Philip McDonald

If you sell or trade KLIPSCH LaScalas, I can almost guarantee you’ll be sorry. I’m pretty well up there in age and I am still not ready to get rid of mine sure absolutely I don’t feel the way that I did 40 years ago, but let them move on to someone else when the time comes. I guess I became somewhat emotionally attached to the big. Klipschs and Altecs. and you can run them on virtually anything I just had a pair of modified bells playing on a tube cube I7, The little 3 1/2 W amp that I believe to Depot sells, just for fun, both speakers played beautifully unbelievable for a 200 dollar Chinese made amp, put some old tung-sol EL-84’s in it, absolutely amazing, now keep in mind it did not sound like my 300B’s or my EL 34 Amps but truly amazing Had an old friend of mine over here. He actually thought that I was tricking him some type of way it was absolutely worth blowing out all the cables and wires just to see the look on his face, but he did wind up ordering a tube cube i7 to use With and old pair of KLIPSCH 61 ll , which are a pretty high sensitivity approximately around 95 db or so, even hooked them up to an old set of Proac studio one ‘s still not too bad but nothing like the higher sensitivity, but they did play but nothing to speak of, well enough of that whenever the Grim Reaper comes knocking he’s welcome to take his pic. Good luck and happy listening everybody stay safe nothing like the 1970s but it’s still a lot of fun.’👍 kind of like getting behind the wheel again of a 69 road Runner 440/4- speed on a nice summer weekend night.once you get rid of it it’s gone not ready to make that move to the gentleman above you’ll be sorry however sometimes you do have to part with things for alternative reasons, which is understandable which I think you guys know what I mean thank God I don’t have that problem.😂

SUGDEN A21, absolutely an excellent piece of equipment very warm sounding if memory serves me correct sorry guys I just happened to land here by accident again maneuvering around with another iMac, I believe the 821 is running pure class A if I remember correctly 👍 very well built an excellent company with a great reputation. I believe the retail on it was under 5K not certain really don’t have the time to look it up but a wonderful amplifier. I have been thinking about making some type of maneuver myself as replacing 26 to 32 tubes is getting a little overwhelming and it sure not as easy as it used to be trying to locate something you want without the cost being as much as the amplifier when it was new, but I can’t complain. I have been very lucky all tubes and amps and preamps have really lasted a very long time. However, I’m getting a little too old, to have that replacement problem in front of me all the time or some of the time good luck and enjoy your system. There’s a couple best kept secrets out there.

100% 👍 somethings only worth of what somebody’s is willing to pay for it regardless what it is, I would be lying if I didn’t agree with you items of this nature are rarely so let’s get off the beaten trail.for a moment If you take a diamond, it really has no intrinsic value whatsoever. Other than that most + average woman would love to have one and that’s what makes it so valuable. I haven’t came across too many people in my lifetime that were scratching their heads wondering if they should buy a pair of KLIPSCH bells or other model they produce .( no one’s standing in line.) especially today. i’m only staying. It’s kind of insane when you look at what a pair of new ones cost my calculations might be off, but I would imagine if someone had imposed that question to me even not knowing anything about them I would think they would be worth a little bit more than that, although mine have been heavily modified, I really can’t stand to listen to a stock KLIPSCH , look at Ken Fritz. I’m sure you know who he is. Poor guy built himself over a $1 million+ in cost stereo system upon his death. His family had a buyer come in as they really had no particular use or interest for it. You probably already know what I’m going to tell you, but just in case you don’t do you know what they got for that system… $.300,000.00 i’m almost certain on that please correct me if I’m wrong , I understand you don’t do this for money. You do this out of something that you really enjoy. As far as a hobby. I would’ve gave his system away before I accepted that kind of money . That’s just me everybody’s different. 🤷‍♂️

