Roadhawg

Do a search in the 2 Channel Forum for the thread "Danocaster's $300 Flat Black Pro LaScalas" from 7/25/02. Use either NOS440 or Roadhawg for author. You will find photos of the trapezoidal split LaScala owned by NOS440 and also a pair of split LaScala's with the squared mid/tweet section that I bought for my church. Hope this helps. Roadhawg

I have used a Denon 3801 w/ my LaScalas and had plenty of power to spare. Didn't sound as good in plain stereo mode as my old Yamaha R-9 did but I have more than enough power. If you want to listen mainly in 2 channel you're probably going to want to look into tubes.

I have NEO:6 on my 3801 also. I like it better than DPL but not as well as 7 channel stereo. It has cinema and music settings, the cinema sounds bad in my opinion. I use it infrequently on some music sources such as concerts on TV, but not very often. I wouldn't spend extra to get it. I do like the 7 channel stereo a lot. That's what I use most watching TV and satellite.

Sean, there's just something unsettling about seeing the phrase "chop up" and LaScala in the same sentence. I think I just had heart palpitations!

Sean, if you can find an Industrial Split LaScala, I think that will solve your problem. Set your Toshiba on top of the bass bin and put the top section where you have your current speaker angled up. They're scarce as hens' teeth but I've used them and they sound great. Nice setup!

Craig, as a matter of fact they are in medium oak. I got the last pair for sale at Ultimate Electronics here in Tulsa. I'll keep you in mind if I decide to let go of them in the future. Glad you're pleased with your subs. I haven't heard from anyone yet who has had a bad thing to say about SVS products. In all likelihood the CS+ would probably be fine for me, but there's always that little something telling me not to cut any corners. That little something has cost me a lot of money over the years. Do you find your CS's to be tight and accurate? My big fear is that I'll wind up with a sub that sounds boomy and splattered like an auto sub. I'm looking for something that will be seamless with the Khorns and I'm leaning more towards the SVS than the RSW.

Craig, I am running Khorns left and right with a pro Heresy center, LaScalas for surrounds and KLF30's for the back speakers. No sub yet, I am debating SVS Ultras or RSW15. I will probably get another pair of Heresys for the back and move the KLF30's to the bedroom. I used to run the KLF30s up front with a C7, then moved up to LaScalas, then to the Khorns. The 30s are very good, but to my ear there is a dramatic improvement with the Heritage speakers. The highs are much more detailed and the bass is a good deal tighter and more accurate in my opinion.

You're not alone but you're not in a crowd either. I'm in Tulsa-not very many people here familiar with the Heritage line, there are 3 dealers here, mostly HT stuff. Welcome back home!

I have had pretty broad experience with different kinds of pro equipment including JBL, EAW, EV, pro LaScalas and pro Heresys. My personal preference is the pro LaScalas. Given a good size room where they can open up and play they give impact you just don't get from other speakers even when bi-amped or tri-amped. Most people that slam them for no low end have only heard them in small living rooms where they can't show what they can do. They do roll off at about 45 hz, but most pro equipment rolls off there or above. The goal of pro equipment is high spl within predetermined frequency ranges, usually from 40 to 50 hz to around 17 or 20 khz. The real key to quality pro equipment is not the advertised specs but how well they sound within those specs. I'd rather take a beating than spend 30 minutes listening to a pair of 3 way Mackie active speakers again. If you looked at the specs you'd think they'd be alright, but they sounded obscene at any volume level. To address the question of notes above 10 khz, fundamentals end considerably lower than the harmonics that continue above what we can hear. The highest fundamental for a piano is about 4khz. Synthesizers can play fundamentals as high as 20 khz. A tenor voice can reach maybe 600 hz, a rare soprano voice might reach 1.4 khz. The point being that fundamentals are relatively low. However, if you chop EQ at 10 khz even on a male voice whose highest fundamental can only reach 600 hz, the voice will sound dull and lifeless. Adding EQ boost at around 16 khz will add "air" to the vocals and bring them out from the surrounding band mix. The reason you want wide frequency response is not for the fundamentals but for the harmonics which give the sound it's character. Having said that, before anyone can make a good speaker choice for pro applications, you have to know the type of music to be played and the size of the rooms they will be used in more often than not. Another major consideration is how many people will be around to help set up! I used pro LaScalas with a band and even though I am an avid weightlifter I needed another person to get them up on stands. If it will be a one person setup-case closed. Get pro Heresys and a sub. You won't need massive amplifiers or the hassle and expense of a bi-amped system to reach serious sound levels. In my opinion, to get comparable sound quality from any other pro gear, you will have to spend 4 or 5 times the amount that the Heresys would cost and at least twice what the LaScalas would cost.

If you call Service By Air, be sure to check rate for dock to dock shipping, that's how I had my LaScalas shipped. The seller took them to the dock in Atlanta, I had emailed pics of the speakers to the Service By Air rep in Atlanta, they did an inspection for me before releasing my cashiers check to the seller. They then put them on a pallet and shrinkwrapped and strapped them. I picked them up in Tulsa at the dock about 4 days later, removed straps and shrinkwrap and put them in my Suburban. Total cost $133 and they couldn't have done a better job for me.

If you don't already have it, you owe it to yourself to get the Eagles Hell Freezes Over DVD. The acoustic guitars on Hotel California will take your breath away through the LaScalas. You can hear the fingers plucking the strings. There's also a lot of great percussion on there. I take it they arrived without dings or scratches. Congratulations on a great pair of speakers!

DocJ, Contact Service By Air @ 1-800-243-5545. I used them about a year and a half ago to ship a pair of LaScalas I purchased from Atlanta to Tulsa. Total delivered price was $133.00 dock to dock. They put the speakers on a pallet, shrinkwrapped and strapped them down. When I went to pick them up they couldn't have been more securely attached if they were bolted on and they didn't have a scratch on them. The advantage of having them on a pallet is the combined weight and bulk forces them to be moved by forklift rather than some bubba with a dolly which is a guarantee for knicks and dings. Congratulations, I know you're going to love the LaScalas. I second the motion to spend some time listening to them as is before making modifications. Room placement will make more noticeable improvements than most tweaks. Roadhawg

digjr, Check the thread "Danocaster's $300 Flat Black Pro LaScala" dated 7/25/02. There are two examples of Pro LaScalas there, one with the trapezoidal mids/tweeter section and one with the squared off mid/tweeter enclosure that I got for my church and refinished. I installed the protective strips and corners after refinishing them. Roadhawg

You might want to consider a Pro LaScala in split configuration. Bass bin is already in a separate cabinet, Mid and tweeter are in another separate cabinet. The finish is usually black, I have refinished them with spray or roll on pickup bed liner like Rhinoliner and they look pretty good. But I agree that you may have some picture tube problems due to the magnets.

For what it's worth, I'd strongly recommend against bypassing the fuses, particularly if you're pushing to concert levels. Much easier to blow the mid and tweet than the woofer. I'd also be suspicious of your amp. You may have a problem that is just starting to show up as sporadic, but will get more frequent and severe w/ time.