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A nice pair of 1978 la scala's with Crites crossovers and updated tweeters. While they are not the Forte I's I was looking for, I think I'll be able to soldier on.

My wife and I are going to the show in Boston. Can't wait

Now I'm hungry for Pez. At the same time I am laughing because you have managed to make a scam called golf actually pay. Good for you. Your post also points out the need to get insurance companies out of the way of health care. I don't like hearing about your chronic pain and the hassles you deal with because of it. You are not the only one here regarding that either. Best of luck. What is the big deal about concealed carry? If you lose it simply move on to open carry...(Texan talk).

To add to the turbo parts I've already posted... I bought many other things to start the build... Turbo, manifold, Inconel shielding, injectors, regulator, pressure gauge, manifold studs, intercooler, radiator, and the list goes on, but I still have more stuff to purchase as I figure out how I want to do things: So mostly what I got, was to work!

This should be interesting.....

I probably will, a long time ago I did a bunch of weddings for friends and others. I did a bunch because I was doing it for fun, some times they would buy my film and I would give it back to them when I was done, they would develop it, I didn't care. Now that's unusual, I would see the pictures later, only one time out of all I didn't. I was free and just happy to have someone paying for my practicing. This a pic from 4 years ago, my best friend who was paralyzed in a work accident. They had a party for their anniversary, I think 35th ? This pic of them shows them and on the table is a pic I took at their wedding back then. I was also the dj, had a RTR playing while I took the pictures, it was kind of crazy but it worked. The same day at the wedding I met his cousin, her name was Christy, a year later we got married. That was a crazy day, but everyone had fun, my friend Alvin only lasted about 6 months more after that anniversary.

^^^^^ Well curiosity got the best me and the Quartets are a playin'. Same 50 watt Peter Daniel gainclone chip amp I was using over the weekend with Jubes. When people speak of "signature or family sound" from a speaker brand it is certainly evident here. No need to describe the obvious physical difference of the Jube / Q or a two vs. three way but the overall sound is remarkably similar. I'm actually shocked how good the Q's sound since I have been listening to KHorns for a couple years and now Jubes. These are stock Quartets, OE crossovers. This is actually kind of crazy --- but no, the Jubes are not for sale! And probably not the Quartets now!

My choices would be in this order SAN ANTONIO DALLAS AARON CENTER BOSTON GARDEN

BLS is birch lacquer stained walnut or maple stain

Agreed, too high. They do look nice. Badges are in the wrong place on the grill. Crossovers could likely use a refresh. IMO, $1200 would be a more reasonable price given the cabinets look as good in person as they do in the photo. Matt ♪ ♫ ♪

You can use a sanding block, too....ESPECIALLY when you get THROUGH that furniture laquer and the sealer underneath it You never told us the serial number info, which would be helpful in determining two important things: How thick the oak veneer on the cabinets is.....AND what TYPE of furniture laquer and sealer were being used at the time by Klipsch. The veneers nowadays are thinner, and they are also applied to MDF. Prior to Klipsch going to MDF substrate for the veneer, they used Poplar lumber-core plywood for all the mitered cabinets. There MAY have been a time period BETWEEN the Poplar lumbercore and rolling into the MDF substrates where there was a very thin layer of a paper-like material UNDER the veneer/atop the substrate...this type of substrate layer was used when the wood companies went to THINNER veneer as an interim measure in order to be able to sand that very thin veneer, WITHOUT the plywood layer (which was cross-grained compared the the grain direction of the top veneer!) directly under that veneer causing the underlay of the plywood layer to show up if it was sanded too thin. I have no idea if Klipsch used any of that stuff or not, because I was not working there anymore when that stuff came out....BUT the veneer layer on the Klipsch speakers today is considerably thinner than what was on the poplar lumbercore used in my day working there.

