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There's no need to overthink things. Now that you've got your La Scalas in place, take some time to get accustomed to their sound, before making any changes. If and when you do make any changes, you want to improve the sound, not just change it. To be sure of that, you need to be really familiar with the sound of your Scalas as they are. Happy listening!

Good old Brick and mortar, local store. Official Mobile Fidelity distributor has more freedom in calculation of discounts, and that is why I got a good deal. But only one machine in silver, and I grabbed it 🙂

CD player Musical Fidelity M3SCD, black friday deal, was almost half the price for a new player with 2 year warranty.

In case you hadn't seen this, I've enjoyed it several times. He hits the nail on the head!

Congrats on the La Scala's from another NoCal La Scala owner. The only change I made to mine was to put a pair of @Deang Universal crossovers in mine. I've driven them with various McIntosh tube and solid state amps. They like them all. Getting great sound from a tiny Ayima A07 Chinese chip amp currently selling on Amazon for $60! I have many other pairs of speakers that I love and use, but the La Scala's are truly special, and since I live in a small house that won't accommodate Khorns, they will always be here.

Congrats! You got a fantastic buy by today's market! Most would have paid $2k for those. I don't need a pair and couldn't walk from those for even $1500. I'd buy a set to have in storage for that price. I used LaScala for a decade before moving to Khorns. If you run a subwoofer with those, you aren't missing much from the Khorns. Wonderful to hear your wife's impression. My wife had the same...and had the same again when I changed to Khorn. Nice to have their approval. I wouldn't be afraid to change the caps. I used JEM. Pull the entire crossover out. Break it apart and clean all connections well. I used a little sandpaper on all connections and then Qtip with alcohol. Sand all the spade connectors too. Honestly, I didn't hear any difference with the caps and cleaning...but I feel better about it. I would enjoy hearing ongoing impressions and experiences!

Hooked up to 5700 front channels. Ran cd with direct through in stereo mode. Wife said “Wow” now to start the cleaning

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Hi all, new here and hoping to get some input. I have an Onkyo TX-SR805 receiver; I'm just using it for 2 channel audio. It is rated 130 WPC across all channels, so I do assume a safe 130 into just two of them, I run the pure audio mode so no tone controls or EQ. Currently I have two set of speakers I'm running. (1 pair at a time, not all four together) 1. Polk Tsi400, 91 dB sensitivity, rated 20-200 watts. 2. Energy XL-28p, 92 dB sensitivity, rated 15-225 watts. "in theory" these are within the range of the Onkyo. It's in the shop, so I can go loud and not set the neighbors off, but in the last two weeks, one of the tweeters on the Polk and one on the Energy have blown. One was on the left side, the other was the right speaker, so I don't "think" I lost a channel, no breakers popped or fuses blown. I do play loud, (I do run a woodshop), but we aren't talking concert levels here. So, I said to heck with repairing them, and decided to shop- I came across a set of matched 1985 era Heresy that I am picking up today. I know they are much higher sensitivity than either of the other speakers but I'm worried that I'm gonna damage them. Not sure what to do other than hook it up and see, but am hopeful someone can weigh in with experience running Heresy and Onkyo. Thanks in advance, and glad to be here.

I'm looking for a nice pair of La Scalas in good condition, willing to pay a reasonable price. Preferably original, wood grain rather than black. I'm new to the Klipsch world. Not too long ago I inherited a pair of original Fortes. I was a casual listener, using mostly headphones on the go. I set the Fortes up in a make-shift listening space and I was really taken aback by their sound. I found myself more and more looking for reasons to just sit and listen to music. What surprised me most was the Forte's clarity and how they changed the type of music I listen to. I'm looking for better quality recordings and slower music where I can focus on the instruments, their separation and tonal quality. I'm looking to repurpose a room and set up a dedicated listening space. I've been doing a lot of reading on the Klipsch Community forums. I've considered upgrading the Fortes but I really can't resist the lure of the La Scalas. From what I can gather they will give me more of what I like about the Fortes. They are also so iconic looking and may be more flexible in my space. So, if you have a pair of La Scalas you are considering selling or if know of someone who might be, I'd appreciate if you'd send me a message. My search area is Ontario and anywhere in the US within a good day's drive from Buffalo. Cheers and thanks in advance!

