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I came to term with my speakers and my ears when two things happened in my life: 1. I bought a 31-band EQ 2. I took a trip to Danley Sound Labs The first taught me that there are certain ranges of frequency that I simply don't need to lust after. The 20K slider is useless, and the 16K slider doesn't do much within respectable amounts whether I'm listening to my speakers or my studio headphones. If you can hear that stuff great....but I found out I couldn't, and it has saved me money and frustration in the process. The second taught me that of what little needs to be improved upon the La Scala, cannot be accomplished within the design contstraints of the La Scala.

I've got the album on CD 'circa 1990. I can't imagine it sounding any better unless they expanded the dynamics even more.

No. Because, "I do have a pair and indeed am a pretty happy man."

Get busy reading because you're going to need to polish those reduction skills when it comes time to debate everyone else's version of "an experience".

...well if it can make women look better, and a hard day at work melt away...bottoms up! [8][8][D][8][D][8][D][D][D][D] [+o(] [8] [|-)] [+o(][O][C] repeat..[Y]

Shoot...nevermind. It's probably ducked 10dB just for commercials, my bad. [:$]

Yes. Standard 16 bit digital audio has ~96dB dynamic range at the engineer's disposal. Although seldom taken advantage of for technical reasons, it leaves a wide margin for variation in source levels. Factor in compression used in broadcast material and levels end up all over the place. So it's not unusual at all to be adjusting the volume control as you swap input signals. It's interesting that your TV volume control level is higher than for movies. It's usually the other way around. Unless the dynamic range of those sources are purposefully set to minimum (compressed). [*-)]

I also agree in large part.. A significant portion of my music collection is ambient, downtempo, chill, electronic type stuff. Stuff frequently composed entirely in the digital domain. There is no "real-world" analog to XXXX slider settings on a Yamaha CS-80 for instance. Without an amp and some sort of listening device, the instrument has no audible voice. However, things change back in favor the debate for home theater duty. Then, it's back to trying to replicate sounds I'm more familiar with to some degree. I've spent many, many years listening to headphones (which is why I don't get bent out of shape over imaging), so some traits I got very accustomed to were a ridiculously low noise floor, nearly-perfect transient response, and the absence of the room during playback. My 2 channel system reflects the desire to replicate that sound. Liquid vocals and synths contrasted by absolute silence. To this day, I still listen to my beat up, 11 year old walkman CD player more often than my home system.

[Y]Count me in too. All around very nice product and a great website just like PE....only hiccup I've run across in a few instances is the jacketing on their RCA cables is fairly grippy (the trade-off for their flexibility) , which had made snaking runs, longer than a couple feet in tight spaces, a little more difficult than it could be.

AC power is not easy to determine in reactive loads, especially when multiple frequencies are involved. To determine this empirically, you're going to need the tools of the trade. A multi meter, an SPL meter, and a calibrated input signal. With out those, at a minimum, it's anyone's guess. A "complex" answer indeed.

Roger beat me to that already. [] ..was just trying to get across that the bass output of La Scalas (or any speaker for that matter) is not entirely a function of the volume they're fired into, and that the OP shouldn't base his consideration of either choice, in large part, solely on the room dimensions. If there are going to be bass frequency cancellation issues, the Cornwall will suffer them just the same.

Several owners here on this forum have used the THT in combination with LaScalas yielding very positive results. A fine addition to the system.

If the above were true, which it's physically not, there'd be no bass in cars, headphones, or any space smaller than a trailer home.

Another Crown guy here... K2's and DC-300A II's for a while. Had enough power on tap to melt my neighbor's face.

For the money you're going to be plunking down, I'd recommend listening to both in person, well in-advance of purchase. You make the call. Trying to describe their differences on paper would be moot, IMHO. You'll know what you want right then and there when you experience it, without a doubt.

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Until that day comes, you can expect less than ideal performance. EQ is that big of a deal.

How do you like your 310? Is BD load time as fast as they say it is? Are the menus any faster/crisper? How about power-up to tray open? I've got an 85, and although the picture and audio is fantastic, it's an absolute dog in every other metric. Just plain slow (Our old DVD player could run circles around it) ... Been eye-balling the 310 as Panasonic claims to have improved upon those deficiencies.

Thanks for this one! So, I'm plugged into the stream as I'm surfing around, 20 minutes in and it starts playing a melody I know I've heard before. So I check the que, and sure enough they're playing stuff from Liquid Mind, of which an album I happen to own. Definitely mind-melting territory.

Saw it on HBO in HD. I was impressed by how much detail the transfer has. The HD version has much better control over the black levels, which in this movie, quickly govern what the viewer can actually see. When I first saw this on VHS, I remember how frustrated I was trying to pick out all the action. It was a black mess. In HD, it is not the case. ...Wish Brandon Lee was still around. :-(

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It is not the AL-3 network. I had this same thing happen to a pair of AL equipped cabs. It's the K-55M driver. It is certainly the black cap on the back of the driver that makes the most racket at war volume. It's not unheard of. Any disbonded area is going to leak and / or vibrate. While you have the driver removed, change the o-ring between the horn and the driver too. See:http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/p/129225/1318307.aspx also: http://community.klipsch.com/forums/p/83610/837975.aspx and: http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/p/72281/710282.aspx#710282 and: http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/p/129225/1318307.aspx

It's all good. He's not certifiable. Bedini was building amps for a good while, and the B.A.S.E. (the hardware version) is not unknown to broadcast audio. The audio files are his attempts at a plug-in for software emulation of his hardware. That website, well, the guy has got a ton of work on his plate. If one looks into it enough (and I mean read , re-read, re-read again even slower from multiple sources, then look at the math) you'll realize Tesla was working well within the confines of mother nature....it's just that nature is truly that spectacular.

They would also no longer be La Scalas by definition. Try it in another context. One could claim the best pizza is had by sealing the edges prior to cooking. Well, that's no longer a pizza, it's a calzone. If one ordered a pizza, and got a calzone, they'd promptly return the order. Like wise, one cannot simply cut open a calzone and call it a pizza, especially when that cut cost a couple hundred bucks and a few days back in the kitchen. I understand the merits of the Jubscala and I'm not saying it's a bad setup. But the advice seems a little extreme to me. Bi-amping involves no cabinet modification, and can yet provide substantial gains in performance. [H]