Shock-Late

i use a pair in my laScalas. To me they sound WAY better than the stock K400 horn, but they would require some x-overs levels adjustements to sound at their best since they are less "hot" than the K400. You should give them a second chance. Why not trying them out with ALK crossovers?

I have a spare "klipschorn"-like folded bass horn, bought by I don't know wich brand. The throat is larger than in the k-horn, and there's a 2inch thick wooden circle that separates the woofer gasket from it. So the front compression room is bigger than in the K-horn. I'd like to use it maybe as a subwoofer for my LS (but would it reach low enough??) Also i don't know wich woofer I could use in it. I could buy a K33 but I think' I'd rather go for a more powerful design since I only have ONE bass bin. Also as I don't need to go up to 400hz maybe I could use a lower-reaching unit? anu input welcome

Congratulations for your purchase here's what I did to my old AA La Scalas: 1) replace the midrange horns with electro Voice SM120A. Smoother, wider dispersion, more detailed. Doesn't ring. (you keep the existing K55V driver) 2) replace stock tweeters with Beyma CP25. You may have to change the tweeter tap on the autoformer. My CP25 sounded too "loud" in my bright room. Of course, I have the split industrial version so I just had to build a new top cabinet to hold the new tweeter and squawker. They wouldn't fit in the stock cabinet. But you could just put them on top of yours. You can also disconnect the Zener diode in the tweeter circuit, and remove the brass screw in the tweeter inductor. It's a subtle change, but worth it. I now ordered a Behringer DCX 2496 digital active crossover with delay, phase and eq settings for each band, and i'm about to tri-amp my Scalas using my NAD amp for the bass, and two TriPath based SonicImpact amplifiers (2 x 5W) for the mediums and tweeters. it's gonna be a lot of fun setting it right

I'd like to buy tow Sonic Impact amps and try tri-amping my LaScalas, leaving my current amp for the bass bins and the two SI amps for the mids and highs. BUT I've been looking on the internet and it seems I can't find them in Belgium. Does anybody know more about that? thanks folks!

here's the link: http://www.martion.de/flash/MARTION_02.swf

---------------- On 1/13/2005 12:55:53 PM AnalOg wrote: ---------------- On 1/13/2005 11:09:37 AM Shock-Late wrote: Anybody ever tried those new amps with laScalas or Klipschorns? Prologue One is EL34, 35WRMS version. Prologue Two is KT88, 40WRMS. there's one for sale second hand in the shop next door... but the guy won't let me try it in my system http://forums.klipsch.com/idealbb/images/smilies/15.gif"> ---------------- Is the shop next door a stereo boutique, if so what is his reason for not letting you test drive. I'd take my business elsewhere if its not valid. Tom ---------------- the reason is probably that I'm a 26yo guy with the looks of a junkie... or a rapper, depending on the day.

dubai, "mediocre review"? have you read it? I think it must sound better than a klipschorn because it has klipsch's strenghts (the bass horn) and probably has better mid and high drivers. It's a four way design, allowing the bass horn to take care only of frequencies under 150Hz, hence the bigger (18inches) woofer. It probably goes deeper than the klipschorn. Add then the fact that the 12inches midbass driver is handled by a non-folded horn, and the fact that each driver has its own amplifier. Multi amplification. The royal way. That's a lot. I personnaly think it's ridiculous to say that everything "non klipsch" is crap. Klipschorns are fantastic speakers, we all agree with that. But if you're loaded and wanna spend the money, you can have better horn speakers. IMHO.

Anybody ever tried those new amps with laScalas or Klipschorns? Prologue One is EL34, 35WRMS version. Prologue Two is KT88, 40WRMS. there's one for sale second hand in the shop next door... but the guy won't let me try it in my system

Just found a review in a german high-end magazine. It's a four way, active, all hornloaded speaker, based on oversized klipschorn-style cornerhorns with 18inches woofers, 12inch mid-bass loaded by round 30+inches horns, midranges and tweeters. Total power/channel: 450Watts RMS; tweeter and mid amps are in pure class A. Connections and amps are all balanced. Said to sound incredible. Price? just guess but if I win the lottery, i know i'll buy these.

funny. A few years ago i bought a pair of old JBL speakers, also called "C36". Cornwall-sized boxes with D130 wide-band speaker and 075 tweeter. Sound was not very "hi-fi" but fun nonetheless.

A few things to try out: -use AlK type A x-overs -change the midrange horns (altec 511B, EV SM120A) :for my ears, the klipsch stock horns are way too "beamy", wich IMHO is only a good thing in a very, very big room -do both of the above.

I'm almost sure the speakers aren't to blame. first, ditch the equalizer! You're talking about a laptop... are you using a computer as a source???

I'd say your amp isn't really good enough for the RF7, and removing the bass from it just helps removing some amp distortion. The easier load your amp will see, the sweeter it will sound. Yes, bi-amping might help. And if you go for subs, please cross them over WAY lower than 200Hz! You'd ruin you speakers speed and attack. 100Hz it's the absolute max...

geez, IMHO the main problem is not that new gear is bad, it's that you guys who prefer OLDER SS amps to newer ones are comparing old high-end amps to new entry level amps. I own a few old SS amps, no one can even come close, to my ears at least, to a GOOD modern amp, even something quite cheap like a NAD. True, the old Sansui are not bad, but it's not quite as good. Or maybe it's just a matter of taste.

Jitter is the main cause of digital "harshness". You can't really hear it by itself, but when it's there, the sound is unnatural and fatiguing.