Title pretty much says it all need to down size my stereo these speakers sound absolutely amazing the 2" exit driver is a game changer with my Carver VTA-180's it was like having the band right here in the living room of course my neighbors didn't appreciate that as much as I did. Currently I'm running these with my little Carver 275 amplifier and they still sound awesome with plenty of kick if you're local (Snohomish WA) and interested send me a PM and we'll set up a listening session. I bought the k-691's from @Schu and the Beyma's brand new my asking price is basically what I have into these in parts Chorus II cabinets thrown in for free. Below is thread where I detailed the build, these changed from 396's to 325's as I strongly preferred the 325 crossovers in this application: Below is the CL listing: https://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/ele/d/snohomish-modified-klipsch-chorus-iis/7689238951.html

I need to know which turntable to get my husband. He inherited a Harmon/Kardon duel cassett player and two Klipsch-Cornwall loudspeakers. Type CBR SERIAL:29W722 K-51-V

Lascala and Forte speakers are completely different speakers , the Forte is a bass reflex cabinet with prominent bass , the LS is a folded horn speaker with much less bass , but the mids are more articulate due to a larger mids horn , I would recommend that you listen to a pair of Lascala and see if they please you , on the other hand , the Forte IV is a serious improvement over a Forte 1 .

Welcome to the forum. Lascalas are great, no doubt. I'm not sure if you've done your homework on this yet, but you will hear some people tell you they have no bass. Of course that's a huge exaggeration. They don't go very low, but the bass they have is top notch. Very good with kick drums and bass guitar. Don't expect much below 50 hz, but on some things you'd never know if you didn't measure. Anyway, welcome to the forum and good luck with your search.

Ceptorman I don’t have stands or hook enough to display them all. But just for you Ceptorman a truly amazing site. This is my friends collection. I just couldn’t get them all in with cases open. But name a classic: he had it. More pics than I can post here. this may be common for some of you guys and I knew Keith all my life but never saw all he had until he died. They were in different rooms and closets through out two houses. Plus PA speakers mixers, he didn’t have kids and he was an only child. All his instruments were classics old strats LP’s, Gretchs, Taylor, Martin,he was my friend from 74 our first working band till he died, dozen of bands in between. If you want Ceptorman I’ll post some of my favorites he had.

Welcome...Thinking you should be alright. Just do not drive them into distortion. My Chorus and Onkyo were rocking together pretty nice and loud when first saw my Klipsch. @MrT58

Looks decent for the money. I just wish they would omit the bluetooth and USB and put that $$ towards improving what a TT is supposed to do. Spin records. But then it probably wouldn't appeal to the demographic they are trying to reach. The mainstream Joe Public and the younger generation. Both of whom have never owned anything other than an iphone for music.

Yes, it's called "double digit distortion," of the gross harmonic type from a direct radiating device. Although subs, in general, do avoid the nastier Intermodulation Distortion, because they take the load off the woofer section of the full range speaker in the band where it would Create the most of it. For the identification thereof, Paul Klipsch received the Silver Medal of Honor from the Audio Engineering Society. I was a member in my 20's, influenced by PWK when I bought the "Klipsch Papers" and read them all in the 1970's. He autographed them for me and made some hand written notes in them. I treasure those papers to this day. It's one of the best speeches I ever read, when he received the award and I was still a member, to read it. Going through a horn, you are using it as an "acoustic impedance transformer" from high to the LOW Impedance of Air. Something I expressed to Paul Klipsch and Jim Hunter (1985). However, they both told me that using that terminology would be lost on the average consumer. They were correct. However, using it here should work out just fine to my fellow Klipsheads! This is something Roy has obviously mastered, and IMPROVED, via the tutelage of Paul Klipsch, and the practice thereof, going on 37 years. Positive vibrations and much success to Roy and his team.

Good score! Where did you get the player, online or brick and mortar store?

Finally solved my dilemma. Found a decent CD player on a black friday deal in a local hi-fi shop. Musical Fidelity M3SCD. Very wide sonic presentation, detailed enough, pleasing sound, good connectivity. I regret that build quality is not better, meaning Sony esprit series from 1980s, but with two year warranty I chose to go for it.

Those look great!

