Racer X

Reduced again

This thread is getting exciting, following....

Plastic is no match for a sharp drill bit.

Setting aside all the valid arguments for double blind, greener grass, confirmation bias, and dime's worth of difference, the best approach may be to test and see for yourself. I learned a lot when I took some time to cycle back through all the speaker wires I collected over the years, along with some test runs of various configs. I find it hard to believe some would think drastically different wires would sound similar.

Very interesting the speaker cable change helps the amp. Fully well agree tuning the wires greatly helps the sound. Currently favoring the Duelund 16 ga speaker cable. Apparently the blog hype is real for this wire.

I've seen a pair of the K-77 M tweeters for sale in the garage sale section....

Not likely. As far as I know, there are no other speakers other than Klipsch Heritage of any vintage. I gather JBL may make some nice speakers also.

Believe the Topping E30 may be what you're looking for, very happy with mine. https://www.amazon.com/Topping-E30-Coaxial-Optical-Converter/dp/B088FFLRM2/ref=sr_1_3?crid=301B3UNBYAR8Z&dchild=1&keywords=topping+e30&qid=1635950739&qsid=145-3278105-1294050&sprefix=topping%2Caps%2C261&sr=8-3&sres=B088FFLRM2%2CB0868J7NRV%2CB0865GJLB5%2CB08H7SNMY4%2CB081KTB2NZ%2CB08HPSV1RN%2CB08F54TT79%2CB08H8J2J98%2CB08XNGW1R3%2CB09H2Z4W13%2CB08Y88Y8QV%2CB07X6CF4VS%2CB099W3335Q%2CB08CZ65188%2CB098PXYYJ1%2CB08231S6LP%2CB089B7LV18%2CB08Y886LRW%2CB07J9YSD9R%2CB08CJZGT6H

Now with new better prices.

Single, thank you the chance to clarify this point of interest

Believe it was $120

Not to be, onward towards the next contestant

K55 V Driver from my 1981 Klipsch LaScala. Solder Lugs and original wire length, spades, to the LaScala AA network.

From my gently, seldom used 1983 Heresy 1.5 : Pair of 701 horns with K53H drivers. $105 + $15 shipping SOLD Pair of K77M tweeters $85 + $15 shipping SOLD

Very interesting, educational, thank you very much for the link.

Soon to list both K77M tweeters and K52 701 mid horns for this cabinet, so your project is just about complete.

I'll wade into this sticky mess: 1) Jif so sweet, yet distinct peanut taste 2) Skippy very close, perhaps too sweet 9) Peter Pan ate too much of this in my youth

Yes, Shakey, your way is certainly better, thanks for clarifying.

While thicker, stiffer cabinets are certainly better (the large 3/4" side panels vibrate freely at the mouth), the rising bass response 6 to 7 db centered around 120 hz is not really a resonance but a feature / glitch of the woofer horn dimensions that can really only be dealt with by corrective equalization. Some may like this defining characteristic of the LaScala sound. Congratulations on finally acquiring a great speaker system and nice work on restoring.

Oh, c'mon. A joke's not funny if one has to explain it. For clarity purposes, I am yankin' your chain. Thought that may have been immediately apparent as it was in response to Preston Tom's cynical warning. Also, I could never afford McIntosh, then and now.

No, no, I was a roadie for the Dead in '83. Won the whole shebang in a poker game with Jerry and Bob.

Happy to elaborate, so no one should fear the tone controls. In my old rig, vinyl only, ARC SP3 (which I picked up cause it had tone controls) I never used the tone controls, everything sounded fine flat and pure. My current rig, digital files via the Topping E30 to the vintage Technics receiver preamp feeding the esoteric OTL tube amps to my now highly modded Heresys (soon to unveiled to the world, or at least the forum), I am heavily reliant on the tone controls. Whether to adjust for my preference for slightly rolled off treble, slight bass boost to compensate for the Heresy shy low bass, or source corrections, or now to compensate for the crazy mods to my Heresys, the tone controls are well employed all the time. I find this a suitable analog alternative to the DSP mantra so often espoused by others on the forum. No longer scared of the naysayers, believe we should all just find the path that best suits their ears in their room.

I currently use a vintage Technics receiver as a preamp, and I LOVE the tone controls: Bass, Mid, Treble, plus 6 db Low and High Boost Switches. Extremely flexible and very easy to quickly adjust. Loudness seldom used though, maybe if listening at very low level.

Hope Micromara will chime in soon, for now a snippet from a PM: serving a lot of hifi friends in germany, approx. 200 sets a year , power cords, loudspeaker wires and rca cables ...it´s a part of my hobby