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The owner is right... they need a little love.

Expensive cables are a very real thing. Look a few pages back on your thread. A couple of folks posted pictures and data on your cables.

Yes! I believe they were about $1,500 US Dollars. There were other comments in this thread that identified them more precisely. I personally would not have spent $1,500 on them, but the previous owner definitely did.

We have a winner! Old bad wires are what my experiments are all about. The old wiring and connectors are wimpy by comparison. I'm not getting high sonic improvements. It's not like changing a crossover. They are small and simple improvements that are very impressive to me. This lets me know I'm moving in the right direction. Lots of little things become one big thing. This is exactly why the new Klipsch lineup uses higher quality interior wiring and connectors.

I definitely understand. Maybe you can get a few dollars for them on ebay. If I were nearby I would definitely get them. I'm still experimenting on my La Scalas.

Don't throw the black and blue wiring away. Save them for experimenting on your La Scalas later.

I'm not angry. I'm just suggesting an A/B test by the owner.

You may like the upgraded wiring as it is. Try listening to one wiring type at a time to see which one you prefer; your current blue/black wiring setup vs something else. I've done this three times on three different Klipsch speaker pairs, and have always preferred the upgraded wiring. The previous owner apparently preferred them as well.

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Very true. The little sonic upgrade I get from one foot of fat wire to the woofer makes it obvious that the electrons are just happier. It's kind of like owning a German shepherd. Do you think he would prefer your tiny back yard in the city, or the five acres on the lake at your Dad's place? Electrons must roam free! It's definitely more obvious with power cables. A friend of mine brought over some audiophile power cables made by a local electrical engineer. He was certain that I would hear the difference, and buy these cables immediately. I, of course, doubted his claim. After listening for three seconds, my jaw dropped at the sonic improvement. I bought both cables, and called him a week later to buy a third. I got the power.

I know. The video is actually pretty good. In my wiring experiments, I'm just looking for space; I want to hear more of the soundstage. After all, space is the final frontier.

I think the AL5 sounds better than my version of the La Scala... but I'm sure it's just a placebo thing.

True... resistance is futile.

A few years ago I was speaking with a couple of Grammy award winning record producers. When I told them I wanted to start a studio featuring a tube console, they looked at me like I had two heads. "Why would you want to do that?" one of them said. I forgot my response, but it's because I like that sound. I later spoke with another hardware/software engineer at the same event, and we talked about tube consoles and sonic signatures. He was amazed that I could distinguish his father's tube console sound from the '60s on modern records. His response was "If you can hear that, you've got really good ears". I don't mind being the sonic oddball; it's just that it's normally done in person.

We all have different sound setups and experience. I'm very new to this tube amp/Klipsch speaker thing. My experiments have been pretty simple, but very revealing.

I'd take experience over belief. It's a Guitar Center thing. Wimpy cables sound ok, until you plug in the lower gauge wire. Higher quality thick cables are more inspiring to play through. As soon as this covid thing is over, I'll be back to live instruments. Real drums, bass, guitars, etc., are always present in my imagination. I know when something sounds wimpy, and I do my best to avoid it.

It really does come down to experimenting with different wiring on your own. So far, I'm the only one in this discussion group that has done that.

You'll never know until you try it. Set up a sound test with a few of your audiophile folks, and keep score for me.

Better has been done. This is the third Klipsch set I've owned, and I've swapped out the old wire each time with an upgrade in sonics.

It's not imagined. Try it for yourself and see. Klipsch does this on their new speakers for a reason.

He (me) is using a crimping tool. I took them out again to give a better squeeze.

Old wire. Out! New wire in. Much better. The end. Oh... in that case... I'm right, and you're wrong. That's the way it goes with these ears.

True. It reminds of Fender guitars. The reason they loved Jimi Hendrix so much was because he would destroy his guitar as performance art, and then buy a new one. This was very good news for the Fender factory. The Gibson factory, a competitor, started making guitars with a weak neck for certain performers, which allowed the guitar to be smashed with greater ease. Art!! As far as this seller goes, I believe he is a DJ. If that is true, he would buy new speakers for a specific high end gig series, and then sell them. DJs consider it a rental. It's pretty easy if you're charging over $2,000 per appearance.

Not sure. They look like Quartets.