I realize that it's probably too late to ask this now, seeing as how I just took delivery of a gorgeous new pair of walnut La Scala IIs this afternoon...
BUT, I am curious to hear feedback from other La Scala II owners on what it is you love about these speakers, and what do you feel makes these speakers worth the $8000 asking price?
I haven't done anything as far as working with position yet, running ARC for theater stuff or dialing in my subwoofer, but I am assuming from what little I've heard so far that these speakers need a bit of breaking in?
I knew going in that they weren't really full range speakers with a bottom end of 52Hz, but I was kind of shocked at how lightweight the bass is for such giant speakers. At first I thought maybe I didn't connect the tops and bottoms correctly, but after cranking up the bass on my Luxman CL-40 it was clear there was something going on down there. It does seem oddly LESS bassy than my Heresy IIIs, which have about the same frequency range in the bass. It could be that it's a psychoacoustic effect, looking at such big cabs and expecting more.
Anyway, these are my endgame speakers, I have wanted La Scalas ever since I got into the Heritage line with my Heresy IIIs a couple of years ago, and I was able to get full retail on a trade for my Forte IIIs and Heresy IIIs, so now I have what I've always wanted, and I want to really love these things, so I'm hoping to hear from a few of you fans that can tell me all the awesomeness in store for me, and maybe any tips to get the most out of them.
I'm running an Anthem MRX 720 for my home theater and using an amp switcher to use my Luxman CL-40 preamp and PrimaLuna ProLogue 4 for two channel listening.
So I am figuring, from all I've heard, that the CL-40 and PL 4 are perfect matches for the La Scala IIs, listening mostly to jazz, acoustic, and some pop.
Looking forward to hearing any feedback!