There has been way too much that has happened since my last post. Shortest story, we moved to Rockmart Georgia in December 2021, I lost my wife of 41 years in August of 2022 and I have slowly, very slowly been moving in. I just got around to setting up the music room and it has been awesome to get back to great audio. There is so much more work to do but music breaks are awesome. Rosewood Khorns and vinyl with all tube amplification. Is there still an annual Klipch gathering in Hope or has that been a victim of the "cough"?

I’m 43 and been married for 10 years. I have put my wife through hell and she’s always been by my side so I can understand. She is so saintly, I will get into heaven by association. 😁

I still listen to music with friends. Especially my brother. I enjoy listening with friends. We get each other hyped up, but I also do a lot of listening by myself. It really doesn’t matter to me. I just love music.

Sounds like something a spammer would post.

lasagna is in the oven. I will survive until T'day I'm half afraid to go outside today. It is a bit on the breezy side. If there were leaves to rake ... they're gone. So are the garbage cans and you might want to tie down the VW. I see the cats have their claws out, trying to keep a grip on the ground...

Got a lil start of a Thanksgiving cactus a year ago and I think it likes it's spot a lot. lol It's not rocket science is it @grasshopper? Just a lil water and love. It works on all kinds of plants. 😂 I think the bulk of it's finally gone here in Duckburg. Robin Hood finally got his place done again yesterday while I was out running. Things looked pretty good here on Sunday and the rain came in overnight Still a lot up in the trees at his place so maybe another trip around the barn for me and maybe not The down side is they won't p;ick them up in the spring. Yea, they all blow my way! That was Sunday morning. Didn't want to be Mr Obvious outside takin pics w/my cell so hid behing my lil Chinese maple tree. lol No dogs were involved in the taking of this photo. Carry on. I quit! Back to abby normal

And disconnect the two diodes that are connected in parallel to the tweeter. You don't need them, and they make the sound a little bit harsh. It is sufficient to interrupt them at some point so that they are no longer in parallel in the circuit.

Jacob Armen, I think the song is heartbeat or heartbeat No. 5 or something like that.

you're very right , clean SS power is the way to go for the long haul , no tubes to replace ever , no adjustments needed , no tune-ups , no repairs for 10-20-30 years , the perfect example , with an excellent pre-amp , Yamaha A-S-1000 or 1100 or 1200 , and yes quality matters , a cheap SS amp will not do

One last bit. Some folks figure that since these are vintage speakers, they should be driven by vintage electronics. There's nothing wrong with that, but the newer gear does sound better, more clear, more accurate bass, and so on, whether you're talking SS or tubes. So I hear, anyway, in the case of tubes. With SS, there's no doubt. The better the signal your speakers are feeding on, the better they sound, whatever age they might be. Happy listening!

She didn't have a dog did she? Seems to be the "thing" any more in here.

Ceptorman, directly under the guitar rack there’s an Ampeg 50T head with single 15” cab a Mesa Boogie mark5 35 and an Orange ht30 and there’s also a Vox ac50 behind me primarily I use for keyboard. But use with Ric 12 string also. After final speaker placement I’ll spread amps out a bit as I mic each. Right now they’re crammed under guitar rack to save space. I didn’t notice Dixie was in pic. She’s my appendages

I personally don’t have any need for anything at this stage of my life So gifting will be my choice That said I would buy an EMT turntable for Mike @dirtmudd as that has been a dream of his Anyone else get in line 🤘

took me two trips to the grocery ... but, got what I need for T'day. Went last Friday. The place was a madhouse. Everything was out of stock. And they were unloading the truck. The store was full of people and ... well ... I got about half of what I went for. Today .... wife had a Dr appt. I figured an hour. Went to the store. Parking place right in front. Grabbed a cart from the caddy. It didn't crab. A very cute lady smiled [maybe laughed] at me as I was going in.... I was wearing my sarong and robe .. The store was well stocked. About 1/3 the people as Friday. I found everything I was looking for and was back at the Dr's office in 45 min. Wife had just finished. a pleasurable shopping trip. that lady that smiled at me made my day.

