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No, the Khorns were up for sale from another individual, not Put Seumson there is currently a pair of La Scala's around San Antonio for sale on eBay. He had them originally for $2.5K and then lowered it to $2K so he bought them.

A bunch pop up in Texas which should no tbe to far of a drive for you provided they are in the Northern tier. My brother in law is near Tulsa and just bought a pair of Khorns from a guy in Dallas that I found for him on Audioweb. They are 1990's and he got them for $2K. There is some in San Antonio and Houston right now that I know of. Should not take you long to find a pair near you. You will love the Heritage speakers!

I would not run the speakers on large unless the woofer was 8" or larger. A 6.5" is pushing it, while it may be able to reproduce frequencies below the 80Hz cutoff point it would be difficult to sustain it during difficult passages without bottoming out. Volume level is also important, if the system was not run into the upper levels while listening you may be OK, otherwise I would set it to small for speakers with woofers small than 8".

John, stunning work ole' boy! Those are beautiful I would like a pair like that to replace the AK-2's in my '88 Khorns. My La Scala's all have "AA"'s which I'm sure could use some updating. I need to update the old zip cord wiring in them first. $430 in parts alone, Wow! I am sure it is worth it though. Once again, Nice Job!

Since the original woofers have been reconed twice already and have seen heavy use in a tavern I would spend the $200 to purchase new ones without a doubt. The reconing cost would be at least 75% of what the new ones cost. If you are going to have these Cornwalls in a home setting I would personally prefer having a nice wood finish as opposed to the rough and rugged look. The maintenance on an oiled wood finish is minimal, or you could have them poly'd and then all you would have to do is dust them on occassion. I would get the NEW woofers, and refinish them to a beautiful wood finish with a stain to match your decor.

You guys are certainly right on with the matching center channel! When I went from my KV-4 to my La Scala the difference was night and day. I now have Heritage monsters in all 5 positions, and Heritage Bookshelf's (Heresy II's) for effects. Nothing I have heard in a store has come close.

In addition to what fini suggested you bring on your date, a nice bottle of boiled linseed oil ought to help loosen things up a bit.

I used to listen to Country music, but started drinking heavily, got a mullet, lost some teeth in bar room brawls, divorced my wife, bought a pickup truck, put a rebel flag in the back window and gun rack, and bought a blue tick hound and named it blue. On a more serious note all I can handle would be older Garth Brooks, some Dwight Yoakum, and of course Johnny Cash, a few tunes by Jerry Jeff Walker, Charlie Daniels (Is he country?), and maybe one or two others. All the new stuff does not even sound like country. Yuk!

Remove as much of the old glue as you can and possibly rough it up a little with some sandpaper and use a 2 part 5 minute epoxy type glue on it and it should work great or even easier use a glue gun if you have one. You can purchase one at Wal-Mart, Kmart, or any craft or hobby store. Either way should fix it.

If they can't replace it, they could recone it if they have the materials to do so. It may be a little cheaper than a new one, however if I was going to buy a new one I would replace both considering that those woofers are around 15-18 years old. They would also be equal sonically.

I think you went the right route. However, it is what sounds best to you! I think getting the RSW-15 subwoofer with the RF-3II's was a good choice. Are you not pleased with your set-up?

The DBX 4BX only needs a few watts of AC to operate, but it will certainly place additional demands on your amp, receiver or speakers since it is making the sound even more dynamic and lifelike. When used and adjusted correctly they can sound incredible, but they obviously will make your equipment work harder to reproduce the dynamics. The impact restoration circuit alone is worth the price of the unit, I love the way it can bring the drum attacks to life!

JC Whitney has it in a number of colors and sizes as would any automotive body shop supply store.

Just hit that milestone last June myself! Happy B'Day!

