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Thanks for all the replies Gentleman, hope your having a great Holiday!

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Talked with Mike Sanders at Quicksilver Audio,Wow, calls me on Sunday after leaving a message on Saturday,this guy is awesome. He was saying the same thing about the On/Off switch,its probably arcing,the amps are low number models(#53and54). Could you elaborate a little more on the simple fix for this? Could it be just a matter of popping off the bottom and using some De-Oxit on the On/Off switch(dirty)or new switches altogether ? Hope so,I think I could handle that,LOL.

Hoping that isnt the case,they are newer EL34's. Thanks and I will give Mike a call on Monday also.

Just replaced my Bryston 3B ST(not a good match once I heard the Quickies in there place) with a set of Quicksilver Mid-Mono's EL34 versions that are driving my Klipsch Lascala's 1994 vintage. My normal shut down is to put the Audible Illusions M3A pre-amp in MUTE and then turn off each Quicksilver one at a time. When I turn them off I get a loud popping out of the Lascala's. Is this fairly normal for tube amps to do this and is there anything I could do to prevent this or lessen? Any help would be appreciated.

This is my first set of Lascala's and like most other speakers that I have had in the past they seem to benefit from using Spikes or Tip-Toes of some sort to De-couple the speakers(most quality floor standing speakers provide some sort of spike holes) from the floor especially a sprung carpet over hardwood floor. Imaging and bass response usually improve. Wasnt sure how much pressure the bottom of the Lascala could take. Actually I wanted to try these inexpensive rubber hockey pucks I picked up at the local surplus store that I had planned to use under a turntable or amp. Thanks for the ideas.

Has anyone tried getting there Lascala's off there carpeted sprung floor with maybe something like Tip Toes about an inch or two? Would they sound better this way? I do have the carpeted sprung floor and I would like to try something to raise them slightly. Any info would be appreciated.

Update! Started to clean connections and decided to pull both tweeters(Duh!)and low and behold! Both of them are not working!!! Called a local speaker repair shop(Midwest Speaker,Roseville,MN.) and they do have the parts to repair them. Took them out there and they confirmed what I already knew, not working. He also stated that they are usually pretty tough to blow and warned that a Cap might also be out. Left the tweeters with him and went home to check the leads that go to the tweeters(hooked them up to a small set of desktop speakers and they are both still outputting signal. Whew! Might the Cap still be weak from the blowout or if its working then its OK? How could I check the leads with a Multi-Meter? What am I looking for as far as a number? Midrange seems to be functioning fine as well as the Woofer.Now if you imagine your tweeters not working in your speakers what would expect them to sound like? The reason I ask is to see if your descriptions match what I heard from my Lascala's. Maybe to confirm things. Man,you guys know your stuff and this is a good place to be! I will have to Pay It Forward!

These are all great replies. I can use all this great information and it should keep me busy for awhile I'am sure. Going to start with cleaning all the connections within reach,also been trying different room placements and I have pretty much settled on where they are now. I know that there is greatness just waiting to come out of the babies,I can feel and hear it,but there going to need my help and I will get there. Since these were my first Lascala's I was ready for the reduced bass output compared to my '81' Cornwalls but the lack of weight and openess thru me for a loop.

Thanks for your responses everyone. I am glad everything looks OK. Actually I have had to EQ the heck out of them I feel to make them listenable. I did reset all settings and made sure before EQing that I had tried it in total Flat mode or no effects at all.Seems to me that before EQing they sounded like two Boom Boxes were sitting atop each speaker with a little EQing. LOL. Thanks for the link to the Test CD. I do have a multi-meter actually,just knowing my way around it is another thing. Thanks,Ken

Yes, this is the first time hearing this particular Bryston 3B ST,just picked it up last week via Audiogon,seller was local. I actually have a pretty mid-fi Sony EP9ES Pre-Am Processor but just temporarily(had to find something to use since my amp arrived) till my Rogue Sixty Six Pre-Amp gets here this week. I have a also Mid-fi CD Player going Digital Coaxial out to the Sony. To tell you the truth I was kind of shocked how bad the sound was when I first hooked up everything. I auditioned another set of '81' Lascala's about 2 months ago and the guy just had a Denon receiver to give me a listen and they didnt sound like this. You would almost think that just the Mid-range was working. Could it be that because I have the solid state gear that the Lascala's just dont match up good? I have inserted a couple more pictures of the rear left side of the crossover,hope they help. Thanks for the replies guys,this board is the best and most helpful I have been on,just the concern about others in our hobby is great. Thanks again, Ken

Thanks for the repleys guys.Yes,the light Blue on the Kimber Kable is connected to the positive sides of the Bryston. I know it was a dumb question but the reason I asked it was it seems like maybe the tweeter might not be working. I have this set of 1994 Lascala's and purchased them about a month ago locally. They are in like new condition but I have just been able to set them up because I had to gather the rest of my system up to hear them,just purchased a Bryston 3B ST. Everything on the Bryston is set to stereo(not bridged or otherwise)but this is actually the first time I have heard Klipsch Lascala's my systems before. I must say something sounds a little sucked out. I have had Cornwalls last year and they sounded just fine to me. It seems when I put my ear up to the Lascala's tweeter it is very hard to hear that it is working. I tried covering up the midrange with a album cover and It doesnt seem like it functioning at all. This seems this way on both of them. The point I am trying to make is could it be that the tweeter sounds more noticable on the Cornwall than the Lascala because of the larger Mid-range maybe even with your ear right up to it? I know,most people would dig right into it and pull the sucker out and check to make sure but is there some way to check without having to pull the tweeter out like maybe disconnect the the wires from the terminals in front on the crossover for the squawker? Or is it that maybe I'am just not aquainted yet to the different sound of the Klipsch Lascala compared to the Cornwall?

Hello, Just wondering if someone could verify that my 1994 Klipsch Lascalas with the AL-3 crossover are connected properly from my 2-channal Bryston 3B-ST? The Blue and Black Kimber Cable 8TC are used for speaker connection as seen in the pictures. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

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Could someone help me decoding these serial number for a set of Klipsch Lascala's? If I am reading this right they are 1994's? Any help would be appreciated. Serial Numbers=186492061 and 186492062. They are Black Laquer. They are the model with the grill. Thanks