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Thanks for the suggestions, guys. I have not tried the intermediate efforts and I will before committing to full replacement.

I have a pair of 20+ year old Heresy IIs that sound dull even after replacing the caps. For those who have replaced drivers in the high and mid horns, has that resulted in more clean sound?

I agree - hold out for a better buy than this. It won't be hard too find if you put forth an effort.

I have read many of the threads discussing the limited bass output of LaScalas and I haven't found an explanation for it. If I'm covering old ground I apologize. I seems to me the elements to be considered are the enclosure, the driver and the crossover network. Could not any one or all be changed to perform the same way as Cornwals or K-horns? I like my LaScalas but I don't like having to deal with their size AND a sub to get a broader specrum of sound.

I've noticed some Khorns have a riser between the upper cabinet and the base bin and thought since my 1982s don't have it that it must be a style that came along after mine. I see a pair of 1976s for sale today that have that riser so now I'm wondering if it was a custom mod or if it was an option on original sales. Does anyone know what the pattern of appearance/disappearance of the riser is?

I have wondered too about how important it is to get the Khorns tight in the corner. With most speakers you find it common to angle the focal direction to create the desired dispersement or sweet spot. If you let the corners dictate this placement there is a compromise in the dispersement so - I'm sure some owners have experimented with some turning of the speaker away from the tight corner placement. Does this significantly degrade the base output?

I own a pair of La Scalas in Birch Lacquered natural color. Has anyone here successfully stripped and restained these?

I went back and looked again. What put me off was my package of new caps had enough for two speakers. I didn't remember that. I thought all the ones in the package were meant to go into the old board. My bad. I clipped out the old caps because I couldn't remove enough of the solder to free the leads while they were still intact. It was easier to remove the stubs from the heated solder. After that - unless I missed something the replacement went smooth and the speakers sound as good as I remember they did before. Whatever difference is subtle. I didn't have the advantage of hearing them in the same enviornment as I last heard them before the upgrade.

Bought a set of capacitors from Bob Crites to install in a pair of Heresy IIs. Understand I am new at updating and repairing audio equipment. When I removed the crossover network the old caps look nothing like the ones I'm about to put it. I'm not confident that I can do this now that I have seen the inside. Is there a series of pictures somewhere that will make this project more clear?

When I was in college and my interest in hifi and stereo began I saw components by Sherwood listed in the catalogs and magazines but in all the years I've never known a retailer that sold them and thus never heard an audition. Has anyone in these forums owned their products? Care to share your opinion about them?

Not wanting to do anything. I own a pair of Lascalas and curious as to how that horn woofer designed. The pics you linked me to are the most revealing details I've seen but I don't understand that cut-out in the panel below the driver. It doesn't appear to open to any passage for sound to channel.

I'm looking for a drawing or photo that shows the mounting and orientation of the driver in the woofer cabinet. Has anyone seen images like this?

Thanks for your input. Your comments are well stated. If you don't mind entertaining the subject a little longer - what do you think of a comparison of Cornwall to Chorus?

Never auditioned a Chorus or Forte but forum postings indicate those that own them are happy with them. They seem to offer a way to put a Cornwall in a smaller foot print. I use my Heresy IIs with a sub and I am happy with the their peformance. It always seems to depend on the source material. Some of the music seems rather uninteresting and then some will make me feel like I've been transported to a jazz club or concert hall. Since Klipsch still offers Heresys and Cornwalls and do not offer Chorus or Forte it gives me pause to consider if I'm better off staying with what I have or migrating to Chorus or Forte. For those readers that know the difference what is your take on comparing Heresys with Chorus and Forte?

I used to put a high priority on the amount of swiching capability a preamp has but in my quest for better sound I see that the high quality units that are in my budget have only a few jacks. I dreamed up the idea of daisychaining two or more preamps to increase the number of program sources. I have never seen anyone do this. Has anyone reading these forums tried it? Does anyone share my concern?

Thank you guys for your responses. I listen to Jazz, Blues and Classical-type mostly with some pop and rock on a less frequent basis. The sound I want to hear is that which sounds good at moderate to low volumes, I want to feel like the musicians are right there in my house. I have listened to a couple of SS amps for several years. One was an Onkyo 100 wpc and the other was a HK Citation 100 wpc and the image from my LaScalas was compressed and flat sounding. I have a Sofia electric Baby Amp playing now that has a more three dimensional sound. Reviewers say it is just barely a contender so I want to find another step up. I see the Mac tube amps go for much more than I want to pay and I'm afraid a SS Mac will not be sweet enough. I have a family at home so I'm not free to kick out the walls on either the amount I spend or the amount of time my music plays so I want to stay under $1,500 in my search. Maybe this is unrealistic. If it is then maybe I'm already there.

Need some input. Over the years I've agonized over getting the best hifi stereo sound I could afford and been dissappointed much of the time. Many factors influence what winds up in one's listening room which include availablity of good choices. I my area there aren't any high end stores to visit and if there were the rooms and connected equipment don't match what you have at home so a great disadvantage looms over some of us is our quest for good audio. Since I discovered the used market online I have purchased several amplifiers to see for myself what they sound like. I agree that tube amps sound more three dimensional and tend to favor them over solid state. I want to go beyond the entry level amps and get into higher quality but it's hard to know what a good choice would be for my Heresy IIs and LaScalas. I can roll the dice for a $250 Dynaco or Eico but I just can't justify buying a $1,500 McIntosh without hearing it first. I see the prices for the Mac components and I have to wonder if I had it in my home, could I hear $1,000 or $2,000 worth of difference compared to what I have. For those of you that have some of the better amplifers, what is your advice for going about an upgrade? Is McIntosh just for snobs who can spend a lot or are they really an easy best choice for two channel systems? Given my concern about price/performance balance, would I be just as happy staying with vintage Luxman, Rotel and the like?

Recently acquired a pair of Heresy IIs via ebay auction. One has a serial number indicating the production year at 1988 but the other one is in format that seems to mismatch with the speaker. The label displays "S/N 2601". There is a part number too but I don't suppose that translates into anything meaningful. Does anyone have any idea what this means?