PistolPete17

The A-55g/2’s came in about a week ago. Played around with them a bit while also trying different speaker placement. I think they sounded better…. But nothing definitive for sure. A few days ago I switched out the LaScalas for a pair of audio physic tempo 3’s that I’m selling. In doing so I changed to the 4ohm tap on the MC152. Today I went back to the LaScalas and holy shit, they didn’t sound this good the other day. I remembered that I was still in the 4ohm tap and switched to the 8. The Huge difference in detail and 3dness was gone. Back to 4ohm tap and there it was. I had tried the different taps before with the PD-5VH and settled on the 8ohm tap. Not sure why now with the A-55G’s it certainly prefers the 4. I just sat through dark side of the moon and got goose bumps several times. Not only is this the best system I’ve ever owned, it MAY be the best I’ve heard. I thought I was passed the “hearing things for the first time” in music, but sure as shit new stuff is popping up in music I know we’ll. Once again, BRAVO to Dean and Dave!

Selling good working pair of K77’s. $160 shipped.

Thanks! Please tell my wife what a good job I've done with these guys. And how beautiful they look in our family room.

I will say one trick I finally tried worked wonders in this room. The old, put the subwoofer in your listening chair and walk the room listening for the best sound trick. Did that and stacked the two SVS subs on top of each other in that spot. A sub or subs have never matched/blended with the LaScalas better.

Thanks! My ears are the only devices I've used so far to evaluate these guys. Seeing how many people use the A-55G's, I just ordered a pair of these too. Last mod, I swear!

Believe it’s a AA type with a few tweaks.

In the sweet spot, neither. As cliche as it sounds, the speakers disappear. Especially voices do not seem to come from the speakers at all. I just listened outside of the listening chair to try to answer this question. If I had to pic one, I'd say mid.

In my search for the right tweeters, I’ve found the CT120’s with Dave’s smahl lenses are amazing. The K77 search has been called off.

Ten plus years ago I rescued a pair of 1983 Lascalas from an old school. I don't recall much of listening to them in "stock" form, as they were in pretty bad shape and my interest was in restoring them. Out came all the electronics and in went all Crites gear. This included the 4500 crossover and the CT125 tweeters. The results were good. On simple music this setup could disappear and give me a wonderful 3D image (imaging is high on my priority list). However, I was a bit limited to what kind of music sounded good. More complex stuff got bright and harsh real quick. But that's the "Klipsch" sound, right? I lived with the system that way for many years. Months ago I decided to try out the Lascalas in the family room. Likely the best audio room in the house and wife loves them in there (read with sarcasm on FULL). The Lascalas sounded the same with a little benefit of a better room. I knew there was more potential in these guys so I decided to see what I could do as far as modifications. For the record, I have an issue with modding things. I tend to make 27 different mods at once and then I try to decide what changed and what was responsible for that change. Me being me, I braced the side, added the CT120 tweeters, added Deans networks, added DaveA's SMAHL's to the CT120's, and finally put the DE10 tweeters into the mix. Oh, and the original K77's played too. I know, right!? While these were not all added at exactly the same time, they were done too close together and made it difficult to evaluate each change. Here's how it began. While waiting for Dean's stuff, the CT120's arrived. Those (added to the 100% system with Crites 4500) were unlistenable. They literally lasted one song. I've experienced plenty of drivers that needed breakin, but WOW! At the time I attributed this to the networks and thought this tweeter just needed Dean's networks to work right. A month later I got Dean's networks and popped them in. This began the confusing part. Switching between the different networks and the two different tweeters, all while the CT120's and Dean's networks were breaking in had me dazed and confused. I think this was around Christmas and my system got kicked out of the family room in place of a tree. What a perfect time to make another modification, yes? This is when the braces went in. These turned out great, btw. January something the tree left and somehow I snuck the system back into the room. If I can keep the speakers in the divorce it will have been worth it (sarcasm thing again). The braces certainly seemed to have cleaned up and added a bit of bass. Trying the CT120's (after lots of time with Dean networks) with the Crites 4500 all of a sudden sounded ok. Here I began to realize how much their sound changed after being broke in. Again, the sound was just ok. The Crites 4500 still sounded best with the CT125's. The Dean networks sounded best with the 120's, but lacked the 3Dness imaging. This is when Dean told me to see what the K77's sounded like. I dug them out of the basement and holy cow, the imaging was back, mostly. Along with a bit of harshness. But the highs sounded better in many ways. Cymbals sounded proper and I now realized the 120's were too laid back. Also note these tweeters where all auditioned in a top hat box. I always thought time alignment was a good idea and aways HATED the old Lascala tweeter location being in a hole. I believe this negates any good that a lens/horn does on a tweeter mounted there. At this time I was pretty frustrated. I felt like I had several different setups for different music and different volumes. I really believed that the key was to find the right tweeter to match Dean's networks, as his networks certainly sounded best everywhere else. Enter the SMAHL. Well this looked interesting. A new lens for the CT120? Why not? One that when mounted in the stock position eliminates the mounting in a hole thing. Not thinking it could make that much of a difference, I ordered a pair. Also ordered a pair of DE10's and the lens/horn they sell with them from parts express. The DE10's came in first and I'm holding off on any review of them until I know they are completely broken in (and maybe with the LMAHL lens). A few days later the SMAHL's arrived. I used to be a machinist and I can tell you these things are a thing of beauty. Because the top box now had three different tweeters in them (k77,125,de10), the 120's with the SMAHL's went into the stock location. It didn't take long to realize I had something here. The lenses brightened up the 120's. Now cymbals sound real but minus the harshness of the K77's. I can't explain how a lens can change the imaging that much, but they sure as shit it did. For the first time in a while I got lost in the music. Closing my eyes and I swear Fiona Apple was in my room. Instruments were placed properly around the soundstage and they had real dimension to them. I had found it! I had found the right combination that made this a critical listening AND a rock out speaker. I went on listening till the early morning hours and had a very difficult time turning it off. All of a sudden my attention was on the music and not the system. And this, my friend's, is the best compliment anyone can pay to a speaker or audio system. Dealing with Dean and Dave was wonderful. Both have silly amounts of knowledge and their willingness to share it is amazing. Their products are top notch and well worth the price. Knowing what these two components did for my system, I'd happily pay double for them. I am so loving these Lascalas! Thank you @Crankysoldermeister and @Dave A!!

Thanks!

Dave's tweeters look very interesting.....

I've been playing with both stock placement and "top hats." My Lascalas came from an old school and I'm not sure what they've been through. Main objective is to have newer K77's from a reliability stand point, while not messing with what I have now in the stock K77 sound. Not sure if new diaphragms will sound different.

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A pic of the Lascalas and the braces. What an incredibly fun pair of speakers.