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This guy was hanging out with us in the backyard yesterday.

noI haven't smoked weed since 87. My Dr. of 25 years has been pushing me to smoke it for my arthritis forever. Here in Illinois MM is legal, but you do lose your CC. Federal over rules state law. I'm out on WC since November for surgery on my elbow and hand, they are trying to decide whether to replace my right shoulder and if it will work. I severed 2 tendons that hold the rotator in place. Grafting in new tendons is a 20% success rate. So I pound Norco and now Percocet, I take 2 before I get out of bed. This will go on until I go to pain management. I ate 3 mg of peanut butter candy and waited. About 45 minutes later, my nerves came alive and I felt great. Not the least bit high but absolutely no pain for about 12 hours. So IDK how many people know or care what I do. I've been in the golf business since I was 11. In 2010 my health insurance went to 14K a year. I went to work overnight at WM so I could pick up health insurance (which would now be 22K/year) and continue to work at the course full time. I'm suppose to return to light duty tomorrow, but they want me gone. Even if I have a prescription for weed and I test positive, I lose my shitty job and the great health insurance. WM follows Federal law, not state, so the prescription means nothing. I would bet that within a week of going back to work, I get tested. I'm clean I think but this will go on until they wear me out or we end up in court over the WC claim. @dwilawyerTravis, you want to use me as the guinea pig and take on the biggest retailer in the world? BTW, @eth2 has been helping me thru this mess with OSHA and labor laws for about 1 1/2 years. Earl has gone way beyond anything I could ask for, doesn't matter the time of day, he answers me immediately. OSHA got them for retaliation, so they continue to try and get rid of me. At this point, I was told Tuesday, my position has been filled, they will let me know if and when I can go back to work. Oh, and they cut my WC checks off a month ago because I was paid for the grievance I filed against them. So I'm not on payroll, but I got paid so no money for you. If you've talked to me lately and I seemed crazed, it's because I am, I'm on the edge. I apologize to anyone who I have snapped off on, there's been a couple of you. My mind is just scrambled right now. Sorry for the rant, the MM was amazing to me and it won't kill me like the pills I eat like PEZ Mark

so, I'm sure I'm not the only one whose life has been a little busy. but a little while back, I finally connected with forum member Tom Adams and made a deal for his '72 oiled walnut CW he posted here: fs-oiled-walnut-vert-horn-conrwalls/ wow! really good looking, awesome sounding great pair of speakers! I just love them! finally posting to the "what I got" thread because I finally had some time to resize photos & compose a little about them. (a 3hr + layover @ ATL on yet another work trip, what better time to post to the forum, right?) anyway, they are just as beautiful in person as they look online. recommend the seller. he delivered as advertised, even helped me load them up. what a guy! anyway, here they are. did I say that I absolutely love them?!? (I would post more but even trying to downsize photos, it still says I'm over the size limit. oh well.) but maybe this link works like I hope it does linky thing

Keep in mind that he stated "in my area"...which means he can do a local pickup instead of needing to pay for shipping...or needing to drive a long way to get them...Shipping can run another 100 bucks to way more than that...and...driving a long distance to get them can be as costly or more than the shipping costs. Also, "in my area" means that he can go look at them/listen to them prior to the purchase commitment. Sometimes it is just BETTER all the way around to suck up the extra item-cost of a local purchase item than it is to wait for a lower price elsewhere.

Found these La Scalla's: https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/ele/6069960581.html They look pretty clean. They are the the black birch la Scala's built in 1977. I'm thinking about buying them. I wanted to see what you guys thought? There are actually 4 of these speakers. None have sequential serial numbers but all look the same. There aren't any pictures in the Craigslist listing but I had the seller e-mail me some photos which are attached.

Were going to the mountains in E Tennessee next week for a wedding, but besides that one day I am hoping to get some pictures the rest of the time, it's the only part I am excited about really.

Tonight's the night for the big final in men's hoops. Zag is the Vegas favorite which surprises me a little. Should be a great game.

