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There are many threads dealing with La Scalas. The most likely problem that you could find would be blown tweeters. Stuff a rag in the squawker horn and listen for output from the tweeter. Take a AA battery and scratch the speaker leads across the battery terminal and listen for sound from the drivers. As the thread below illustrates, everything is reasonably easy to access and repairs/updates are easy if you can use a screwdriver and solder.
Four abused Lascalas need a good home - sold
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Welcome. Your La Scalas look great.
Use the search function to uncover many threads regarding the serial numbers, AA crossovers, etc. pertaing to La Scalas.
After you enjoy them for awhile, I suggest that, at a minimum, you replace the old capacitors in the corssovers. The path of least resistance is to contact BEC on this forum for the updated parts.
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Fortuantely. I went to cash before things got really ugly, thus preserving profits already realized. The good news is that a correction creates more room for a further advance. But beware of trying to catch a falling knife.
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Beautiful! As always.
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Congratulations on your La Scalas!
I'm glad to see you have a sense of humor about the "Dibs" fiasco. My earlier comments regarding "dibs" on the forum were not directed to you, or anyone else, personally, I was merely sharing my opinion regarding what I believe are the strategic limitations of such a tactic on a forum that is open to the public, which includes forum members as well as the unwashed masses.
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Glenn-
My H2O heater sent a nice note of gratitude once, so I guess I cant comment on tank-less heaters.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
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Hi Michael,
It's a great idea; thanks for the offer. Nevertheless, I presently lack the time to quickly read such books; they'd get stalled here for months.
This was done with some sucess with the PWK biography. As I recall, I was sandwiched between Chris Robinson and Craig Ostby (not necessarily in that order).
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Patrick,
Congratulations!
Nancy and I were also wed 25 years ago today. We had hoped to get married 2 weeks earlier, but an MG club had already booked the bed & breakfast where we were married. Tomorrow is Nancy's birthday; she hates the one-two punch. If I ever forget the anniversary I'm in double trouble.
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Welcome home and thank you!
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Bob,<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
I've got a van that could hold them when they're ready to travel. If a Sunday would work, you could get a ride to <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Detroit (Birmingham), we could load the Cornwall Vault[1] in the van to take to Indy, go collect your prizes and I could return you and the Jubilees to Bay City.
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Allan,Your wife's truck is a beauty! My wacky neighbor had one about the same year and the same color, but your's is much nicer.We are weeks away from the Woodard Ave. Dream Cruise (). Words can't describe the event. But it's an event that any enthusiast of classic automobiles and trucks would enjoy.I look forward to the photos of the completed project.
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Ignore this post. Mittens and a keyboard are a bad combination.
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Amy-<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
You do a wonderful job. I'm glad to learn that moderator's use their discretion to lock threads (possibly with input from forum members); that the original or subsequent posters can not unilaterally lock a thread. If that understanding is incorrect, please clarify the process.
While it would be interesting to know why any specific thread is locked, the unsatisfied curiosity is not fatal. You tolerate a lot of nonsense from participants on this great forum.
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Do you hear the tumblers? They're not gymnasts, theyr'e in the lock being readied for this thread.
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"I believe Amy was asked by a member on that thread to please lock it down"<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
Can anyone ask Amy to lock a thread? If so, can I ask her to lock someone elses thread?
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How was the following thread locked? <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
DIBS! I CALL DIBS!
http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/thread/936826.aspx
How is a thread locked? Other than a moderator, who can lock a thread? I have no real concern over the fact that the thread is locked or why it was locked. That horse was already beaten beyond death. But I see no obvious reason for it to have been locked and the fact that it has been locked piqued my curiosity about the locking process in general.
EDIT: 07/11 @ 09:01 EDT
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I concur regarding the Loctite on the T-nuts; it's no use on the wood screws.
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This discussion has come up before and will come up again. It's one of those issues where there is no absolute right or wrong, but each person must do what his/her conscience dictates. IMO, the real difference is between offerings confined to the forum and those that involve third parties through eBay, Craigslist, etc. I feel that forum members should earn the right of first refusal on items offered though the forum to forum members. Calling "DIBS" in that scenario is appropriate. Calling dibs regarding items available off the forum is naive, at best.
If you're interested, a similar thread is linked below and my lengthy post in that thread is included here in blue text. BTW, the CWs in the linked thread did not go to the friend.
Please Don't Bid On CWs from <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Silver Spring, MD <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/3/682038/ShowThread.aspx
We can probably all agree that the Klipsch Forum is a family of hobbyists, not a business. Within that family its appropriate and common for members to offer deals to each other at less than eBay prices before offering their Klipsch to the rest of the world through eBay, Audiogon, etc. Consistent with that philosophy is the unwritten custom that sellers through the Forum state asking prices, rather than pitting Forum members against one another in a bidding war. Most seem to honor the principle that the first person to express interest has the right to buy at the stated price and that other Forum members should not try to outbid each other. No one is hurt by this custom. Its all done voluntarily.
Also consistent with that philosophy, we alert each other to the availability of interesting items on eBay, Audiogon, Craigslist, local newspaper classified ads, etc. Thumpelstiltskin/Rick comes to mind as one of the most prolific members in this regard. Rick bought Four Abused La Scalas[1] from a bar in Ohio. He sold them to Colterphoto1/ Michael Colter who traveled from Indy to southeast Ohio to collect them. Before leaving to collect the La Scalas, Michael sold two to me and two to a Klipsch employee. He made the trip for the love of Klipsch, not to make a profit.
