LyleS

Hi, Unfortunately I did the refinishing as soon as I got the speakers to increase the WAF in bringing them into my HT. So I have no comparison on what the bevel around the horns actually did to the sound characteristics. I have found that I like the sound best with very little toe in of the speakers. The speakers currently are pointed to intersect about 10 feet behind the listening position. Lyle. ------------------ Gear: Klipsch La Scala ;THX home cinema: KT-LCR, KT-SW15 Onkyo Integra DTR-7 THX Panasonic RP91 DVD NAD 7140 Stereo receiver powering LaScalas

So here's a setup that will sound different... Front Mains: Klipsch La Scala's Center: Klipsch THX (KT-LCR) Rears: Klipsch THX (KT-LCR) Sub: Klipsch THX KT-SW15 (I've got the KT-DS dipole surrounds stashed in the bedroom for a future 6.1 or 7.1 setup.) I think that one of the reason that I enjoy my THX speakers is that they seem to be a rather rare breed, few people seem to own and enjoy them compared to the more common heritage stuff like the La Scala, cornwalls, khorns, heresy's etc. By the way with a bit of router work and a coat of nice stain, and polyurethane, I think I've got my set of La Scala's out of that "Industrial" looking space. To give you an idea of scale, my HT is in our living room/dining room (24 ft by 40 ft) The HT is setup across one of the ends of the room. About 15ft wide by 24 ft long. Lyle. ------------------ Gear: Klipsch La Scala ;THX home cinema: KT-LCR, KT-SW15 Onkyo Integra DTR-7 THX Panasonic RP91 DVD NAD 7140 Stereo receiver powering LaScalas

Actually the sides are the same colour, and stain, must be the lighting when I took the digital pic. If you look closely at the bottom of the speaker, you can see that I didn't get to the bottom of the speaker, and the plywood does show the light birch colour in that thin strip at the base. Thanks for the reply. Lyle. ------------------ Gear: Klipsch La Scala ;THX home cinema: KT-LCR, KT-SW15 Onkyo Integra DTR-7 THX Panasonic RP91 DVD NAD 7140 Stereo receiver powering LaScalas

Hi, This is a pick of one of the pair of 1980's vintage LaScalas I'm using as main speakers in my full DD/DTS and music setup. I used a router to round over the outside vertical corners, and around the tweeter, and midhorn. A special bit was used to provide a decorative edge around the top. I used a royal mahogany stain on the speakers covered with a couple of coats of polyurethane. I know that they are no longer the original light birch, but I kinda like the look as they turned out. I'm powering them with a NAD 7140 stereo receiver (40W RMS x2) via the main in jacks on the NAD, and the pre-out and switching of inputs is off of my Onkyo Integra DTR 7 receiver. My best source for sound is my Panasonic DVD Audio Video player RP91. The black box to the left is my Klipsch KT-SW15 sub (Klipsch shielded THX model) I'm using THX LCR speakers for center channel and surround channel duties, and my KT-DS THX dipoles are currently setup in the bedroom system. Lyle. ------------------ Gear: Klipsch THX home cinema: KT-LCR, KT-DS, KT-SW15 Onkyo Integra THX select receiver Panasonic A120 DVD.

Hi, just stumbled across this thread... I've been very happy with my Onkyo Integra DTR-7 receiver paired up with Klipsch THX Home Cinema Speakers (KT-LCR's) first, and more recently with my set of Klipsch La Scala's. I think you will be very happy with the Onkyo receiver. With the klipsch speaker efficiency I don't think you need to worry about the power as much as with other speaker brands. Lyle. ------------------ Gear: Klipsch THX home cinema: KT-LCR, KT-DS, KT-SW15 Onkyo Integra THX select receiver Panasonic A120 DVD.