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    Denon X4000 paired with what Klipsch speakers?

    in Home Theater

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    lets be clear that the rf-28 is not a real speaker. :lol:

    i would go out on a limb and say that most that are looking for quintets or kf series (lets call them modern looking) are not gonna want a heritage speaker in their room. and also piecing together a used heritage system consisting of say 5 herey's is much more difficult than a newer setup that is available at a store like best buy. although i will agree with you 100 percent about the heresy sounding much better than the KF-28.

    OOPS... KF-28. :blush2::emotion-22:

    Denon X4000 paired with what Klipsch speakers?

    in Home Theater

    Posted · Edited by ellisr63

    I really wanna buy some nice speakers like you guys are talking about but getting brand new RF-28's under warranty for $360 instead of the MSRP of $900 is a deal. I'm a senior in college and this is my first system build. I feel like it will be better to start with these now and no debt and then buy some Reference's or better once I get the down payment on my house under my belt. I'm only 3.5 hours from KC!

    I might be wrong here but here goes... I think if you buy a used set of say some Heresy speakers they will sound better than the RF-28s, and will cost you about the same (not to mention you can always get your money out of them if you ever want to upgrade)... No need to buy a new pair of speakers when the older models are better sounding for the same as a sweet deal on a new pair. If you decide down the road that you want to move up to even better speakers you can move your Heresys to the rear for surrounds. The RF-62 IMO would be much better than the RF-28s too.

    Modding my AA La Scalas to 2 ways

    in Technical/Restorations

    Posted

    I decided to stain it red mahogany instead of veneer... Here are 2 pics of the progress so far (speaker is upside down). 20140105_162544_zpsea31c9b0.jpg

    20140105_162606_zpsd90b9f78.jpg

    On Monday I will sand and finish the staining the speaker. I am going to paint the interior black including the woofer cavity. I still need to work out the mounting of the horn too. I am trying to come up with a nice freestanding horn mount that I can adjust for height.

    Modding my AA La Scalas to 2 ways

    in Technical/Restorations

    Posted · Edited by ellisr63

    I am looking at making some new wires for the bass and horn... I will be sleeving them since they will be in full view. Would this be good enough to use for the internal wiring? http://www.monoprice.com/Product/?c_id=102&cp_id=10239&cs_id=1023904&p_id=4044&seq=1&format=3#specification

    I hope to have pics of one speaker today... It will still need a bass box cover and mounting of the horn, and crossover but other than that it should be ready for veneering.

    Modding my AA La Scalas to 2 ways

    in Technical/Restorations

    Posted

    I added a 2nd skin of 1/2" Birch Plywood to the entire bass bin (except for the front mouth area)... I also flipped the bass box upside down to where the woofer access hole is on top. I cut a recess into the new 1/2" ply around the hole and will be making a cover for it. I still have to decide how I am going to mount the Faital horn, and where I am going to put the Bob Crites "A" crossover. I am debating making a new motorboard or doing something where the horn is out there by itself. I also made some feet out of 2x4 Poplar that run the depth of the speaker (these are angle cut to give a retro look to the LaScalas). Hopefully Sunday I will have one ready for Veneer (luckily since I have some boo boos to cover up)... If I do I will post some pics of it so far.

    Modding my AA La Scalas to 2 ways

    in Technical/Restorations

    Posted

    Thanks for the info on the 510s... I might just go that route later.

    Question: Would it be better to just drill 2 holes in the bass box for the wires or just get some speaker box terminal cups with banana plugs? I have one bass box just about ready for veneering now and would like to get this one finished ASAP.

    tia,

    Ron

    Modding my AA La Scalas to 2 ways

    in Technical/Restorations

    Posted · Edited by ellisr63

    I got the first one cut up on New Years Eve... Wasn't too bad except that I had to use a sawsall to fut the woofer access base off. I decided to flip the bass box upside down so that the serial numbers will still be visible but on the bottom. I am going to add a 1/2 layer to the top and then flush cut the access hole to match the original hole... At that point I think I will make a recess and flush mount a plexi window. I got the whole exterior sanded down, hooked up the new crossover, mounted the driver to the horn, and I did a temp mount of the horn on the cabinet. I did a little listening and it def sounded dif... Since I don't have it setup completely yet nor do I have a good way to A/B the setup I will be completing the other one this weekend.

    Question: I am going to add another layer to the cabinet for stiffening... Should I use MDF or plywood? I will be buying some veneer to go over the whole outer cabinet of the bass boxes.... I know that MDF is what is used in the later versions but not quite sure if I should add it our stick with another layer of Birch ply and then veneer.

    Any ideas?

    Modding my AA La Scalas to 2 ways

    in Technical/Restorations

    Posted

    Well one of my neighbors came up to my house today... She had all 3 boxes which she found on her doorstep. She told me they had no idea why or how they got there but they were there this morning. I thanked her and she was on her way.

    This means this week I will be cutting the top off of the LaScalas and completing the mods. The "A" crossovers look very nice and it will be nice to have them in view on top of the LaScalas.

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