jtnfoley Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 Sound thoroughly molested... Royal blue? [+o(] Customized - Edges, corners protected - on wheels - handles - RoyalBlue !!!great for multiple locations, or for yard/pool parties. EXTREMELY EFFICIENT!!!!! 4 could fill a stadium with sound!!! FABULOUS FIDELITY!!!!FUSED!!!!List @ $2000 each, new. Like a Stradivarius, they age gracefully!!!!!!!!$750 a pair . . . $1350 for all 4. Buy all 4 and get free 15" brand new woofer by Klipsch. http://nh.craigslist.org/msg/328932496.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 cool, I'm IN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtnfoley Posted May 12, 2007 Author Share Posted May 12, 2007 cool, I'm IN Serious? If not, these are in the backyard of Greg928. YO GREG! These things are screaming for your treatment! (Don't know how much a PIA the owner-added corner/edge/handle treatments are gonna be.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 cool, I'm IN jk- go get em Greg. These remind me of a band I use to follow around Indy- the Light Band- they had the EV TL bins in 18-15-12" and they were all done in white fibreglass- very cool looking. They had these huge color-changing fibre-optic lamps on top of the horns- tres retro, n'est ce pas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 U need these like a ... well you know Michael...... hahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Robin Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Blue man group needs them. Later Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtnfoley Posted May 13, 2007 Author Share Posted May 13, 2007 Blue man group needs them. Later Bill [] Didn't even think of that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 well, I"d like to see a photo anyway... I'll have some fibreglass cabinets here in about a month, and I'm holding a contest to see which color I should redo them in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg928gts Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 I'll call. I'd like to add more La Scalas to my collection. I have some new ideas for restoration. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg928gts Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 I just got off the phone with him. He says they have all original drivers except one woofer which was replaced with a Klipsch replacement. He wants $1350 for all 4 and he'll throw in an extra woofer. Not a bad price, but with the 4 hour round trip that's just a little too steep for me. I already have 5 pair of LS's in the shop right now. I asked him if he'd bring them to me which he seemed willing to do at his price. I'm trying to get him to bring them to me for $1200. I'd go get them for $1000. They are painted Royal blue, even inside the doghouses. They have some sort of metal edging that is brad nailed on. He says the cabinets are in great shape, but everybody says that. He bought them new with raw birch finish! In my opinion, painting them was a Royal mistake. What a Maroon. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigbyt Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 I'm going to try to go take a look at these monday. im only about 15 minutes away! maybe someone could pm me the phone #? I'll post my impressions of them after seeing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigbyt Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Ok, so i just got back from veiwing these speakers and they are painted in an ugly (to me) blue latex color. the serial #stickers are painted over but the cabinets are stamped with 3n890/3n891//3n893. he didnt have one of the speakers there, 3n892 i think. so i just assumed that it is stamped 3n892 as the other three are consecutive. from my klipsch date codes i believe these are 1975 vintage due to the N in the serial #. he first told me that he was original owner and that they were about 15 years old but when i pointed out that the serial # points to them being 1975 and 32 years old he then told me he inherited them from a family member and that the person was in a band. the cabinets do have a metal edging along all the edges and wheels attached on the bottoms and the cabinets do look to be in very good cond. i couldn't see any gouges or chips in them but its hard to tell completely with the way the paint was applied, its thick in some spots and has run in others. one of the speakers looks to have a different squakerr horn (midrange horn?)3n891). as the wires are not attached and the end of the horn does not have the spring loaded push in wire connectors as the others do. some of the wiring looks a bit dry rotted and one of the speakers has a beat up fuse holder. all of them have a phono type plug in the upper right hand corner on the rear of the cabinet. there doesnt appear to be any water damage to any of them.(we have had a lot of flooding issues in this area recently.) overall they look like they'd clean up really nice, i dont know if they work as he didnt have anything to connect them to but insisted they all work fine. i offered him 600.00 for a pair and was turned down. if i can sell my heresys right away i would have the additional dough to meet his price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott0527 Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Given your description, I think $600 was a really fair offer. Maybe more than fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigbyt Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Has anyone picked these up yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimFromMass Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 Hi all, I'm new here. I have been searching for a pair of LaScalasto try out, as I'm thinking about getting into this vintage Klipschspeaker thing. There seams to be some real value here. Interestinglyenough I started my search on Craig's list and found these. I alsoasked him if he could do $600, and he turned me down as well. He didreference (I now know) your bid though, Gigbyte. He has been very vague withdescriptions so far, and I wasn't wild about the blue idea either. Ithought about painting them a gloss black though, which I don't thinkwould be too hard. A few questions for anyone who is niceenough to answer them. Since I'm new to this, how is a 1975 model? What upgrades would be necessary if any? I don't want to get into hardcore restoring anything yet (toying with active x-over in the futurebut not now), having seen them, Gigbyte, what would it take to make these things look ok? Is that metal edging or wheels coming off, or are those on there now that he's done it? I might go see these tomorrow, but I don't want to get in too deep with my first pair. I'd love to be able to just do a little exterior restoration and maybe some painting. Am I barking up the wrong tree with this set? thanks in advance for any advice -tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigbyt Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 I would definately go look at them first. the edging could be popped off easily its only brad nailed on. the cabinets do look to be in pretty good shape but with the way the paint is gobbed on in some spots it hard to tell if its maybe covering a chip or gouge. After giving these some thought im going to pass on them, they look like they could be a lot of work with the way the crossovers look and the old wiring. And he did initially lie to me about being the original owner and then when i pointed out their manufacture date he changed his story. plus there was no way to test them at his place, who knows if they work or not. I just don't know enough about lascala's (drivers, crossovers, etc) to make a good informed decision as to the operation of these speakers. You should go take a look..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimFromMass Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 I am also a little concerned, especially because I've e-mailed him twice since you've been there and he still claims ignorance about the serial #s. The only thing you have said that really concerns me about the speakers is possible bad wiring or x-over though. I don't have anywhere near enough experience with old speakers to assess whether or not the x-over or wires need replacing. If I do end up liking them I plan to replace the x-over with an active one, but that could be a little bit and I don't want to have to get another passive x-over in the interim. Anyone have any insight on that kind of thing? Thanks! -tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg928gts Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 I wouldn't be concerned about the wiring or the crossovers, they both should be replaced anyway. But I would want to make sure they have all Klipsch drivers, and that all of them work. About 75% of the time I buy La Scalas, the woofers are not Klipsch woofers. Even though this seller told me that has was sure they were Klipsch woofers, I'd be willing to bet that at least one of them doesn't have a Klipsch woofer in it. They must be tested and the woofer bins opened up before buying them. I offered him $1200 for all 4 if he would deliver them to me. Just too much work stripping them down to offer any more than that. Last I heard he took $600 for one pair. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimFromMass Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 $600 is what I was going to offer him, maybe I should make it a point to check these out tomorrow. How much would it cost to replace the x-overs in a speaker like this? -tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimFromMass Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Also, if checking to make sure these are the correct woofers, what exactly should I be looking for? -tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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