incredible and will easily generate clean live sound pressure levels with very little power. They have very nice sound quality and will play as loud as anyone would want. They are subtle but can absolutely assault you as well. No k-400 colorations with the fastracs and the crossovers are adjustable for the midrange to suite your taste. Also added are some 4" legs to lift them off the floor slightly....very nice improvement in mid-bass clarity when this was done. . .also protects speaker and makes them very easy to move. Absolutely no marks on cabinets. These speakers are beautiful and unique esthetically, and sound sublime. Will include a Polk Audio DSW MicroPRO 1000 Subwoofer Speaker, (purchased in May, 2013) for an additional $300. Blends very well with La Scalas.

Wonder what they'd do with mine?

We took a cruise in September. On the way home my wife commented that she loved the fact she hadn't heard, "speaker", or "amp" or "craigslist" the whole time we were gone! Lol. So I can see the scene, "hey, honey, surprise! We are going to Florida.........(hand over mouth, slightly coughing and spoken fast) and while we are there I'm gonna go to Youthmans and hear some music and watch a movie......"!!

I received the Roadshow Crossovers last Thursday, and I installed them on Friday. I invited a buddy over who is a Klipsch Chorus II owner, he is now an even bigger believer in the La Scalas! We first listened to TH49's recapped AL-3s, which compared to my ALs were fantastic! I then installed the Super AAs, we were impressed, over a wide variety of music, from Jazz, to Classical, from Classic Rock to modern Blues, Eagles to AC/DC, we listened at low volume settings, to I thought my ears would bleed. Across all of that one thing really stood out; clarity, I heard things on CDs I have owned for 25 years, that I had never heard before. Even my wife, who is far from an audiophile commented on the difference, that blew me away. System wise, I do not have the best setup, I now have an older Sony 5 channel receiver driving the La Scalas, and it is a far cry from the Yamaha system that drove them until the pre-amp succumbed to one to many PCS move. I did notice that it took just a little more volume to get the same level of sound, but not nearly enough to overcome the benefit of how great the sound was, I'm talking 8 instead of 6, I can certainly live with that. It just seems that every frequency was more vivid, while I wouldn't say it necessarily increased the bass response, it was more present, I'm not one for a lot of bass, so I could be making no sense there. Overall I am very impressed, and I am very thankful to Dean for the opportunity to give them a test drive. Job well done. Dave Beeman

Philly is right on. When I first upgraded to the RF-83's, not only did they provide a tremendous amount of bass, I noticed they have a very "tall" and "wide" sound to them. They effortlessly fill the room with beautiful, refined sound and are a great fit for both 2ch and for HT.

That CD even sounds great on my LaScalas. Victor Wooten is an amazing bass player.

Good luck with the sale!!

I haven't heard that one in years... I will have to dig out my cd and give it a listen again. I forgot that it was so good for bass... I will have to make it one of the first cds I listen to with my Triax sub when it arrives.

Steel leads on parts in high current audio paths sound bad. This also includes 'copperweld' leads, steel leads flashed with copper and then tinned (frequently used on capacitors and resistors). Massive brass connectors. Minimalist types seem to sound better, the best RCA plugs I ever heard were some very cheap Radio Shack types with virtually no metal in them, and plastic handles.

I guess this turned into a metallurgy thread? Shakey

the pics are SOOOOO small

Mounting info.

Good luck walking home with it.

We just need a single maintained thread that's locked. And if members want their names in it simply pm chad or whoever would run it with name and location. And then keep em in large areas (northeast, southeast, Midwest, etc) then list actual cities. AVS has it don't know why we can't have it.

Belts are cheap. I would start there and hope you get lucky.

When I first went to 5.1 I used Fortes as surrounds. I thought the sound was fantastic until the day came when I has too much time on my hands. I hauled my La Scalas down to the basement for the hell of it and I couldn't believe the difference, no going back. There is less of a difference for the rears in 7.1 however. I used the Fortes in the back but they were wasted back there, all you really need is quality mid range for the rears. That said, Fortes do a fine job for LR surround, unless of course you have a spare pair of La Scalas (or Belles, or K-horns).