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So I sold 1 of my pairs of LaScalas due to the amount of room they take up in my townhouse and the wife would love it if I sold the other pair. I had kinda decided not to but then one of the people who was interested in buying my LSs said he had a pair of Forte II speakers. These have been recommended as replacements for the LS from a few in this forum a few years back when I had first thought about selling them. I'm thinking of taking his Fortes in trade for LS's. Now I have a couple questions. 1. How do they compare for sound quality against each other. 2. What would make a fair trade? Some $$ on the side of the Forte IIs? My LS's are ~91 vintage /black lacquer/cloth mesh grill. Thanks!

*wOOt* Looks like My LS's have a reprieve. The guys wife said they were too big. Now I can tell mine that I "tried" to sell them. muhahaha I really want one of those little Sonic T-Amps now though!

Dboxmeyer, I feel your pain being in the same situation with LaScalas and woman.

The forte's look like they would be more acceptable size wise. They got a lot of votes on here too! Now I just gotta find a pair if the LSs sell.

Well, the guy and his wife came by today to audition them. He brought a portable cd player and a Sonic T-Amp powered by batteries. I wasn't expecting much from the T-Amp since it is only rated at 6 watts/chan. Then again he wanted to know also if it could push the LSs. *OH MY* Now I more so do not want to sell them now after hearing them LOUD and clear on this little portable $30 amp. It just got ME amped up about them again. It's been long while since I've had them up that loud (I live in a condo). Of course they were duly impressed. One thing in my favor though is it scored low on the WAF. Which also happens to be the only reason I'll sell them. He left now to go "discuss" getting them. I truly half hope he doesn't.

LOL! I could see her having a heart attack if I brought home a pair of Khorns! They would make the LSs seem small. I would've bought the Khorns back in 90 instead of the LSs but they wouldn't fit through my barracks room door! (I took measurements). I guess I could tell her she need to get rid of her piano (and me too at that point). I actually suggested getting a storage place but she thought it was s "stupid" idea.. paying to store soemthing you aren't using for an indefinite time.. *sigh* Letting someone borrow them would be nice if I trusted someone else enough to do that but the very few I'd trust wouldn't have room for them either. Yea, if this guy buys them for $700 he's getting a heck of a deal. It's just hard to find a buyer here in Hawaii for what they are really worth. I've had them on e-bay a couple times now without bids. A lot of people on the mainland or oversees asked me about them but the shipping cost would be outrageous. I'll charge considerably more if he would rather get my '90 set with the grill and newer crossovers. Especially now that I see a new pair is going for $5000. Also he plans on bringing over a Sonic T-Amp to test it with the LSs. The amp is only rated at like 6 watts per channel It can run on 8 AA batteries! If it doesn't work with the LSs though he probably won't find ANY speaker it'll work well with. Speaking of which, I wish this website would list the MSRP for all the speakers. Amy??

Thanks for all the suggestions.. Seems like the Heresy or Forte would be most likeley considering size - they have about the same footprint it seems although the Forte is taller. (If i read the dimensions right). The Chorus II sounds like it would be a decent chioce too although a little bit bigger. The Cornwalls are definitely too big. I wish she'd get used to them but she has had several years and the size concern to her is getting worse I as accumulate more "stuff". I also agree the LS were in my life first and are most likely to me around a lot longer haha. Maybe if I'm lucky the guy coming over Friday will decide not to buy them =) One of her big arguments is that I cannot really use them (true) as I don't have room to properly place them and since I have many nearby neighbors I can't turn them up loud at all. So? I may not live here forever! I may have to buy a house in the middle of kansas so I can! It's good to know though I should be able to get another pair in the future if I need to for around $1000 (used). *sigh* Dontcha hate it when your loves get jealous of each other? So now, I need to start looking for some Fortes probably.

Aloha from Hawaii all! I've been a lurker here for awhile and finally decided to jump in. Anyway I have a slight delimma.. I am the proud owner of TWO pairs of Lascalas - '85 and '90 vintage. I bought them while I was single and living in a military barracks room (overkill? nah!). Now I have a significant other and have moved into a town house with her. She loves the sounds but of course "they are too big!!" and now she wants me to sell them. I will NOT sell both pair (I don't want to sell either pair). I know all Klipschs sound good, but what do you recommend I replace a pair of Lascalas with that won't disappoint me after being so spoiled? They may sell this Friday for $700 ('85) so that is my budget. I need something considerably smaller (easy) but I still want incredible sound. I don't have any place around here that sells Klipsch so I can't really go and audition them. Besides with my budget I may be looking at buying something used. I also REALLY want to get a set of Al K's crossovers for my remaining pair but I'll leave that for later. Thanks! Rob