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These speakers are not the best at doing that. I love them for what they are but the sound stage is not extraordinary.

There are some really nice tube amps out there but like most things quality is going to cost you a little more. Tube amps are not cheap to produce, so a cheap one might be a disappointment. For a first try into tubes, I can only recommend a known brand product. Perhaps a Jolida Fusion 1102 or similar from a audio retailer.

When I say a high power amp, I mean a real big brute with some punch. A Parasound A21 would be at the bottom end of the scale. Doubling up two weak amps will not give you the same results. It sounds like you want near club levels, there is no way to get that until you pony up for a big boy amp.

Unless the speakers are shorted, I'd have to go with this.

Run your mains full range and use the sub. I'm pretty sure that is your issue. The next step would be using some high power amps with your Onkyo as a controller.

That is mostly because the crossover frequencies don't appear in critical areas.

Just a few random thoughts. If you are looking for better resolution or inner detail, you have to put the amps on the floor. Tubes can and will pickup vibration and smear the image. Talk to Mike Sanders before you buy the Quicksilvers but they are very good amps and have more inner detail than LaScalas can deliver. 25 watts will drive me out of a small room but you say you are already seeing 25-35 watts so I am a little reluctant to say that is enough for you but the Mini-Monos are stout little amps. Maybe you should look at the Mid-Monos?

I own Heresy IIIs. They are a very accurate sound reproducer. What you get out of them is the signal that goes into them. I have run them with a number of amp combos. I am not a fan of old receivers or consumer grade modern receivers. I quit using that kind of gear in the early 70s. I can tell you that if you feed them a good signal they sound just like everyone says, accurate but a tad bass shy. My favorite combo is a pair of Quicksilver mini-monos, my SLP-98 pre, and two good subs. If I was putting a tube system together today I would look at a Prima Luna integrated. Your phono issue is obviously a cartridge/phono pre-amp mismatch, that will need addressing but it's all going to cost a little bread to replace the Scott.

Read all the posts and I agree with bcarey. I'll guess the new speakers are AOK and the old Scott has seen better days. I understand he had it "checked out" but that wouldn't be the first time a tech said everything was fine and it wasn't.

First let me say Mr. Clean has offered a really good idea. Although the claim that Klipsch speakers are generally bright has not been my experience different people like different kinds of sound. I have a few pair of speakers that could use an adjustable tweeter. I don't have any tone controls so that option is out for a lot of us. As a marketing idea it has great merit. Too hot? Turn it down until it's just right. What's wrong with that?

Henny Youngman

It's broken?

It's all about system synergy. Some combos just don't work. Mac is fine gear in the right application.

What? No Belle?

I looked at the instructions for your turntable. As best as I can tell the table has a line level output that goes through the proper equalization. Just slide the switch on the TT to the LINE output. It should sound right after that.

I haven't had a tone control since about 1972.

I hate to even say this but I personally would not pick a SS pre-pro and an Emotiva amp for LaScalas. I don't want to step on too many toes but a nice tube amp is just what you need. I've been wanting to try a PrimaLuna integrated but I already have too much equipment laying around. I think the LaScalas are showing the sound signature of your gear. Often when buying new speakers it requires changes to your system as the weak links get exposed. This hobby is frustrating sometimes but working on getting better results is always worthwhile.

I wonder how many people have their audyssey settings messed up and don't know it? I run purely old school rigs so when my SIL had problems with her stereo, I knew it was probably the processor but it took me three trips to figure it out. The mains were set to big but the frequency cut off was set too high. Pretty sure my SIL would have never figured it out.

Humidifier.

Second post nailed it. We should have closed the thread right then, LOL.

First make sure the hiss is not noise from the computer or another source. Move the amp as far away from sources of noise as possible. This will probably fail but it's worth a try. Most likely it's the high gain of the amp and a high noise floor. You'll probably find that a lower power amp (with less gain) has a lower noise floor. Here's a little additional info: https://www.upscaleaudio.com/pages/idle-hiss

There is no way a LS would sound like a PA speaker. Sum Ting Wong....

Jubilees are a pretty advanced system. I wouldn't want to talk you out of a pair but when you get into systems like that the little stuff gets more and more important. Any weakness in your chain and you are going to hear it. Tell us more about the system around your Jubes?

Back in the day it was common to use big horn systems in the studio. The term studio monitors came around later when the big systems were ditched and replaced by near field monitors. When I play some of the old stuff, it often comes alive on big horn systems, just like when it was mixed down.

He did but Heresys with a sub is a cheaper alternative to Cornwalls and to tell you the truth, I feel you can't play music with good bass content without going down into the 20hz range or getting as close as possible. Especially rock at loud levels.