Yeah Mann, I guess I have owned my KLIPSCH bells for approximately the past.? / I would say at least approximately 30 years., most people do not consider these audio file speakers which I can absolutely relate their point in the past I have owned acoustic electrostatic 2+2’s , magnanpans 3’a, , pro ac, Dueleavy, dalquist DQ 10’s, etc. too many to list seriously, they all came and went off to another land …. The KLIPSCH belles are the only speakers that I have owned the longest, all the above and the following in which I was pretty fortunate we’re always hooked up to good equipment like audio research Conrad Johnson VAC again and many many others, however, the belies just always did something for me that the others couldn’t oh I know and I’m well aware of they have many many faults And many many short Comings … First of all, not because I own them it doesn’t have the thing to do with my following statement, but as technically and aesthetically speaking, I think they are the most nicest and attractive looking loudspeaker that KLIPSCH ever released, I also have worked with them quite a bit with a bob Crites woofer yes it is a little bit better than the original K 33, I have also replaced the tweeters, the CROSSOVERS , several Also a mid range horn and driver also tried bi-ampping both active and passive, I really do prefer the bi ampping, but using an excellent single tube amp is also fine well, they get to the bottom line. All I can say is I am not an audio file. Those Belles speakers running a tube amp on the top and a solid-state Mac amp on the bottom. Are the most fun get down and around pair of speakers I have ever owned or kept this amount of time just in my personal humble opinion, speaking of just playing them passively all those heritage series loudspeakers like to see an output transformer. I am not a Macintosh guy whatsoever. The one reason I incorporated one of their older amps is because Macintosh is one of the few companies that still use output transformers that’s the way they were designed and that’s basically what Paul KLIPSCH used designed and played them on OK before you say wait a minute I’m talking about tube amplifiers / amplification that used output transformers I hooked them up too a tube OTL tube amp sounded awful, but yet a buddy of mine took them home and hooked them up to his set of splendors and it sounded fantastic, note there are a few other amplifiers solid State that use help put transformers, but you know I can’t think of any as of today other than Mac , grab a set of old Altec mono blocks yes they still use an output transformer But folks can say whatever they’ve like everyone is absolutely entitled their opinion, but with their awesome sound and virtually will play when anything imaginable & amplification wise well, I’m OG now but regardless I will never go back to conventional SPEAKERS in my life time , and I also would never go back to an inefficient speaker, I can vividly remember back then having 400 and 500 W mono blocks sitting on the floor that’s ridiculous just in my opinion Talking to KLIPSCH company a few years ago a gentleman out there stated to me that the bells were the hardest SPEAKERS to assemble and took the most time out of anything in their heritage line. it’s a shame they dropped them off their line, but from a business point of view, it did absolutely make sense. But I remember him stating to me it took two guys two days to assemble a set of bells. Yes they’re far from perfect but when they’re set up properly, they put me right where I want to be the last comment. Two of my buddies said when they were here listening their comment to me was they really have a mid range to die for this was just their opinion I didn’t say anything And they also have very high-end systems tens of thousands of dollar set ups and they really walk out of here wondering after the concert over, my one friend said I would grab a pair in a minute, but you guys know I just don’t have the proper room, but I think he’s working on it Sorry about the above script. I know there are many errors in it. This is all text. Talk from an iPhone as my Apple laptop is still being worked on happy listening to all and best of luck in your future AUDIO endeavors. 👍

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Hello, without doubt, an excellent passive preamp , your unit would be extremely helpful to me as I am by camping and do need supper left and right gain or volume controls as my preamp and my tube amps , have no volume balance or gain settings. I can see it from a technical point, but there are times where you do at least need a balance or a separate gain control. I am very interested in your unit. It’s a beautiful piece of equipment. I was just wondering, where would it ship from? I am in Philadelphia Pennsylvania thank you for your time and concern. I remain respectful of yours. PM

Excuse me as long as you are supplying good accurate information and have 40 years of experience mainly with the heritage line and they haven’t been around for a few years so what it may be useful to someone else that that is now I know a lot of folks that were around last year that aren’t around this year Mainly just got tired of all the hype and sold everything not trying to be facetious, but there’s nothing wrong with that. All knowledge about anything at any time happy listening.

With all due respect, I know I’m a little late to the party I have been experimenting around with clips speakers since the late 1970s there are some solid-state amps that don’t sound bad but however, speaking on just a heritage series due to I never owned any of their smaller speakers not for any particular reason just really don’t care for small SPEAKERS But in my casual observation, the big klipsach speakers on a hole like to see an output transformer to perform their best you can put a nice tube pre-up top and go solid state down the bottom, but it’s still not there like one older gentleman told me when I was young those speakers like to see and output transformer McIntosh have output transformers. I also have an old set of mono blocksthat are solid state Alltech 50 W per channel what makes them unique they have alpha transformers but without the tubes it’s just not the same. We all have our favorite meal. I would suppose this is theirs and to me that hold true with horn SPEAKERS. Here’s a big mistake using OTL. Two Amps, that para Clip speakers sounded so thin. I thought they lost weight unloaded them fast beautiful amp but not if you’re going to run horns just my humble opinion. Hope you find what you’re looking for and have many years of happy and enjoyable listening. 👍👍👍

EVERSOLO A8, I still believe what I’m hearing. I have had this units since May of this year. approximately three weeks ago I sold my lumen. I have a friend of mine. That’s seriously thinking about selling his HIFI Rose after lending him my A8 to use on several weekends past as I am not around to listen to my system on most weekends almost certain he is going to go for the A8, do the other two have their finer points absolutely but the price ratio is way off. I don’t know what Eversolo‘s plan is but to me so far, they are turning out some excellent products and not ridiculous prices.

