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I have a few M75ED's I used to buy as a teenager in the late 70's, would get a new one every year and store the previous one. I've tried a few of them recently, and they sounded good after 30 years or so of storage, no loss of highs. I once had a chance at a early 80s MIT moving coil cart with a MC transformer, it was shocking to hear it bested on my table (VPI HW19 MkIII with Linn Basik arm) by a lowly Radio Shack V15RS. The warmth and clarity of the mids along with the extended highs made me a Shure fan for life. I'd love to get a V15 MkIII one of these days.

Thanks for all the replies, they are very helpful!! I have been reading the other veneering thread with much interest, and it's good to hear the value will be increased with a recover. Thanks also for the link on the web site showing the reveneering, lots of great ideas there. I was talking with my band mates last night after a gig, and several of them were enthusiastically remarking how great Klipsch speakers sounded. I remarked, "Were they the ones that looked like they had a wedge in them?" They all said yes. That was interesting in that La Scalas are so unique looking, they are easy to describe. They also look very nice. My other "wish list" speaker was a VOT, and they are UGLY. Thanks again to all!!

Hi all, this is my first post. I have just bought a set of well used stock natural (birch??) finish La Scalas, from the late seventies I think. They have a lot of the veneer chipped off and look pretty rough. Do any of you have suggestions on what to do about this; I could recover them with new veneer but am concerned that this might negatively affect the resale value. Also I'd like to bump up the WAF a bit so they can get out of the basement into the living room. Any suggestions are welcome. Oh, how do they sound? With a VPI turntable into a custom Nuvistor preamp into 211 SE monoblocks, delicious!! The only problem is my preamp is too noisy; the efficiency of the La Scalas really make the system noise noticeable. Thanks in advance for all the replies!!