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...slim pickens north of the 49th... lol

Campbell River! Salmon capitol of the world! We rented a little 16’ fibreglass 25hp tiller there years ago. The marina pointed us where to go, across the straight towards the mainland. There was a crowd of boats boat but nobody was heading directly across. They knew more than we did. The tide comes in and goes around both ends of Vancouver Island. Meets in the middle at Campbell River. We found ourselves full throttle going slower than we could’ve gone if we had got out and walked. And THEN the horizon disappeared as we sank in the sea. Insert deleted expletive here! Harrowing boat ride. Caught our damn salmon and took the long way home... BC is a tough market, the Island probably more-so. My sister is in Nanaimo and I am always trying to figure out how she would get the deals to me, lol. Nonetheless a grand for a working pair of LaScalas in ok shape would be a steal. Those are ‘81’s though and may have the much sought-after, short production run, soldered lug K-55V squawkers as well as the AA crossovers...! Your dad must have rocked the Island pretty good with that gear! GLWS (good luck with sale) and welcome to the forum.

I have often wondered what a larger FH-1 cabinet would produce. It is my understanding that if you make a given design larger to get more low end, the high end suffers. There is a balance. But the high end of an FH-1 bin goes further than the LS to begin with. I believe the low end does too. There is always the (as yet untried by me) fully reversible port mod!

Surround sound LaScala... LOL! The tweeter is leftover from the A/4500, CT-125 mod. Thought that would be the safest place to store it! Any time I put something in a “safe place” I either misplace it or compromise it’s condition.

Where I live a pair of Cornwalls in good shape for a grand would be gone in 24 hours. The ones with the nicer grilles would be worth the effort to clean up. Heck, they both would be... Both pairs have risers, which is a nice feature. The B-3 crossover is also no slouch.

Oh ya, you’re set. Nothing left to do now but enjoy the music. ...after you post some pictures... What is it they say on here? Pictures or it didn’t happen!

Welcome to the forum @ebrandon The new crossovers will fit sideways on the other side (right side) of the cabinet. You can leave the stock AL crossovers right where they were. In the (unfortunate) event you sell your LS, they can be returned to stock and you can keep or sell the AA’s separately. A couple #6 1 1/2” deck screws and a stubby driver will secure the new AA crossovers, a pilot hole through the boards is good idea so they don’t split (!) Other screws will work as long as they are not ferrous (magnet has no effect). Larger ones will be more difficult to hand tighten... You can leave the velcro fasteners on for this. Don’t go longer than 1 1/2” or they may enter the doghouse. No issue if the screws stay in the holes, but if they are removed the holes need to be filled. Stock Klipsch screws do not enter the doghouse. Do a mock up first with the wires before you screw it down. The woofer lead should just make it. You say they were in a barn? Have you cleared the mice rice out of the bug screens on the K-55M’s and the cobwebs and spider nests out of the doghouse? The gaskets on the K-400’s may be compressed into the throat of the horn and may need trimming back with an exacto knife or razor blade and sometimes the woofer screws are loose, so it wouldn’t hurt to venture in. You may be shocked at what you find in there! I know I was... You can’t go wrong with the AA crossovers, when you buy the CT-120 tweeters (and you will, lol) your LaScalas will take the next leap in performance. In the meantime dust off your doghouse and your old music collection and see what you have been missing all these years! You are going to be front row centre for your favourites!

^^^ TOO FUNNY!

Sweet deal for whomever struck while the iron was hot!

I think “M” is 1974 Regarding pictures, if you can’t resize them, just log out and log back in each time.

My old AA’s did the same thing. One channel was missing the treble. I goosed the volume and BAM! My tweeter came alive again. If I had to hazard a guess, it would be old capacitors not playing nice.

...so you were pulling our leg with the Guardians of the Galaxy gif?

I put mine sideways on the opposite side so as to leave the originals in place if I ever sold them, also stuck the K-77’s up there beside the originals so as not to get lost/damaged. Drill two (slightly larger) mounting holes in the boards and use 1” #6 deck screws with a stubby driver.

Holy cow! Just googled the Vitavox K15/40. A little leg work and you could parlay all that into a decent pair of used Khorns. ...sweet...

I think they would be a really good deal for YOU! LaScalas are the next leap up from Cornwalls, IMH(and several other’s)O. And that is a no-brainer price. Worst case scenario, you sell them for what you bought them for, in a heartbeat.

Zener diodes, leave them in, or bypass them? Benefits and caveats?

Ok, again, so how much of a difference does the coil make? I (think I) have read that air-core is better and I thought I had read not to get caught up in the gauge of wire.

Ok, this timely post has turned up some heavy hitters! Being “north of the border” our purchasing power is severely crimped by the exchange rate, but Solen ships domestic. What caps would be the best bang for the buck from this selection?

@Jvitti1970 Just edit the title, something like “no longer for sale”. Sound thinking by the way... Start your restoration with a couple of capacitors in each of your AA’s. Please be sure and post your impressions of the result!

What @glens said. New capacitors are in order regardless. Or a wicked 2-way mod! Lol

Paint it camo! It would help with the imaging! ...odd nobody has thought of that yet, LOL!

According to the ad you have to wait until 10am tomorrow. Maybe camp out overnight for first in line?

Does that mean you aren’t looking for new drivers and horns for vintage LaScalas anymore? You started what turned into a very comprehensive post nonetheless. Or you have two pairs? Just a caveat, any time I have ever sold a pair of LaScalas more than half the people interested used to have a pair and wished they had never sold them...

...”won’t be answering messages about these”... Either the auction starts at 10am at his house, or the riot does! Come for the speakers, stay for the carnage! LOL!

Using the stock crossover the increase in bass output at all levels, even more so the mid bass segueing nicely to the squaker, is the desired effect. Who on earth would not want more available bass, all things being equal?