The Chicago market is interesting in that there is a decent volume of used equipment and a good number of potential buyers. Milwaukee seems to have a lot of Klipsch gear and lower prices. Buyers perspective: Chicago has a chance for some great deals. However, there a lot of competition for the cheap gear deals (plenty of forum members fighting for them). The sellers around here are more likely to try to raise the price when they get a lot of interest in their under priced gear. I find that smaller town people stick to their word more. Most of my cheap audio purchases, I have had to drive for. Sellers perspective: A seller that wants top dollar in a small town is both helped and hurt, there is less competition in the selling market, but fewer buyers. A patient person in Chicago can get a higher price. However, when trying to wait out a good sale price, often a similar item will pop up and sell quickly, if potential buyers see that, they try to talk you down. Patience and reasonable prices are a sellers best chance of getting a higher price. Prices: We should not get caught up on the best price things sold for. There are deals to be had out there and if you are patient and lucky (and willing to drive), you can find them. However, don't think that because a pair of Forte popped up and sold immediately at $200 that $500 isn't a fair price for them. We may be better informed about what gear has sold for, but that doesn't mean we should expect that pricing. My buying practices: I normally don't contact a seller unless I am wiling to pay their asking price. I'll be honest, I normally only contact the sellers with under priced items. The only times I offer less is if the item is not as described or it states obo. I factor in the deal the driving, will it still be a good deal, if it isn't quite as described? I occasionally offer more than the listed price to make sure they hold the item for me. My selling practices: I assess the gear and price things fairly based on condition. I don't start overly high thinking I will be talked down. I have people stop by and try to talk me down, they say "This is CL you have to give me something off." No, actually I don't, if it is priced fairly. I have had many repeat customers. Last thought: I have been wrong on pricing. People have overpriced things, I figured they would never sell for that and they sometimes sell quickly. You only need one good buyer to sell high. These look to be good condition La Scala. There very well may be a buyer that is waiting around for a nice pair and willing to pay $2000. I don't know of many new speakers out there that can rival the La Scala for anywhere near the price

Nice player. Good luck with your sale. Bill

First, always dust, clean, wipe, etc. speakers(and gear), especially black, before taking photos. Made that mistake many times because photos seem to pick up every blemish, dust, etc. that you just might not see from the naked eye. Other than that maybe a black wood marker along the edges where the veneer meets. Can't hurt to give the speaker grills a warm tub bath(mild dishwashing liquid). You will be amazed just how dirty that bath water will be after a couple of hours soaking. Bill

Old ones

I go, set top box---TV---DAC---to active crossover to amps.

Listen PUNK! They are a slight upgrade, very slight, I have an issue with the 9K they are asking. Let's see, 20 years old, finish is damaged all around, yea it's all you, put on your big boy pants and go git em Mark

I saw PF in a domed stadium around 1986, it sounded good. I saw Roger Waters at an outdoor amphitheater in 2006 and his sound was excellent. He seems like he wants it to sound good, Floyd and Waters would spend money on sound and visual.

Plus a $100 Academy that looks pretty sweet in the photo.

Easily worth the money. GLWS.

but they sure are pretty. for the little I follow LS pricing, I agree - high. where's @wvu80 and his vast knowledge of heritage Klipsch? btw - BLS -> what is that? Birch Lacquer <what>?

Way too high.

KSP's, probably 300's or 400's. They're not bad by any means, but there's a fairly substantial list of problems that people have reported with them that require aftermarket fixes. Bracing issues, amp issues, things that if you were going to pay a premium - you expect the manufacture to take care of so you don't have to worry about it. They are perhaps worth $300-$500, depending on if the amp works, condition and what KSP they actually are. But there are much better deals out there at that price than the KSP's anyway - so...it's a rather moot point. (Also, some very touchy people get highly offended if you say anything critical of them, regardless if it's right or not.) As for this "back room at Best Buy" - I'm guessing that means Magnolia...and all I have to say to that is - not even a little. Meat by-product storage has no business in a Best Buy - perhaps a radio shack where you can buy at least some of the parts to make it more than storage.

Yep. Because why? Who makes the laws? Who contributes money to the people wanting to get reelected so they can make the laws for their friends benefit? If dandelions got people high, they would never be seen again in public.

