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I'm probably living in the wrong part of the country, Pacific Northwest, and don't see many deals/finds on Klipsch Heritage. If anyone in the area looking to sell a set, I'm willing to do a road trip.

That's what the owner said, it was marine grade fir, originally raw and the previous owner put lacquer on it. He also said it was rare.

It seems like prices jumped since I last check several years ago. Mint 60th anniversary is probably worth the price but for your typical mid 70s Klipschorns, I feel like $2500-$2800 is a fair price IMO.

Hi folks, it's been awhile since I posted on the forum, life happens. I'm thinking of pulling the trigger on at set of '73 KC-FR K-horns in decent condition. What's a fair price these days? I've seen some from $3500-$5000, that seems high to me.

Glad to hear others discovering KPLU, They they do play excellent Jazz. I've been listening to them for years. Every Sunday morning, we tune in to "Jazz Sunday Side Up" with a cup of coffee and sets the mood perfectly. It's become a family ritual. The signal comes in nice and strong where I live and sounds wonderful through my Marantz 2220b and KG1 setup.

As of today, it looks like they added the "Category" column back for the search results. It's a step closer to what I was hoping to see but the default sort order is by the Item name which isn't helpful in my opinion. In general, I agree with most that this is one of the worst and poorly managed roll-out of a website that I've witnessed in my professional experience. Like some of you, I use Audiogon on a daily basis just to browse as a way to unwind at the end of the day and if I happen to see something that I like, I'll buy it. Now, that experience is no longer enjoyable because I find myself fighting all the issues with the site instead of focusing on the cool gear. I haven't been back as often and haven't bought anything since they changed the site because it's still a pain to use and I don't have the same level of trust as I use to, not to mention how long it takes to load the pages.

Same here. Most of my purchases have been LPs this year. I typically sample the music either through Spotify or the local library and if I really like it, then I buy the LP first and then CD.

Good to see vinyl sales have gone up 6 years straight. CD sales are down. http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2012/01/in-what-format-did-you-buy-your-last-music-album.html

Got it. Thanks for clearing that up. I saw this on Ebay, interesting that someone actually built a frame specifically to setup the LP12.

Nice table Pete! I really like the look of the clear dust cover. What configuration do you have?

Undoubtedly an excellent deal, the seller may be having a bit of sellers remorse having had those who lost out telling him how much more it was worth. I think so too. He kept trying to convince me that I was not fit to own the LP12 and that I should buy his Axis or a Rega instead. He may be right but I'd like to be the judge of that after I try it out. So the idea is to build a frame of the same demension as the plinth and adjust the suspension prior to installing it?

Thanks for the info and the offer to help thebes. I think I'm going to get the table and try do it myself and let see what happens. Looking forward to hearing what it sounds like.

Interesting conversaton I'm having with the seller. I told him I'm fairly new to Linn and TT and he suggested we cancel the transaction because he thinks I'm better off with a Rega or some other TT that doesn't require a whole lot of setup. Is it that complicated? By the way, I have an engineering background. I acknowledge that doesn't neccessarily mean I'm qualified, but does it take a dealership or expert to set it up?

Thanks Dennie. Yes, that's me. I wanted to see what all the fuss is about with this table but I didn't want to overpay either.

$750 shipped. I should have checked with you guys first but I still have a chance to back out if it's not a good price. http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.pl?anlgtabl&1328281865&/Linn-Sondek-LP12-w/-valhalla-p

Thanks for checking. Chris Martin tends to have to mic right up to his lips in his performances so that adds the "s" harshness too. The most I'm going to do is update the AA networks. I'll probably won't do much more than that as I'm not looking to do any mods, I prefer my La Scala in it's original.

I would be one of those, but then I don't have the original crossovers or tweeters.I felt the mids were just a little too forward, so I dropped back a little bit. Not so much to make them like Advents... Much, much smoother sound, and not seems a lot better from bottom to top. Makes the bass seem better as well. The best part is the price. Bruce Don't know much about network mods but do you know if this is possible using stock AA or Bob's crossovers using the transformers that allows you to change the tap? As far as I know, you can only change the tap on Al's networks.

tromprof, thanks for the suggestios. I've tried about 4 different SS preamps and the NAD 1700 is best/warmest preamp on my system. Did you try the recordings I mentioned having this issue or just your general impression? "Clocks" from Coldplay and "Human Nuture" by Michael Jackson. I'm curious whether you can hear what I'm hearing with same recordings. Thanks.

Doesnt sound like its the equipment! J I agree. You are saying that it is only on certain songs, so some songs sound fine? Right! Then it is the source. Although, refreshing the "Caps" or replacing the networks will still make a noticeable improvement in the sound quality. La Scalas are very revealing, so as the saying goes, garbage in, garbage out. Quality in, Quality out! Dennie You are correct that this only happens with certain recordings. The same argument can be made that the same recordings does have this problem on other speakers. IMO, I think it's a combination of the recording and the revealing nature of La Scalas.

No, sorry, I should have been more specific. I'm using a SS preamp. This is my signal path.. Lossless FLAC > Logitech Transprter > NAD 1700 Preamp > Dynaco MK IIIs > La Scala (stock AA network). Thanks for the suggestion. I can look into trying a tube preamp and see what happens. If anyone who has a similar setup, I'd be curiious to hear your thoughts. Are you referning to Klipsch's modern offerings as opposed to the Heritage? If this is true, then it's the shortcoming of the La Scala, no?

I'm using lossless FLAC feeding a Logitech Transporter.

Thanks for all your input. A bit of history, this is my second pair of La Scala. I just got these stock ones recently, they're just in much better condition than my previous set and I've always wanted grills. My previous pair also had AA networks but with new caps I got from BEC. To me, the updated networks sounds better than stock networks, it's more airy, open, balanced, slightly forward presentation on the mids and as Dennie like to put it, "it was like taking a blanket off of the speakers". The stock networks to me sounds very nice also, maybe on the warmer side, more laidback, probably a bit muddy on the mid-bass but still sounds very good. One thing that's consistent on both networks is the "s" harshness on the recordings I mentioned. I'm just wondering if this is just the nature of the beast and there's really nothing we can do about it, regardless of gear. It's a trade off for clarity and dynamics, one that I'm more than happy to live with by the way. In the end, I think I will get new networks and not change the stock ones incase I decide to to part with them later.

I have the stock AA network. Does that mean I can't do it?

That's a good point. It could be a combination of the recording and the fact that La Scala are so revealing. The other recording I notice this issue is "Human Nature" from Thriller.

I was listening to Coldplay yesterday and when "Clocks" came on, the "s" sounded is rather extragerated compared to other recordings but on my La Scala it sounds really harsh, it's almost painful to my ears. I'm wondering of anyone have the same experience and how do you tame it? If you have that song, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on your system. I'm using a digital source with stock La Scala driving with MK III mono blocks.