Another Center Channel Ide***

[BEC]

For some reason I have never seen a picture of one of these original Lascalas until the tour at the Klipsh plant saturday. Might give some another idea of how to build a center channel. I think the tag said this one is serial number 2.

Bob Crites

[Al Klappenberger]

Bob,

I think I have heard that version of the LaScala referred to as the "runt". I think it was usewd by PWK as a portable speaker to use in center channel demos when he used to fly around promotong 3 channel setups back in the early days. Personally, I think it's interesting how he has the tweeter mounted vertically.

Al K.

[fmushkin]

...I think it's interesting how he has the tweeter mounted vertically.

Like in the Academy!

[WMcD]

I had wondered about the pre-history of the LaScala.

Supposedly it started for use in a political campaign . . . though apparently it was not used in that campaign. It looks to me like the Runt was suited for that application. Note the two screen door type handles. That makes me think it was designed to be hauled around.

But does such a voice application require a tweeter? I don't think so; this does argue for center channel in a home system at the target application. But look at the color. I'd have used black or white. Green?

Does it have an 8 inch driver in the bass? Probably.

But then there is the AES paper on the LS. It has a horizontal dog house in the drawing. The Klipsch museum, when I was there, does not have any LS, much less what is shown in the drawing. It would be interesting to know if it was anything more than a drawing.

In any event, it is the LS may be the Heritage which has gone though the most evolution. The Runt, the horizontal dog house, the standard vertical dog house, the industrial in a single housing, the industrual with a split housing, and now the veneer on MDF Belle-scalla. (I hesitate to put the Belle in as a variant. With its very pretty form and reduced depth, K-500, maybe it stands alone.)

Gee, if this is a compromised design, it sure has legs.

Smile,

Gil

[sfogg]

"But then there is the AES paper on the LS. It has a horizontal dog

house in the drawing. The Klipsch museum, when I was there, does

not have any LS, much less what is shown in the drawing. It would be

interesting to know if it was anything more than a drawing."

Someone here awhile back had posted about a set of flying LaScala's in

a gym/auditorium or something that had the horizontal dog house in

them.

Shawn

[DrWho]

looks grey to me...sounds like someone needs to calibrate his monitor []

Tis an interesting design though...I wonder how it changes the response

of the speaker; does it just not go as low?...if that were the case,

then wouldn't double stacked lascala bass bins dig lower too? (only

difference being vertical expansion). perhaps colter is onto something

over there in indy.

[colterphoto1]

'The Runt' was used for Rockefeller's train campaign, per the tag in the museum. W bin horn appeared to be about 12" vs the standard 24" cabinet. Presumably the vocal reinforcement application did not require the low bass of the full sized models. There were two handles on the top, possibly for hoisting through a hatch to mount on top of the train cars.

'Theatre gray' color is almost exact match to Altec's VOTT paint color.

Michael

[WMcD]

You're quite correct. I'm using an old monitor at home and color is very poor. I've been holding off making any investment but maybe I've let this go longer than needed.

Smile

Gil