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you're SOL doc... get some headphones. Sound clouds will help slightly... but you will struggle massively with your Schroeder frequency

you're going to have to buy a non functioning unit/sub and transplant it.

I have been thinking about getting a rig... and if I do, I look forward to the day when you can eat my dust 😛

Firstly, props for making the right decision to move to the La Scala/AL platform... there is little that is better and my personal favorite speaker in all of the Klipsch product line. I wouldn't count on an upgrade path if I were you... either from the perspective of having to do the upgrade or from the angle that it will actually be released. The AL5 is a magnificent speaker and anyone should be more than happy with them regardless if the AL6 ever comes to fruition. if it does come out, I can't imagine it will be any less than a year from now... maybe LATE in 2025. I think passive is more than appropriate for the AL5 or the AL6... even if there is some performance gains with a fully active DSP option. If you have the itch now... I would say that you should get a pair of AL5's and market pricing. Later, if you really feel the need, you can reassess and get the new Horn profile, the La Scala wont be disappearing any time soon... hopefully.

I think it would be nearly impossible to operate effectively without a GUi of some kind. While the front panel is good for input on a macro level while you input global settings, I would find it infuriating to try and set slopes, shelfs, delays and any number any other settings that need some visualization to implement in a timely manner, let alone operate in real time... and I am pretty decent at it.

do yourself a favor and watch these two...

90db isn't that efficient...

it folks seem to be a bit more concerned with output per dollar spent, value, when they talk about Crown.

do you have a lot of Amplifier failures?

a LOT of consumer amplifiers have xlr capabilities... Current I am using an 6 channel (six monos) ATI that fits the bill well. I normally try and shop topology, then within that topology I shop features and brands. I am getting a little tired of class D and would like to try something else... maybe. I think I might be looking for something other than an 'economic' solution.

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so it's an issue of economics?

What makes Crown Amplifiers so desirable... I mean specifically?

I use an mx3 for my Focal computer speakers... I chose the mx3 over the mx5 because the 3 uses an AKM chipset which I find superior to the ess in the 5 amplifier. This amp does it's job, but I dont think it would do justice to Heresy IV's. those are awesome speakers and 'resolve' very well so the old adage definitely applies... garbage in, garbage out.

SOLID choice...

I have used the cv181 from psvane with good results for years... But my favorite 6sn7 is the ex-military copper lined RCA, and these are what I use on my VRD's

A lot of sound lives in the preamp... there are so many flavors around, experiment and find what your ear favors.

Unfortunately, it's probably safe to assume it's a consumable.

There would be no reason to offer different 'factory' dsp's for different speakers... unless it's a price point issue, and even then adding a new sku would harm your economy of scale. I've seen some really slick gui's for mixing and dsp work... xconsole is/was decades behind in terms of the gui... functionality doesn't really change.

this... BETTER UI also... We need a running list of current and new developed options so some of us can search them out and try them. Some of the UI's I have seen are so user friendly these days compared to the original Xilica xConsole.

XD_Manual_v0100.pdf

I probably have them stored somewhere, I would have to look for them. I have not used them since the very early/first days because they just didn't work for me in my space. The entire idea for a dsp is customization.

it would NOT surprise me if Xilica merely Private labeled that piece of equipment for their operations... and they wrote the UI themselves. other modern UI's seem to be are FAR MORE advanced.

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