Klipsch is letting me custom order an "unofficial" product they don't sell to the public. I think we are all very lucky, to have this opportunity. I'm happy. Just saying...

I found a guy locally that went through it for me. It works MUCH better, and sounds noticeably better.

http://www.manymoonsaudio.com/ Paul has a waiting list, but he is extremely good! And he is a member here.

Yes. Anything with flat acoustically reflective surfaces--either at the loudspeakers or near the prime listening position(s). Move them away by at least 4 feet. If you've got diffusion panels, make sure that they're good down to 300 Hz: most diffusion panels don't do very well in that regard (the requirements wind up producing too thick panels). I really don't recommend nearfield diffusion based on the best information that I have now, but rather nearfield absorption. Preserving the phase of higher frequency harmonics is essential for clarity of presentation. But that's another subject... Chris

No problem mate. I bought my C2500 from them NIB (at the current price listed minus any fees or shipping) and it had an issue where the left meter lagged 32dB behind the right (1kz tone at 0 dB). I called on Friday was told that a tech would call on Monday as he was out. Tech called and said forget troubleshooting (I had done that by injecting the tone directly via USB stick) and told me the salesman would call in a few. He didn't. I called back Tuesday, talked to the salesman and he apologized as he didn't get the word that he was supposed to call but he had already shipped out a new unit and emailed me a UPS slip return to be done at my convenience. Done, done and done. GREAT service. No muss, no fuss. Perfect all the way.

I would run conduit and as large as you can possibly get away with. If you don't run conduit run more cables than you think you will use, I promise you'll be thankful later. Run Cat6 everywhere ,almost everything short of power can be run through it including HDMI. I would still run the actual HDMI's that you know you will need . Think Projector and Flat Screen even if you don't plan on it at first. Think Atmos even if you're not planning on it, There is so much else , ventilation , lighting etc , etc. Think about your layout and then overthink it again and again . Once the walls are up and insulated you are pretty much stuck with what you have . You ceiling can be your friend if you leave it accessible some how for running new wire Pro's can wall fish down an insulated wall (it can suck but it can be done) horizontally once you hit a stud you are done ( There are a few ways to maybe get through but it is time consuming thus expensive). After you have made your decisions and it's all done , sit back and enjoy

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For me, the evaluation should prove out whether or not the La Scalas have deep enough bass to satisfy my tastes (BTW...they don't...). However, good horn-loaded bass is difficult to pass up in my experience. Pairing with good horn-loaded subs usually helps this deficiency out--pretty effectively. (YMMV.) So I'd bring music selections that are heavy on bass (below 100 Hz) and midbass (100-400 Hz) performance. You know the pitch of a tuning fork (A=440 Hz)...which is squarely in the midrange. An octave below that is the midbass, etc. You can figure that one out. First: make sure that the loudspeakers are about the same distance out of the corners of the room in both rooms. If the loudspeakers aren't within 4-5 feet of the corners of the room, ask if you can place them there. Make sure that there's something on the floor (like carpet) to soak up the excess midrange energy from about 400-2000 Hz. Try placing something like a thick towel or quilted fabric across the top of the speakers if they are in a room with little absorption--especially if there's thin or no carpet on the floor. Cornwalls typically hide their bass modulation distortion initially, so you need some music selection that has a lot of bass+midbass at the same time. Listen for clarity of midbass performance (100-400 Hz) over the bass lines at listening volumes that are above 80 dB at the listening position (i.e., you can't talk over the performance without shouting). Use something with a lot of kick drum and listen for garbling of the midbass in the Cornwalls during those transients. Listen for midbass and midrange clarity with walking guitar lines-up and down and kick drum playing at the same time. Listen to lower male voices (i.e., not a screaming falsetto rock lead singer) and contralto female voices --like your typical female jazz singer. Turn up the volume until your eyes just begin to blink when the kick drum or crash cymbals are struck, then listen to the female or male voice. It should be crystal clear. Again, the issue that I'd try to put to rest is whether or not the higher modulation distortion of the Cornwall bass bins affect the listening experience. I'm pretty sensitive to this type of distortion. Modulation distortion makes the lower midrange and midbass sound opaque and defocused. The other type of distortion to listen for is something known as group delay distortion. This type of distortion occurs with vented boxes--like the Cornwall, but really not in the horn-loaded bass of the La Scalas. Listen carefully to kick drum transients with your best and cleanest jazz combo recordings that have heavy kick drum presence that hasn't been rolled off during mastering. Is the kick drum very tight and extremely well defined, or is it sloppy and overbearing? You'll hear this one easily. Otherwise, the differences are minimal. The K-400 midrange horn in the La Scala is a bit longer than the K-700 in the Cornwall (i.e., these are approximately the crossover frequencies from bass to midrange). The thing to listen for is overall balance of the midrange to bass and tweeter to midrange. Sometimes the capacitors in the crossovers age too much and roll off the highs and midrange relative to the bass. This is easily fixed with $50 worth of new capacitors. Chris