My vote is for carpet. The more hard reflective surfaces you can avoid, the better. And there is no way that carpet alone will "overdamp" a room. I had a thin berber carpet in my listening room and when I replaced it with a high pile carpet, the acoustics improved. Wood flooring certainly looks nicer than carpet, but if acoustics are the first priority, don't go with the wood.

I used to visit the boundary waters around Ely, canoeing up into Canada. My parents retired in the northwest part of Wisconsin. It's all beautiful up there. We would canoe into the Quetico Provincial Park.

If you're correct then it will be around the 6000,- Euros here in Europe. 6k for a sub??... 🙄 Let's wait and see but I hope it will be more affordable

A subwoofer cannot be "airy". Since these are horn loaded, the effective radiating area is the area of the mouth, not the driver. But, also since they are horn loaded, the sound is clean. They don't have that subwoofer sound. They're musical and sound "effortless". We listened to (special) AL-5s with the larger 2 and the pairing was excellent. Having the entire bass range horn loaded stood out as clean, detailed and easier to separate instrument sounds. If you need to go with the Medium because of size, I'd suggest buying 2 to get the max output up to where I'd want it. The Medium will cover all musical notes and most LFE effects. I'm leaning toward a Large, but 2 Mediums will fit in my room easier.

Yes, the XL sub is different from the Jubilee bass bin. While the XL is slightly narrower than the Jubilee bass bin, it is also taller than the Jubilee bass bin. The lower response is due to several things. One is a 14 Hz horn flare rate vs. 18 Hz for the Jubilee. There are also more ports in the vented enclosure that fires into the horn in the sub (in think there are six if I remember correctly vs. three for the Jubilee). Finally, the Jubilee bass bin must be able to have high enough response and correct polars to match up with the K-402 horn at the 340 Hz crossover point. The sub does not have that concern as it will usually cross over to the mains much lower than that.

I finally had some time to report on SubFest. It was another enjoyable class/demo put on by Klipsch Chief Bonehead Roy Delgado and others. The first half day on Friday consisted of Roy talking about the idea behind the new subs based on the horn-loaded vented system first used in the KPT-1802-HLS cinema subwoofer and the Heritage Jubilee. If you are unaware, the horn-loaded vented system is unique in that both the driver and the ports in the woofer enclosure fire into the folder horn, stacking the efficiency advantages of both vented and horn-loaded system. He discussed what he learned from designing those products and what new things he learned designing these new subs. There was lots of Q&A. The others session that day was a historical look at Paul Klipsch’s quest for better bass when designing the original Klipschorn. This was presented by Klipsch Museum curator and general fountain of knowledge of all thing Klipsch, Jim Hunter. He went over what he found going though Paul’s letters with his “beta testers” who had the early units and reviewed what changes occurred because of those interactions. As a final capper to the day, we went over to the Klipsch Museum to hear something that no one has heard for decades, the original Klipschorn X-3 prototype with the original X-5 HF horn actually playing music. Museum members Iain Moore and Chris Hornbeck undertook a project over the last two years to restore it to operational condition. They found a compatible woofer (since the original is damaged and no one wanted to risk ruining it by attempting a repair) and got the Western Electric tweeter working. They also used Paul’s original plans for the tube amplifier that he used with the prototype and created a functional replica. Jim demoed it for us. While the HF only goes out to about 8 kHz, the speaker sounded surprisingly good. That evening we had a meal of steak fajitas and BBQ chicken at the Klipsch Museum Visitors Centers, featuring Roy’s secret fajita sauce. The second day was introductions to each of the four new sub models and demo sessions of each in the Klipsch lab listening room with Roy’s demo material. There were also alternating sessions to provide an opportunity for the attendees to listen to the Heritage Jubilee after an introduction by Klipsch Heritage Brand Ambassador Mike Dyer. In the morning we heard the two smaller subs, the “small” sub paired with the Sixes and the “medium” sub paired with the Nines. In the afternoon we heard the two larger subs, the “large” sub and the “extra-large” sub, both paired with La Scala. (If you are wondering why the front of La Scala top-hats are blacked out in the large and extra-large setup photos, let’s just say we got a tease of some upcoming things that we are not allowed to discuss or show at this time. There may be another Chief Bonehead class in the spring on this topic.) Here are the preliminary stats on the new sub models. Since these are still under development, this information is obviously subject to change. Dimensions are approximate. Small: 21”H x 32”W x 18”D, one 8” driver with one port, 27 Hz Medium: 26”H x 37”W x 21”D, one 8” driver with multiple ports, 24 Hz Large: 34”H x 42”W x 28”D, one 12” driver with multiple ports, 18 Hz Extra-large: 47”H x 45”W x 30”D, two 12” drivers with multiple ports, 14-15 Hz These are all active subs with DSP amps. There are plate amps built into the cabinet on the smaller three models. The extra-large may have the amp in a separate chassis. I guess at this point I imagine you are wondering, how do they sound? Well, in a word, excellent. These subs don’t sound like the usual direct radiator subs. They have a clean, ultra-low distortion sound that’s similar to what I hear from the Heritage Jubilee bass bin. Obviously, as they get bigger, they get better and are capable of more output and deeper low extension. They definitely dig down to the lower frequency limits listed above with ease. The only time I heard anything I didn’t like was during the small sub demo. There were points where I thought the demo setup seemed to “struggle” on the challenging parts. Whether this was the sub itself, the Sixes running out of gas on the peaks, the demo volume just too high for this setup, or something else, I can’t say. I would have liked to have heard the small sub with more capable mains so that there wouldn’t be any question. Other than that, I can highly recommend these subs. The large or extra-large sub would be a great match for La Scala or Klipschorn. These will be great additions to the Heritage line. There is no information on pricing at this point. Availability was discussed as maybe “spring”. However, given what happened with the Heritage Jubilee between the estimated dates and when they actually shipped, my guess would be that it will be longer than that. Thanks to everyone who helped make this class possible. Another great event. (Edit. I uploaded the pictures in a chronological order, but when I hit submit it shuffled them up. Anyone know how to prevent this?)

