seti Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrfull&1107611264 Klipsch LaScala-beautiful custom made LaScala. Solid hard maple furniture quality trim at all corners/joints, glass tops set flush atop beveled hardwood trim. 17S801 and 17S802-late seventies models. Look at the birch grain obtained for these! High end Solen and Musicap parts as well as wound Litz wire. Big difference! Cant beat vintage Klipsch drivers and cabinets; crossovers have improved greatly in 30-40 years and thus the improvements have been taken advantage of here and are incorporated. Have type AA crossovers as well if you prefer and will bring price down by ~$300. Hardwood casing adds stability and tighter controlled base. Think about it. 150 lbs each and these speakers are stunning! Wives will love these! I will place these lascalas as the best looking you can find! Also in performance! LOOK AT ALL PICS CAREFULLY TO SEE QUALITY! $2000 is firm with crossovers, offers with type AA (any choice fine-save money if use standard AA-still great!)These are much better and prettier than new ones costing $3000. Local pick-up preferred. But, will deliver for reasonable price in a 500 mile radius!(depends on distance). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 I think that they are ugly and overpriced, if they stopped with the custom fitted/beveled glass tops that would have been much better. All they did was tack all that wood onto the stock birch enclosure and add a set of ALK crossovers and now there worth $2K, I think not. Granted the crossovers are 5 bills, but $1.5K for some additional wood trim, C'mon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted December 8, 2004 Author Share Posted December 8, 2004 I thought they were more fugly can you believe the price LOL.... I'd like to see how they arived at the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 Probably trying to recoup the funds that the cabinet maker or carpenter charged him to dress/hack them up like that. Unless he did it himself - sacrilege! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted December 8, 2004 Author Share Posted December 8, 2004 They just don't look right at all. If that carpenter took one step too close to my belles I would club him like a baby seal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 They are over priced, for sure. However, I think they look good. They would also easily double, maybe triple the WAF for LaScalas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted December 9, 2004 Author Share Posted December 9, 2004 I hadn't thought of the WAF factor hmm perhaps she did it..bad evil women.. I think a nice exotic veneer would have been much more effective. They look like Klipsch from the cover of Southern Living. They don't like that bad from a distance but close up barfy..... OMG They sold already....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.4knee Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Yeah they looked pretty bad. ALK's were nice. Just check with my WAF-O-Meter and she says the WAF on plain old La Scala's is higher. $2K and sold amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinr Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 I prefer the birch LaScalas myself. These custom LaScalas look too ornate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 one of us no doubt, they look OK, but not 2K unless someone is adding in the the shipping - pair of Cornwalls went for 1906, go figure - wonder what is happening on the TV in the picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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