At the time that discussions were underway regarding the La Scalas, Travisc posted about the availability of a 1956 Khorn cabinet on Audiogon.[2] Michael expressed interest in that cabinet. I made the thirty minute drive to check it out. Although not personally interested, I paid $200 for the cabinet and a bunch of Advent speakers in various states of disrepair and stored them in our warehouse to preserve them for Michael.
Michael needed some assistance while traveling to Ricks place to collect the La Scalas. Quickly emails, PMs and phone calls between yours truly, BEC, Sputnik and other Forum members assured that the curly headed one arrived at Ricks to collect the La Scalas.[3] Until I rendezvoused with Michael at a truck stop in Fort Wayne, Indiana, wed never met.
Prior to the Ft. Wayne meeting, Michael had decided against rebuilding the 56 Khorn. Only after he surrendered his prior claim was it sold to a man in Belgium and eventually delivered to his local contact here in suburban Detroit. Michael and I exchanged two La Scalas for cash and most of the Advents. Disregarding time and fuel, I recovered the $200 Id fronted to buy the 56 Khorn and Advents. The integrity of the Forum and the hobby were preserved.
Its appropriate that we alert each other to the availability of Klipsch and other interesting items, but there is a risk. For example, I spotted a set of Klipsh La Scala speakers on eBay and brought them to the attention of the Forum members. Due to the misspelling of Klipsch, they were under the radar and had the potential to be a bargain. Unfortunately for HDBRbuilder/Andy, he had already seen them and would have preferred that they stay below the radar. Its my recollection (could be incorrect) that Andy was the successful bidder on the La Scalas; success that came without asking other Forum members to stay away from the speakers.
At the family table its appropriate for the last slice of pizza to be earmarked for a specific family member. It would be naïve to try the same at a restaurant. While the family members are free to decide among themselves who has the highest claim to the last slice of pizza, they have no right to bind non-family members to their agreement. While they are staring at the last slice, its possible that a non-family member will buy it.
The foregoing merely reflects my opinions regarding the strengths and limitations of the Forum as a way to help each other. It would be a shame if Thumpelstiltskin and others on the Forum stopped alerting the Forum to the availability of Klipsch or other desirable items because they could not fairly steer them to certain individuals. Was Andy disappointed when I brought the Klipsh La Scalas he was stalking to the attention of the rest of the Forum? Sure he was, but he got them anyway. Each Forum member is free to not bid on items that another Forum member is pursuing, but there is always the risk that a non-Forum member will get the last piece of pizza anyway. How does that help the Forum? Its better for everyone (sellers and buyers) when everyone bids what he/she feels the item is worth to them. If a Forum member identifies an item that she/he is pursuing from a non-Forum member, he/she does so at the risk that another Forum member will value the item more highly and make a higher bid/offer to the non-Forum member.
Ill get off my soapbox now. If you need a favor in the Detroit area, dont hesitate to contact me.
[1] http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/616881/ShowPost.aspx
[2] http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/622000/ShowPost.aspx
[3] http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/1/626067/ShowPost.aspx#626067
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DD's correct. That's stock. PWK would say, "Not a dime's worth of difference" by putting four more bolts in. Nevertheless, I suggest that you add four more and torque them down evenly. There's no room for a T-nut near the peak of dog house but wood screws will do there. When I opened some LS that had seen bar duty, all four machine screws were loose; put in four more.
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http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/ele/369243054.html
It has the potential to be a fantastic deal. Good Luck!
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. . . where is the woofer that goes in the hole of the one enclosure?<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
My guess is that its mounted inside the sub enclosure facing the one that can be seen from the bottom.
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The only reason a speaker manufacture uses MDF, is to cut cost!<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
Arguments can be made that plywood, although it costs more sheet for sheet than MDF, costs less than MDF in the production of speakers.
· Plywood can hold screws better than MDF, i.e. assembly can be easier and quicker, thus lowering production costs; and
· MDF is heavier than plywood, i.e. shipping costs, i.e. prices are higher.
MDF is solid and tends to be more acoustically inert than plywood, which is why many DIY people build with MDF rather than plywood. With DIY, time is your biggest investment. The small difference in the price of materials is insignificant; shipping costs are irrelevant, and yet, MDF is often chosen over plywood.
FWIW, Speakerlab started out making their Khorn clones out of MDF and then switched to plywood. My guess is they did it to cut costs, not in the search for audio perfection.
Arguments can be made for plywood and MDF; IMHO it does not always come down to the relative costs of the raw materials.
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These might be of interest to the DIY crowd here. Not to own but to critique.
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110145614036&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1
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They could be covered with contact paper and you still got a great deal. Congrats!
La Scal***
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Another long term "improvement" might be to brace the sides as described in many threads and illustrated in the thread below.
Buzzing La Scalas
http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/thread/667046.aspx
If you read the "Four Abused La Scalas" thread, toward the end it mentions the band directors comments about one of the speakers. At first I thought he was delusional but I'm now convinced that the bass bin walls of old style La Scalas vibrate excessively. Bracing them improves the bass and eliminates other unawanted noise problems.