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I wish I could have gone as well, I have been laid up for the last month+. Beautiful spekers, and Dave tells me they sould as good as they look. He also told me about the mod, any progress? Craig.

This blanket statement is not accurate, Dave and ALK did extensive testing and posted results on their horns. Volti doesn't post graphs or specs, but Gregs products have an overall excellent following.Furthermore, Daves horn are all computer cut (CNC). this tends to insure consistent results. http://mysite.verizon.net/res12il11/id101.html As for return on your investment, this is true. But what percentage of people get 100% return on any Klipsch product? Craig 73

I have considerable respect for someone who does restorations as fine as greg but that respect was quickly negated by choosing to clone Klipsch products. I still think gregs work is fantastic and hope to see an original design some day. Craig

3 way using the D-220 is going to offer some HF sparkle I dont think the 2 way is capable of. Personally I prefer 3way, but thought the eliptical with the fatal pro sounded great. I think I would still run it 3 way with my beymas but thats just me. Craig 73

That's sweet Carolina. I heard gothovers 2 way Cornscala and love it, but Daves still tweaking. The Faital HF200 really delivers. Craig 73

JWC that is a great looking bass bin. Nice...... Craig.

I am sure PWK wanted the best sound he could provide for the money. PWK was more than and engineer, he was also a gifted businessman. The K-400 dates back to the 50's or 60's, I would hope horn design and manufacturing has come along since the then. I am sure the only reason the K-400 still exists is the because it is the hertage sound. If horn design reached its apogee in the 60's we would all still be listening to metal exponential horns, if that's the case we may have been bettter off in the 50's with the wood horns. ALK's choice of words is not unlike the K-400 horn. Both can be improved upon. Craig 73

Welcome to the forums. Craig.

You can probably fix it with some 30 minute epoxy. Pictures would help.

You may like the sound of the Crites woofers in your Lascala's they were just not for me. In point of fact I have never seen anyone else run into the same issues with the woofers that I did. I am certainly not going to argue or debate with Bob Crites. I have respect for him and the products and services he provides. Craig

Thanks for the correction Bob. Regaurdless of what I was told, the CW-1526 woofers I have now exhibit higher spl than my original K-33's. Bob , this is not a shot at your product, and it maybe an isolated thing, but these woofers are fine in my Cornwalls however and not good in my Lascala's. Enough about the woofers, Looks like his mind is made up to go with the CW1526 regaurdless. Enjoy your Critescala's.[] Craig

Bob, wouldn't the horn play a role in the FR?Craig 73

They also have a bit higher SPL, which is perfect for Cornscala and I would reccomend them anyday for that application, however for Lascala's the woofers tend to steal the show, and the mids get buried in the background. I made the mistake of selling my Lascala's K-33s when I installed the CW1526s took me a while to find the originals to put back in. The Crites tweeter is fine, a bit lower in spl than the o/e. This is puzzling. If LSs are weak in the bass department, wouldn't a higher SPL woofer be a good thing in them? Or do they rattle the plywood? The Lascala bass is weak below 50hz, by replacing your bass driver with a higher SPL driver you are no only increasing spl at 50hz, but the frequencies to 400 or better. You'll see what I am talking about. You might prefer the Crites, but I would hold on to those k33s just in case. When I did the testing on the k-33's I have one rebuilt by Orange County Speaker, one original and a pair of Crites. The Rebuilt K33 was 1 db hotter than the O/E K-33 and the both of the Crites were nearly 3db hotter than the O/E. When I inquired about the additional spl I was told the Crites woofer was modeled after the Later model K-33 which is a bit hotter than the early k-33. This is a reasonable explanation, and accounts for what I was hearing.Craig

They also have a bit higher SPL, which is perfect for Cornscala and I would reccomend them anyday for that application, however for Lascala's the woofers tend to steal the show, and the mids get buried in the background. I made the mistake of selling my Lascala's K-33s when I installed the CW1526s took me a while to find the originals to put back in. The Crites tweeter is fine, a bit lower in spl than the o/e.

If you are going to stick with the K-400 the A-4500 is somewhat better than the AA. If you were going to replace the the K-400 I would stick with the re-capped AA and spring for the ALK's when the $$ are available. The woofers eaten by rats or mice.....bummer, but unless they ate through the steel basket they can still be re-coned. I use Orange County Speaker to repair mine.The 4500 crossover necessitates the use of the CT-125 tweeter, not the other way around. You can certainly use Bobs tweeter with your AA's Craig

My preference would be to re-cone the K-33's, but you may like the Crites and his price is good. Craig.

It never crossed my mind that someone would actually prefer the pinced in your face sound. [:S] Craig

Just replacing the K-400 with a Fastrac and re-capping the crossovers would make a huge improvement. Replacing the woofers is a mistake unless you dont have the originals or yours are damaged. The ALK's are especially good with solid state, you certainly dont need tubes to sound good with ALK's and a wood horn. I need to put my ears on a Jubscala someday, still have not heard a 2 way that I liked. I am hoping daves new Cornscala 2way with a oval horn will be the one. Craig.

I have seen this adapter as well, and is confusing to look at but, but at the same time is intuitive. The drawings will definately help. Craig.

dave this horn looks sweet. How does it sound?[] just a joke.[] Craig 73

Nothing wrong with that, and admittedly the K-400 is the Klipsch signature sound that brought Klipsh into the spotlight. Nice, and certainly no argument here. I still think the K-400 is the weakest link, but can sound good in its original form with some decent gear driving them, at moderate levels. Absolutely. The K-400 certainly not the worst horn I have ever heard, and deserves credit and respect. I certainly would not call it junk, but would not use it either. Craig

Joe, in this situation where you got a great price on upgrades, you are making the right decision for yourself which is perfect. Craig 73

Joe, I dont have any issues with the modification path you have chosen. I was just trying to make the point: If you change the midhorn then you dont have to change the tweeter and crossover points, and in my opinion it will result in a greater improvment.

True, the original Cornscala was a Cornwall with a K-400. Since the introduction of the original Cornscala / Crites test box, there have been so many revisions ie, Cornscala II Conrscala III Cornscala DBB etc, that the new meaing of Cornscala is literally" Cornwall with a big midhorn".....................................................I am sure the Altec will make a fine horn for Cornscala XIII. Craig

I wasn't able to locate the Autoformer thread, and it's not important, but it had some good info. I thought ALK ran some simulations and Bob Crites has some input as well, was a good read. Craig 73