tom b. 57 Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 A few weeks back I traded a pair of 73' vertical Cornwalls in great shape for a pair of Lascalas, also in great shape. I am so impressed with the detail of the mid and high end of these. I use my 75' Cornwalls for my rock and blues, and the Lascalas for jazz. The Lascalas are magnificent. Cornwalls may have them beat on the low end, but, in every other aspect the Lascalas win hands down. I would like to thank the forum member who made this audio bliss possible. Thank you Sam. You have made me a very happy Klipschter. I hope that the Cornwalls are fitting in with your plans. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 [Y][Y][Y][Y][Y] on the LaScalas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customsteve01 Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Cool, another happy LaScala owner like me.....[] Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heresy2guy Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 "Cornwalls may have them beat on the low end, but, in every other aspect the Lascalas win hands down." Very common assessment of the cornwall v. la scala comparison, which inevitably lead to the creation of the Cornscala, which offers the best of both worlds - the low, deep bass of the cornwall with the magical midrange of the la scala. -H2G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbsl Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Thought about making some Cornscalas out of my LS but then ended up with a pair of Fortes that I use for the lower end bass. Run the sub out thru my Luxman eq and then drop the midrange and treble all the way down on the eq so only the bass is heard. I suppose I could just unhook the midrange and treble horn from the crossover. Cornwalls, LS, Cornscalas, KHorns, Jubs aint it great to have different flavors of the Klipsch "sound" to choose from!!!! [Y][] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Tom. Congrats on the scalas. Your assessment rings true with what I hear, too. That LaScala sound is amazingly clean and sweet. Fully horn loaded sound, done right, has very little distortion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lindsey Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 I have both as well and much prefer the La Scala's. I suggest after listening to them for awhile that you swap out the xovers to ALK Universals (this will really open them up), and then try a pair of Altec 511B's with your K55. You think the mids sound great now... wait till you hear them with that horn. The problem with the La Scala's, Khorns and Belles is that they are very revealing. This is where the CW has a big advantage over them. On great recorded music my La Scala's sound incredible, but on poorly recorded LPs and CDs they sound like total crap. But I can play these same recordings on the CW's and they are not only tolerable, but sound pretty good in the process. YMMV... Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me Loves Khorns Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 My Khorns are also very revealing. Very dependent on the source of what I am listening to, recording quality, etc. Enjoy the LaScalas, I have had mine since 1993, still using them.... Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 A few weeks back I traded a pair of 73' vertical Cornwalls in great shape for a pair of Lascalas, also in great shape. I am so impressed with the detail of the mid and high end of these. I use my 75' Cornwalls for my rock and blues, and the Lascalas for jazz. The Lascalas are magnificent. Cornwalls may have them beat on the low end, but, in every other aspect the Lascalas win hands down. I would like to thank the forum member who made this audio bliss possible. Thank you Sam. You have made me a very happy Klipschter. I hope that the Cornwalls are fitting in with your plans. Tom Glad you're happy Tom, those are my thoughts regarding the comparison as well. Plus it does matter what music you're listening to. For that reason I collect em all! But very glad you've made another step toward audio nirvana. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Folded bass horns are the best and what make Klipsch stand apart from the crowd. It would be cool to see some new folded bass horns from klipsch in the consumer line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom b. 57 Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 A few weeks back I traded a pair of 73' vertical Cornwalls in great shape for a pair of Lascalas, also in great shape. I am so impressed with the detail of the mid and high end of these. I use my 75' Cornwalls for my rock and blues, and the Lascalas for jazz. The Lascalas are magnificent. Cornwalls may have them beat on the low end, but, in every other aspect the Lascalas win hands down. I would like to thank the forum member who made this audio bliss possible. Thank you Sam. You have made me a very happy Klipschter. I hope that the Cornwalls are fitting in with your plans. Tom Glad you're happy Tom, those are my thoughts regarding the comparison as well. Plus it does matter what music you're listening to. For that reason I collect em all! But very glad you've made another step toward audio nirvana. Michael Michael, if I didn't have this darn financial limitation, I would have a few more. I need to get a pair of Klipschorns and a pair of Belles before I can even think about being done. If it takes too long to acquire these I will be setting my sites on the Jubilee. That scares me. Is there no end? Sitting here listening to Stanley Clarke/George Duke, and loving it. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpm Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 I owned a pair of Cornwalls for a few years. Yes, they had more bass than my new LaScalas, but I felt the bass was muddy, not tight like the bass on my LS. I spent a grand and added a Hsu powered sub to compliment my LS, and now have the awesome sound that will easily hold my interest for the rest of my life. Are there better systems out there? Hell yeah. But I've never heard one, just read about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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