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aj, I would love to see the finished product, please send or post photos. My pro La Scala cabinet rehab is slated for a summer project now but still not sure what to do for the final finish. I can wait that long after making a mod of sorts to my already "pretty" pair of downstairs "LSBL" La Scalas this week. I replaced the stock 1983 tweeters with the Crites replacement tweeters, what a difference that made. Thru to separate Audiogon transactions, I also added a Rotel RB-1080 200 watt amp and Rotel RC-1070 preamp to that pair, I think I have finally found my new favorite set up. It sounds mighty sweet. Unfortunately, the wife (who still says that I suffer from an stereo equipment disorder) says stay off of Audiogon for a while. I will have to browse late at night from now on. Bum

Has anyone ever paired a Rotel amp with Klipsch Heritage speakers? I picked up a lightly used Rotel RA 1070 integrated amp today for a real reasonable price, its a 100 watt per channel integrated amp. Looking to use it to power my Heresy's or Cornwalls, but havent been able to hook it up yet. Anyone with thoughts on what to expect? Bum

Thanks for the good advice guys. Not sure what I will do with the pro set, if I leave them in the game room/man cave I dont have to worry much about the way that they look. Trouble is its a hike upstairs to get to the man cave. (Maybe a beer fridge in the man cave would fix the problem too, might not come out once I go in. Thanks again.

I have a true Klipsch junky dilema. In the past year I picked up two pairs of La Scala's, one being the Pro series, the other standard La Scala's, both 83 in vintage. They both have new Crites crossovers and sound great. I am not sure exactly why, but I actually prefer the sound of the Pro pair. My dilema is the WAF, the standard pair is the "pretty" pair that is approved for the main living room. They were originally birch but a previous owner did some type of black satin finish veneer that looks real nice. The pro's are banished to an upstairs game room due to their condition and I am considering a rehab on the them in an attempt to meet the WAF and bring them out for prime time. They are the model with the side carry handles, originally they had the access panel behind the horn, the metal trim and textured black finish. A previous owner removed the metal trim, lost the access panel and then repainted them with over the counter texture paint. The result leaves a lot to be desired, the repaint pretty much went over all of the dings and and scrapes without any fill work. Add that bottoms are pretty beat up, a previous owner added 4 large pipe threaded adapters and the wood is pretty beat up as well. (But they sound great anyway) I know I can sand off the paint, but not sure what I will find underneath if I do. Appreciate any ideas. Has anyone ever seen a pro set sanded and filled smooth enough for a smooth satin paint finish, or is veneer my only hope to get them past the WAF? I remember someone on the forum saying that friends dont let friends paint their speakers, but be gentle, this pair came that way. Also wondered if anyone has found or made replacement metal trim if I go back to a stock pro restoration. Thanks, Bum

Marvel, I am a newbie to the forum, but have been consumed with vintage Klipsch heritage products for the past few months to the point that the little women thinks I need counseling. I've hauled a set of 83 Cornwalls, 83 Standard La Scalas, what I believe are early 80's Pro La Scalas and a pair of 85 Heresy II's into the house since spring, I think I have the bug. I have been running the Cornwalls beside the La Scalas in my living room for some time, and really enjoy the bass that Cornwalls add to the La Scala sound, but the Cornwalls do make for a rather large "sub". Due to space and mom saying one pair only in that room, I now have to go to just the standard La Scala's in the same room so I have been following the posts on adding the Bass Reflex box to the bottom of the La Scala's. In the end, I would like to build the bass reflex boxes for both the standard La Scala and for the Pro La Scala, but am not sure if the same design will work for both. In reading the posts, I have assumed that to get the value out of the mod, you have to open the bottom of the doghouse before you set it on the bass reflex box. I have never opened the doghouse on either pair, but the opening on the bottom of the Pro La Scalas appears to open just a portion of the bottom board while it appears that the entire bottom board comes off of the standard LS1. Do you just open what is there to open on either model and set the speaker on the bass box, or is there more to it that that. I would like to avoid cutting into the stock enclosures if possible. Thanks Bum

This is my first post but I have been reading for several month. Finally satisified a 30 year craving for vintage Klipsh last night, I picked up a pair of single owner 82 Cornwalls with the factory stained black birch in beautiful condition, looks and sound. My plan is to build a 2 channel system around the cornwalls, my new dilema is what to use to power them, my old NAD 7175 has too many problems to do the cornwalls justice. From reading other posts here, I know that tube amps are preferred by many, but I'm leaning towards the emotiva gear. Have any of the Cornwall owners on the board tried the Emotive UPA-2 or XPA-2 with the Cornwalls. The UPA is 125 per channel, the XPA is 250, I know the XPA might be overkill but I like it loud. Looking to also grab the new emotiva analog preamp and their new cd player if I go the emotiva route. Appreciate any thoughts Bum