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RandyH as you can see by the response going larger does not buy you much by way of extension. I would be more tempted id yo want more output to stack a pair of LaScala. I you want more extension in both directions then build a Beck California. Very much better response than a Khorn or a Jubilee. The modified version is the most recent build of this horn that I have found. Braces in the mouth is a very good idea.

very good deal if in good order somebody run for these.

ciare LaScala style 18" horn also look here for more info...https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/139476-a-spin-on-the-lascala-bin-design/page/2/

You might consider purchasing either a rough pair of Chorus or Chorus ll (same woofer) for cheap then parting out the bits you do not want. Just another possible option as finding a single drive can be difficult.

the member who you are posting to made his last post here in April 2012 and then had a total of 45 posts. It is possible that he is no longer a member but he may be known to one of the members here now or he may have also posted info on his project elsewhere so still worth your time in asking/searching. You might try a search on Google for "mini Lascala" or "baby LaScala" or "compact LaScala" then search images and follow any promising photos back to their source posting/threads. You might also be interested in taking another approach other than attempting to scale a LaScala take a look at this site for some ideas. http://www.inlowsound.com/

a LaScala cabinet starts to roll off at about 140Hz and comes to a useful end of response at about the 89 - 90 Hz range though may play them lower they are generating anywhere near their 100 Hz response level by then. You are forgetting that it is the horn which determines resorption in a horn design this is not like a reflex box. In fact in a LaScala by the time your reach 80Hz it has made the transition from horn loading the driver to a box load and it is this which accounts for the roll off in output level.

try asking here. http://wp.volvotreter.de/

I would highly recommend that you simply purchase a quiet amplifier as opposed to listening to filters to fix a noisy amp (or fix the amp). It is a given that when you enter the world of high efficiency loudspeakers you will require quiet amps and you can have quiet tube or quiet SS amps. I cut to the chase and purchased the worlds lowest noise amplifier the Benchmark AHB2 with a noise floor of minus 139 db. The AHB2 is in reality a super hot rod version of the Quad 405, the amp is linear all the supplies are switch mode. Over decades I owned many highly modified Quad 405 a fine amplifier design but the AHB2 is simply on another level. Last amp that I will ever buy. If you want a quiet tube amp I have enjoyed listening to the Quick Silver amps no audible noise at all. Lower your amplifier noise and you increase your available detail and the dynamics at the same time. photo below my very tricked out H3 with visible F11 acoustic filters on the woofers and around the mid and tweeter horn mouths. They are up on Custom Skylan four post stands 22.5" up from the floor. The mid horns are centred upon my seated ear level for best stage and image.

forgive me I had forgotten that this was from one of the KG model networks. I was of course thinking of the heritage models which used motor run caps and still do. Never the less the caps and resistor do not look stock to me and yes the larger value caps in the non heritage line were electrolytic non polar types and later KG versions also incorporated poly switches to protect the tweeter from abuse/damage. The network shown does not look to me to use either stock caps or a stock resistor. Thank you for catching my mistake as it would only cause confusion I do appreciate you letting me know. As an aside motor run caps could be used in a network like this but they will shift the voicing of the network and if that is considered a good change or not will depend upon the listener.

the caps and resistor are not stock they are (imo) probably better than what was originally in the crossover but I will add a caveat in that the factory caps were paper in oil with aluminum foil or film (plastic) in oil with deposited aluminum. These were what the speakers were originally voiced with so if you want the original voicing you will want to stick with caps like that but if you prefer the sound of film caps then you can go that way it's your preference and your call. The caps in the network as it is now probably sound just fine. I would suggest that you spend your money on changes that will make a large difference. Again this is your call do as you please it is your money and time. Opinions are like elbows everyone has a couple of them.

welcome aboard. Just so you know you cannot scale a horn because it is based upon wavelength from a practical point of view if you want good efficiency it needs to be at least a 1/4 wavelength long and wide at the mouth to achieve your desired low frequency cut off. The easiest way to shrink the size of a horn is to start with the largest area woofer you can this will shorten the length but it won't change the mouth size. If you don't mind lower efficiency and a little lighter bass you can drop to an 1/8 wave but at that point a well designed reflex design will probably yield as good or better results with a lot less work. There are no tricks or easy ways around it horns will be big if you want them to play low.

if you are having this much trouble figuring this out you should leave the CW3 alone sell them and purchase something you like better than your maggies. There are very few direct radiators which will produce the sense of size and space that a dipole does. A direct radiator loudspeaker can be modified to present a similar spatial sound as a dipole speaker but it is not a simple thing to do and you have no experience with such projects so it is not a recommended project. I get the feeling you would prefer a turnkey solution. Why sell your maggies anyway they are nice speakers what is it that you are looking for that they do not deliver?