He was the best kitty. But little Mr. sawdust for brains was also the best kitty.

I've done bracing on several other Klipsch speakers and in my opinion, it's more of a tinkering thing and perhaps somewhat of a placebo effect. Just because I did something to the speaker, it must sound better, right? It does sound more solid when you tap the cabinet from top to bottom, but will that translate into positively transforming the sound for the better, and if so, can you really hear any difference in the audio, or just when you tap on the cabinet? In my past experience, I did an A/B comparison as I had two sets of Forte's, one modified and one stock. I honestly couldn't hear any difference. However, I don't have the golden ears like some people... you know, the ones that spend big $$$ on cable risers, speaker cables that cost as much as my car, etc.

Yep, I'm going! First time ever as well!

---------------- On 8/23/2003 5:59:25 PM Krillian Hex wrote: Of course, the bass is not meant to be heard, its meant to be felt. Yeah 1 sws is good, 2 is even better, but more is the best because in an average size room, the bass will be felt with extraordinary impact and no need to stress out the sub array by bringing up the sub volume, causing massive port noise. Im sure you can understand the reasoning behind that. Also, I have the 5.1 system connected to an audigy 2 card with 2 sws subs. Its great, but i know it could be better without stressing the sub so much. ---------------- I disagree, if you took away all of the frequencies from a recording that are considered "bass" (20-120Hz) that you can hear and left everything else (20Hz) and below, it'd sound like crap. Certain bass frequencies should be heard otherwise music would sound like crap.

---------------- On 7/18/2003 7:38:18 AM blake_mooney wrote: why the hell would you need more bass then a duel 8" sub and 1 SWS sub??? no offense but are you people deaf??? have you ever heard a DVD with the pro media 5.1's and an audigy 2 in an average size room??? ---------------- I have the Infinity EntraTwo 12" woofer with my Klipsch 4.1's and I could use some more bass ;-) I listen to a lot of rap and drum & bass music, so the more bass, the better :-) Real audiophiles don't like a lot of bass, they like accurate music reproduction. Having bass to the point of hardly being able to hear the mids and highs is not accurate music reproduction, but I sure as hell enjoy it.

Just get winamp 2...no spyware that I know of. Winamp.com -- click on the upper right hand corner to go to the winamp 2 download area. Try it, demo it out, and if you like it, keep it. If not, ditch it. You decide buster.

Ouch...I feel for you man.

I have my software settings set at 100 for everything. Sounds perfectly fine to me. I'm using a GTXP. Brian