John kal

You're inspiring me now, lol. I like the black textured finish. That's something I would do.

That is exactly what I'm thinking. Not sure I want to replace wood panels. I'll be going on vacation next month. I might take the 2-1/2 hour drive and go listen to them, if they're still around. If not I'll surely wait for a better cosmetically looking set.

Looks like a very nice job you did. You placed a new veneer on them?

I know what you mean. They're not pulling me for some reason. Is it because of the exterior of one? I'll have to think about the complications if any would come about. Do you still have them after your repairs?

I'm not worried about the eternals, the owner says they work. I'm more skeptical of the work on the cabinets that has to be done.

Are the 1972 La Scalas sought after or should I focus on newer ones from the 80s or 90s. Withing my budget, which is low to begin with.

Anyone know the Date of manufacturing of these boxes?

The issue I'm thinking is how much work and cash is involved to get the cabinets back to stock looking condition? Remove the added wood, fill in the holes from whatever is holding them, if it's bonded with glue that's another headache.

So you're just low balling or they're not worth the effort for that money?

So I found this pair online and was wondering for the price are they worth to get them ($1600 Canadian). I asked the seller to explain what was done the speaker. All that extra crap wood on the exterior is a joke. Now, if I were to get them and fix or redo the exterior of both of them and repaint them ( a great fall project), would this affect any value in the long run, in case I wanted to sell them? Not sure of the date, but he says all the drivers are good. " from the add....Moving, and I don’t think I have room for these. Listed as a four in condition because they no longer match as one has been partially refinished with butternut and ash. All wood added to outside and I do not believe this has impacted its sound, either at all or negatively. The original crossover is still present but a newer crossover was added by someone who specializes in this vintage Klipsch Crossover modifications (this is the regular variety not the h”high slope” version. As can be seen, the modified unit had a different replacement tweeter put in, but these speaker are being sold with the perfectly functioning two original tweeters as well as both of the replacement tweeters (one obviously would still need to be installed. I can help with removal from house and loading but these units must be picked up at Tenpenny Road in Val-des-Monts, about 30 minutes north of the Ottawa/Gatineau bridges. I am firm on the asking price. It is not easy even thinking about selling these, yet here I am doing just that."

Hey guys, I fixed the problem. Nothing big but I'm glad it was a bad solder joint on the smaller capacitor. Not sure why he soldered it underneath? I soldered it in series on top of the 1uf capacitor on top. I forgot to take a picture. They're playing now and sound fantastic. Now all drivers sound perfect. Glad I know a bit about repairing this stuff. Thanks for the advice.

I picked them up a few years ago. They have been running perfect. Great speaker. I'll tear into them this evening and hopefully I will have a cap burnt or out of spec. Maybe a loose connection. Not sure what to expect. I'll post some pics of the progress.

I'll double check the speaker impedance. My jumpers are tightened in so not coming loose. I will remove the crossover and check the caps and see what's happening.

I did, I moved the speaker to the opposite side and the same thing happened. Tried with another receiver and same result.

Hi, Tech question here. I was listening to some tunes last night and today, the left speaker sounds like it is playing slightly lower with less bass and not as clear mids. I switched them over to another SS receiver and had the same problem. Bass is not thumping or hitting as hard as the other one. It still plays but sounds a bit muffled or lower. Not as out there as I'm used too. Question is now, could it be the crossover has to be checked. Something maybe came loose or defective cap or resistor? I don't know if they have been serviced and when it was done. I have Crites tweeters and that's about it. Thanks.