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how long have the ti diaphragms been running in your speakers? If it is only days then be calm and give them some time. They will settle down with play time.

some help from you would go a long way, those look to be upgraded caps and resistor what speaker model is this network out of? if you take a clear photo of the printed labels on the caps the info you need may be there. I suggest you contact Bob Crites he will help you out and sell you quality caps of the correct capacitance and voltage value he will even install and test the network for you. If you have no experience soldering especially capacitors (they can be easily damaged) pay to have it done, Bob is your go to guy. those are 250 volt plastic caps and if the network works properly I would suggest that you leave well enough alone. if it aint broke don't fix it. it is not likely that changing them out for newer plastic caps is going to make much if any difference to you except make your wallet lighter. suggest you spend your money on a better front end for your system.

This is a long thread, you are unhappy you blame Klipsch for making you buy speakers you feel are not worth it. Can you tell us what the rest of your system is comprised of starting at the front end (transport, DAC Preamp cables power cords and any tweaks power filters regeneration devices etc.). You are telling us that the performance is not up to the price you paid. It has been my experience that much performance is lost in either poor set up and or poor choices of system gear. I do not doubt that you are not getting the performance that you expected and that you are disappointed, but how much of that is on Klipsch and how much is on you is a different matter all together. It does not sound as if you would be willing to spend more to improve your system to achieve the desired end result you want so if you keep the speakers improvements will most likely have to be made with working with what you have and adjusting the set up and or in selling possibly unsuitable pieces of gear and purchasing other used ones better suited to build a system with the characteristics you are after. This could also be a case of you over reaching your capabilities to critically hear and to set up a system of this caliber or it could be that Klipsch built a very expensive loudspeaker which does not perform anywhere near what it costs to buy. If you were to ask me I don't think you purchased the right speakers for you and that is all that is wrong. I have witnessed audiophiles parachuting ultra expensive loudspeakers into a system and not being happy with the results this is not uncommon and in reality it is rarely the speakers fault though you will not often convince the owner of this who then goes on to blame the product and or the company. Sound familiar? I think you should return your new LaScala and get some help to build a system that does what you want within a budget you are comfortable with. Since you spent 12K (and you get it back) that spent on a new system should get you all you want and if you add on any extra cash you get back from selling old gear not to used in the new system you will be ahead of the game or no worse off if you have return shipping to cover). The experience while a lot of work will be worth it and you will come out the other side wiser and a much more experienced listener and you will have a system that you love.

sorry for your loss. same thing can happen shipping KLF20 or KLF30 best to remove the driver and pack separately, you can pack it inside the cabinet.

it says right on the label that you have Forte in oiled oak where as a Forte ll would say "Forte ll" and it would have the 15" passive and the hybrid tractrix mid horn. front shot of Forte ll Rear shot of Forte ll

its not so much an issue of running hot it simply runs a wider bandwidth (a little higher) without the extra filter and it may or may not be an issue depending on who is listening and the system/room. I have speakers with the extra filter and some without the extra filter I am fine with both.

yellow wood glue and white wood glue are both the same type of adhesive both are PVA glues one just a variant of the other to achieve different characteristics so is book binding cement that's just another PVA (poly vinyl acetate) variant.

nothing wrong with a rebuild but new parts won't make a circuit that likes to resonate change. Issues with the Carver Cube were for the most part load dependent ones so you maybe you will luck out with the Forte. If you are happy then be happy,that is a good place to be so like they say be happy.

OK. It has been a long time since I made any burned copies of a disk but I recall the program giving the option of ripping files at assorted speeds, the implication was that a 1:1 rip speed resulted in a better copy than a high speed rip. Is this still the case today? Is this also a situation of a slower rip speed resulting in fewer corrections in the copied data file?

are you suggesting that error correction will make things all better? what next, all transports sound the same? A friend was telling me about his recent love affair with a set of Roller Blocks (some call them Roller Balls) the last time I played with them was over twenty years ago or so . He was pestering me to try them again so I built a set this afternoon with some concave steel drawer pulls and three steel ball bearings and what an amazing improvement. any motion of the transport on the blocks is so very small that you cannot perceive any motion with your eye as the transport spins the disk yet your ears tell an all together different story.

sorry at this level buying a speaker to make an amp with a problem sound less problematic is not much of a plan get a better amp, why waste a perfectly fine loudspeaker on a lesser quality amp? I suspect you have already waited too long but call anyway this may be your lucky day. Those Carver cube amps also have a reputation for going south as well they are apparently not very stable.

go get the Forte ll right now!!! before they are gone, that is a good deal today.