My two cents worth if you can pick up a pair of those speakers or even a pair of bells for 2500 bucks, that’s an absolute steel when you look at what the new ones cost today I’m not being biased at all being the owner of a pair of bells that are also 1980s vintage, that definitely needs a grill cloth replacement. It’s an all weekend job I’ve did it before but to look at it on no more level playing field, I think they should be going for a hell of a lot more than that or you can just go buy a new pair for 14000.00 come on that’s nuts regardless of your income , 2500 hours that’s ridiculous. I don’t think you could build them that cheap.

I agree how it goes, IDK I have a pair of crites AB – 2 that Bob crites himself built sadly before his passing I installed a Tweeter level output that was just built from ALK Engineering while doing so and having a bunch of extra capacitors on hand , bench check on the CROSSOVERS that Bob crites built quite a while ago and everything was pretty much on the money , my main use for the AB/2 was strictly for Biampping purposes only, it’s not like those CROSSOVERS are 25 or 30 years old. If I were that reluctant, I would clip the caps out and replace them with almost any brand you want one you build will sound differently been there done that almost 70 I tend to just leave things alone, but I would almost guarantee there’s nothing wrong with those CROSSOVERS , I Am now running BRYSTON electronic CROSSOVERS so far the Bryson worked out the best , most of the time gives you a lot more flexibility if you want to use it, but the ABB is a decent crossover to me just my humble opinion if you’d like to mess around with biampping SS MAC on the bottom, SET 300B on top a few guys that come over including myself seems to like it also , theirs nothing wrong with that AB/2, 500 & 6k 👍

Hey wrench , I’ll just give you my two cents worth approximately around 2015 not that the date is that important , A friend of mine since since the late 70s had a nice pair of La Scalas, I own and still own a pair of Belles, we also wondered about many things, this friend of mine I’ll call Greg was a roadie years ago for many top bands mainly rock venues throughout the country. He was much more knowledgeable on these two particular speakers than I was. He told me on stage while setting them up. They used to call them W bins just to satisfie my own curiosity , we Did quite a few back-and-forth comparisons as far as the base is concerned, keep in mind they both used the same driver, but the overall design, although similar is somewhat pretty different enclosure, comparing it to, but to answer your question and come to a final conclusion, however the Belle did produce more bass and better sounding bass Using the same McIntosh ss/ amp same cables, same interconnects same sources same everything , now keep in mind it did not produce killer bass compared to the LaScalas but yes both of us concluded the Belle overall did produce more & better bass I don’t care about drawings and specifications. I’m telling you what we heard people swear by specifications too much that’s all fine well and good but be it electronics or loudspeakers the thing I am always most interested in what does it sound like a little ridiculous with all the specifications , specifications are wonderful just to give you a base idea of what’s doing what and maybe how good it’s doing it, over the years I put a Bobb crites woofer in my BELLES , and yes, absolutely it does produce just a little bit more bass than the original KLIPSCH K 33 woofer and they are also reasonably priced, i’ve also have went on two doing a lot of upgrades to my bells. I am running a JBL compression driver on the mids and a few other things, I am also bi ampping them with BRYSTON covers & others , and passive also , I guess you might say I like tinkering with stuff the best bass I heard from the bells is while using the electronic crossover, also if you are running full range, those speakers along with a few other manufactures from back in those days like to see output transformer seems they always sound their best but I am buying mainly for sonic reasons. They sure don’t need any more power 5 or less will definitely take the paint off the walls however keep in mind. This was just our opinion, but I would have to say 100% yes if you’re looking for just a little bit more, the belle definitely one, the competition, but keep in mind neither one really produce what I would call any low bass and they were not intended to do so. Also, I do not use any subwoofers just my system my room my opinion I really don’t think they need it but I get some extra slam absolutely. But not necessary at least for me anyway hope you find what you’re looking for. By the way I think the Belle was most likely the nicest looking speaker that clips ever produced again just my opinion again good luck happy listening 😎 Ps / I have seen countless guys in the past try countless 15 inch Wolfers day installed and base cabinets only to take them out and put the original back in, as they sounded awful those cabinets were designed for a specific purpose. You just can’t put any 15 inch driver in them and a miracle doesn’t work that way. Just thought I would give you a little warning seen too many guys go through a lot of extra work only to put everything back to the way it was. 👎👎 😂

Busy hooking things up for a bit no such problems around here. There hasn’t been any record stores to go in in the past 20 or 25 years and they’re still not good thing. I have a lot of vinyl that I kept throughout the years even though I broke away from it for a while, yeah used to be a lot of fun totally dead for that sort of thing today you’re kind of on your own sad to say

Very nice I see that the woofers have been angle cut and recessed although there is a lot of controversy over this I think going to speaker like that. I imagine it would enhance the overall performance looks nice. Good job.