The problem most likely is due to your amplification, and possibly if you are using a DVD player as a CD player. I have yet to hear a DVD player that can do both well for under $1000. There are other SS amps out there that will make them sound alot better. The DBX 4BX is NOT an equalizer at all, it is a Dynamic Range Expander w/Impact Restoration. It was designed when vinyl was the popular media and will make the CD's sound even more bright even at the lowest settings. I would sell it and get the newer DBX 3BX-DS that was designed with "Digital" in mind. It can take the edge off harsh sounding CD's, and has a ton of capabilities and is far superior to the 4BX. Most newer CD's are NOT heavily compressed but highly over-saturated and will even sometimes sound like they are breaking up, recording engineers are trying to cram to much on to the CD. So having a compression feature is actually useful. Older analog CD's are much smoother sounding. The thing about Cornwalls and other Heritage speakers is they will reveal all the flaws in your equipment. Your system is only as good as your weakest link. Don't give up hope they can sound much better when paired with the right gear. Just look at the Heritage I have, I have no brassy or shrill highs at all!

Like avman said, if you really want some BBBAAAAAASSSSSSSS add a subwoofer! You will not be dissapointed! I have two 15" Subwoofers, one active and one passive.

See my post in your other thread. Keep the receiver, and get an outboard amp for the KLF-30's. Unless it is more than 5-6 years old.

I would just run them with an external amp, the problem with most receivers is the cheap power supplies and storage capacitors. When loaded down they just cannot supply enough current to meet the demands. If the receiver you currently have has preouts for the mains I would add a more powerful external amplifier. An older Yamaha M-60, M-80, M-65, M-85, or MX-1000U, an Onkyo M Series amp, or a Denon power amp would certainly fit the bill. I would look on eBay for a deal. Even an older Luxman amplifer would work as well. I don't know which receiver you have, see if the company that makes it has seperate power amplifiers.

Geez, if you bought all your other stuff from these people I would have certainly expected more than a measley $25 discount - Gimme a break! What a bunch of theives! I would not be doing too much more business with them with that lack of appreciation. I would have told him I was going elsewhere until he was ready to do business. Greedy SOB's.

Most receiver's have provisions for A & B rears unless you got a cheapo one. If your receiver does not you can wire them in parallel providing they are both 8 ohms impedance and your receiver can handle a 4 ohm load. If not I would recommend wiring them in series for a higher ohm load. However, most all decent 5.1 receiver's have provisions for two sets of rear speakers. My Denon certainly does.

I am glad a fellow forum member got it! I think $300 is fair, I think they normally sell on eBay for much more than they are worth. However, it is the supply and demand thing. I say good for him! He negotiated a good deal at a fair price. The seller should have still followed correct procedure by cancelling all bids and posted that the unit was no longer available for sale though. It is in no way the bidder's fault.

You could actually turn him into eBay as he did not follow correct procedure, he nowhere stated in the auction text that he reserved the right to end the auction early. In addition as you previously stated he sold it for $300 but the bid posted was only $152 eBay would surely have a problem with that. Sometimes underhanded dealings like that can tick one off for sure. Had he let the auction run its course he would probably had gotten more for it. Someone made him an offer and he ran with it. He could still be reprimanded by eBay by the way he handled it. Someone got a decent deal!

Is this the Academy that was on eBay that the seller ended the auction early on? No I don't think the Academy has the adjustable feet on it.

Thanks Trey! You guys at Klipsch are awesome, everytime I have needed some information, or bought something, service has been top notch. No wonder I have been a Klipsch owner for 25 years. I certainly appreciate the help!

It sounds like a positioning problem, try moving them around a bit and see if that changes the response. I would not have the bass knob turned up on the receiver at all you are asking for trouble. I see you have an SVS sub so why worry about the bass response of the 30's that is what the subwoofer is for! The sub should be doing the work in the lowest octaves. If you still can't get the bass you want, try using a DBX 120X-DS Subharmonic Synthesizer it can take a 55-110Hz bass signal and process it a full octave lower 28-55Hz it will get those 30's working for sure! Just make sure your receiver can handle the additional demands placed on it. Audio control also makes a PCA (Phase Coupled Activator) Series III that can generate huge amounts of bass. Both these components can be found on eBay used. You want bass they will give it to you. The DBX 120X-DS offers more flexibility with fine tuning adjustments at 28, 34, 40, & 50Hz all you need is a tape monitor loop. With one of these there will be no need to turn up the bass on the receiver - trust me! However, like I said you have an SVS sub let it do the work and give the 30's a break. Good luck with your bass dilemma.