Just bought some brand new RF7s and a RC64 center to match. I'm gonna get the reference premiere surrounds as soon as the budget allows... But as for these speakers, they're riduclous. Just the right kind of ridiculous, too. Sent from my VS986 using Tapatalk

I was having some coffee with an old friend this morning and he mentioned needing to haul a bunch of crud out of his storage unit to the thrift store. Long story short, He gave me a Jamo 7.2 center channel speaker, a Denon AVR-1312 (with remote but missing the volume knob), and a KSW-10! A little rough around the edges, but it all works !

Comfy new LazyBoy task chair from Costco . Been eyeing them since before Christmas at $299. , price dropped to $149. and I bit .

If memory serves they use a pair of 0.47uf/600VDC. I took out the Hovland that came in my last pair and replaced them with Duelund Cast Copper PIO. My wallet is still in the recovery room. Lol!

Specific to general with a very large sample is poor science. Amateur diagnosis of your addictions is valueless. No conclusions of any significance to be drawn. Dave

Very good chance we sell these separately down the line. As I have said in other threads, you can expect that we will be selling a lot more accessories on our website in the future, so customers don't have to dig through customer support for things like grilles and such. While we have a friendly relationship with the folks at U-Turn, we never officially discussed a collaboration with them. The company you are thinking of is VPI whose turntables we featured in our booth at CES - albeit with no Klipsch branding. There is a good chance that you see a higher-end turntable in the future from Klipsch and a company like VPI would make a lot of sense to partner with for that.

I know there have been many questions and concerns about how Klipsch might change under the ownership of Audiovox. Here is what I can contribute: I've spent the past 20 years making Klipsch my life. Music has always been part of my core. It's not likely either of these things will change. During those years, consumer electronics, the music industry, and Klipsch have all been in constant transformation. Under Audiovox, our evolution will continue. However, the core values of Klipsch have remained constant since the founding in 1946: premium, high performance sound. Even today we are experiencing a resurgence of high end American craftsmanship in unique, high performance audio products. Our factory in Hope, Arkansas is currently at capacity of manufacturing for the first time in 10 years. One of the key motivators in Audiovox's decision to partner with Klipsch is our dedication and commitment to the high performance audio experience and premium brand position. Audiovox is a global leader in CE based entertainment systems, particularly hi-end car audio. Their 47 years experience in delivering high performance systems is a key reason Porsche, BMW, and Bentley have chosen to make Audiovox a supplier of choice in their in car experience programs. Audiovox has a proven track record regarding acquisitions of premium companies, maintaining their commitment to performance, quality, and the essential understanding for these companies to maintain their unique DNA. Among these are Oehlbach, Heco, Mac Audio, Schwaiger, and Magnat, to name a few. Ultimately time will tell, but in my humble view this transformative action puts Klipsch group, our employees, and our business partners on a path to maintain and grow our global leadership in high performance sound. I ask our supporters to give this a chance. I, for one, would never have gone along with the change unless it was clear just how beneficial this transaction would be to our future. Paul