Junktrader Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Finally did it. I’ve been reading about Klipsch since my teens in the late 70’s. I got to hear a pair of La Scalla’s while I was in the Air Force in the 80’s, but they were just a dream on E3 pay. I was able to put together a system that really streched our budget. But back in the early 90’s the kids thought the cassette desk was hungry and fed it a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and one of the speakers got a glass of milk to wash it down. Lost a few CD players and VCRs to various PB&J, pancakes and poptarts, as well. I’ve forgotten what horrors befell the rest of the system. So I put having any type of music system on hold until the kids were grown. But I’ve just finished setting up a new receiver and pair of Klipsch RB-61 II’s. I’m mostly streaming Pandora and cable music channels right now, but the 61’s sound pretty very impressive in our small house. In fact, the first thing I listened to was a smooth Jazz stream; I was blown away by the detail and clarity. Then on to some Pat Metheny FLAC files. Wow! My wife thought it was funny because I just kept smiling like a kid in a candy store. Now I’ve got my eye on a subwoofer, maybe an R-10SW or R-12SW, and a Bluray/SACD player. I may never be able to afford those La Scalla’s, but I am rediscovering a love of music I thought I’d lost. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Welcome Junktrader! Welcome to the forum and back to Klipsch. Great first post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted April 1, 2015 Moderators Share Posted April 1, 2015 Welcome The late 70's, you are patient, but doing fine now, you never lost the love of music you just took a break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junktrader Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 The funny part is, the wife and I went to BestBuy to listen to some Pioneer I'd read positive review on. I’ll grant you BB isn’t the ideal listening environment, but she wasn’t impressed with the Pioneers. I started switching between the different speakers and when I got to the Klipsch RB-51’s she said: I like those a lot better; I think you should get the Klipsch. They were more expensive I explained. She replied: So, they sound better; I think you should go with the Klipsch. Who was I to argue? I couldn’t get her to go for the RP-260F’s though. Of course I had to bump up to the RB-61’s so I could take some credit for taking part in the decision. And everything (speakers, receiver and cables) fit within a few dollars of our budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angusruler Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 hahaha! my kids thought that my sony cassette player was hungry for M&M's back in the day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eth2 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Sometimes buying used is the "best buy." For example, there are a set of RB-75's on Audiogon for $475 right now. List is $1,200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Welcome to the forum. Be patient and keep your eye out on CL and elsewhere for a pair of used La Scala's. With a little time and elbow grease, you can fashion yourself a pair to last you a lifetime. Check out some of the restoration threads on the forum to see what can be done with the Heritage speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted April 1, 2015 Moderators Share Posted April 1, 2015 She replied: So, they sound better; I like this girl already, smart, you married well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Welcome Junktrader, lots of great people around here and they're full of …………..knowledge!! The only thing I'll add is….try a PB&J sandwich grilled like a grilled cheese…it's awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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