Jeff Matthews

I do have the upper bin, and it is homeplate shaped. The bass bin is triangular, like in the pic I attached. If I stick a grill up against it, it will not have the wood covering the top of the grill like I see in the pics. I assume what I am seeing is the top of the grill slides under a piece of wood laying flat. True? Can you show me a pic of what it is? I don't have anything to go by as a reference, and none of the pics on Klipsch or Google Images show this very well.

This is not my speaker, but I found this off eBay to show you what the top of my bass bin looks like. See how there's only a triangle-shaped top? Is this complete?

Duke, you got the K-2. By the way, do you know whether Crown sells those plastic front grills for the MT's? Mine has been broken for some time.

I notice in every KHorn pic, the top plate of the bass bin goes straight back the depth of the grill before turning in towards the back corner, like it is shaped like a homeplate mat in baseball. Mine is not. Mine is triangular. From the front of the bass bin, the sides of the top plate go straight back toward the corner. It most definitely looks original, like they were built that way. Any help on explaining this would be appreciated. I am in the process of re-grilling and wondering what the deal is.

While everyone debated whether black Burlap was good for grills, I installed it over the mid/high horns on one of the speakers. It looks great, and the speaker sounds great. No problem at all. I'll stick w/the way I'm doing it. I also like the way that the cloth is not so thin that you see the horn cut-outs through it. I know...... I know...... it'll affect the sound, bla, bla, bla.... I'll get some of those Brilliant Beads! When I get these done, then, I'll post pics. Those Birch KHorns are starting to look great with that black Burlap.

Black Burlap seems to look exactly like what you have in the picture. What would you say the difference is? Also, is the frame for the grill one piece (i.e. cut out of a sheet of ply with most of the ply being waste)? Or is the grill assembled in pieces that are glued/stapled?

jpm, why not go ahead and drill small holes in the corners where you can insert anchors? Then, you can use the male friction posts to pop the grill on and off - just like most grills on speakers.

Thanks so much for the pics. I just brought home some black Burlap, which either is what Klipsch uses, or it is good enough. Would you please post pics with the grill on the KHorn? I'm trying to see if there is a bevel in front. Thanks. I'm thinking there is a bevel so that the outside edge of the grill is flush with the right and left corners of the bass bin. Hopefully, I've described what I am looking for clearly enough.

That's what I think. I'll let you know.

I think they sell that at sewing/craft stores. That's where I am going on the way home.

My KHorns do not have grills. Can somebody post good pics of how they are supposed to fit? Thanks.

More power to you. I kind of like what they use in Edwards Cinemas. I know it's a step down, but it still sounds good. []

That's funny, Scooter. I was just admiring your pics in HT. Very nice. Your LS's are mains. That's different. Plus, your room is huge. I'm not saying LS's won't work in rear surrounds. Of course, they will. I was saying less will do just fine - like Heresies. Whatever, though. To each is own. Your set-up is first-class. You must be proud after all those cuts and bruises!

What model Yamaha?

I never tried it, but I have been told there is no problem with re-staining over the old stain, so long as the new stain is as dark or darker. To re-stain the ones meagain showed would not require sanding out the old stain because (if it is tained) it is so light. A concern that I would have is just the size of the speakers. LaScalas are very deep and would take up alot of space when you already have KHorns in the room (unless it was a very big room). I think Corns would work better because you can even raise them up off the ground if you want. I made some nice-looking stands for mine. Before I went with anything, I'd first give Heresies a listen. They are so small, you could hang them high up near the ceiling - or even facing down off the ceiling. Heresies sounded good with Craig LeMay's set-up (Khorns, 1 LaScala Center and 4 Heresies).

I agree with you on the wood. But I agree with the others that a nice Golden to dark stain will hide alot of what you don't like. But, yes, that's the type of wood you would use for paint grade - at least what you showed on the inside bins with the little "duck-shaped" patterns. They'd look real good stained, and I see no reason to hesitate, except for if you want to patiently hold out for something you don't question as much. It might be worth holding out. There are alot of good-looking LaScalas out there. In the meantime, you might run across some Corns and give them a listen.

Except if the LaScala's really suck!!!! [] Actually, Max, you're right on, dude! I think it's funny. "Hmmmm. LaScalas for HT rears? I don't know..... They might be lacking..... Hmmmmmm...." For HT? LaScalas are huge overkill - which isn't always bad. But underkill? Never. I went to Edwards Cinemas and noted they have JBL's on the walls - in between the size of Heresies and Corns. I think you'd be out-classing Edwards Cinemas with LaScalas. IMHO.

The point is "They sound great." Right. Bob?

All kidding aside and without trying to explain the science of it (since I am not a scientist and every time I try, the would-be scientists come flocking), the LaScalas will sound fabulous when driven with a good amp. They will give your KHorns a very decent run for their money. And Corns will, too. They exhibit a little more effort, but man, do they go. Those who downplay the mids/highs of the Corns can't be that serious. They, too, will give KHorns a decent run for the money. Those were my comments as a novice, brand new KHorn owner, and I stick by them. I like Corns because I think you can feel them "dig" into the low end. Direct radiators have a different sound quality than horns. I think Dean calls it distortion and tells me it's bad, but whatever it is, it puts the "fun" in funk. Either of the 2 are just fine, and when driven by good equipment, you can't go wrong.

"when not working properly".... or just a piece to begin with. Craig, what you say makes sense, except that you are leaving out the category of amps that just isn't good. These do exist - I don't care if the first watt is the most important or what. There are cruddy SS's, cruddy tubes, decent in each category, and great in each category. So, no, I am not saying all tubes suck. Yours are good by the way. I am saying what Meagain heard must have sucked. LaScalas are a great speaker. Muddy bass? What's that tell you? I am sure you, yourself, can vouch that the LaScala's bass is as fast as the Khorn's. Might not go as low, but certainly not muddy. And the low that is not there is nothing all that significant. She heard them driven by a junker - period.

Craig, good to know the difference between tube and SS. This is never intended to be a spec war. There are a handful of folks who think my observations and questions re: this issue are a pi**ing contest to see who has more watts. I could give a rat's *** about how many watts are involved. It's that when someone whose heard LaScalas says they didn't sound good, and then, they proceed to identify the source of the sound, I have to immediately question the source. I've heard LaScalas, and they rock. That's what made me know and remember who Klipsch was, and it's also why I went Klipsch. I can say I've heard the LaScalas many, many times on a 225 wpc Soundcraftsmen. That's all I can say about the circumstances under which I heard them, and they sounded great with that amp. Naturally, when someone says they heard them with a 15wpc Marantz or 20 wpc Scott, my only advice I know to give is to try an amp along the lines of the Soundcraftsmen. Those speakers should have sounded great to her. I do not think there are any meaningful limitations in the low end.

Good morning, Meagain. What you described as the sound you heard from the LaScalas is what I heard both times I made Klipsch purchases. When I bought my Corns 20 years ago, it was a leap of faith. They sounded "pedestrian" with the seller's Marantz receiver. When I got my Crown running them, they sounded fabulous. My more recent purchase of KHorns went similarly. They sounded like a huge step down from my Corns - with the seller trying to audition them with a Marantz receiver. He had all kinds of equipment scattered everywhere (he's in the business). So, I picked what I though to be a stout amp, and I had him hook it up in place of the receiver. That was all the difference in the world. I am cautioned about relating this to wpc by all the audiophiles here (plus what I heard out of the VRD's), but at least it appears there's a correlation in that these high-powered amps have the right something (if not power) that the receivers I heard were lacking.

Mike, do you know of any reason why my Marantz 30wpc can't run you out of your room? It's almost double yours in power.

Touchy, touchy! I think all amps can rock your world..... with the right parts.

The Marantz is 15wpc. Ergo, no headroom, baby! I bet I could make those LaScalas sing. Just for grins, you really ought to go and plug in one of those "200 wpc on up" pro amps and see what you think. And the Scott..... looks like 20wpc. So, now, you might have some idea with what happens to bass when you go down from your 65wpc receiver to a 15-20wpc amp. Of course, we know Craig's 60wpc VRD's deliver good bass, but I'll bet the power supplies he uses are stout (if indeed power supplies are the real deal when it comes to good amp sound). The LaScalas can be made to sound (stock) in such a way, you could not complain. They always sound great in my bro's set-up. He drives them with a Soundcraftsmen 225wpc amp.