dave_n_s

Well if you saw my house, you'd find 3 full stereo systems, each with a quality turntable and classic speakers of various sorts. Transducers at either end of the chain are my passion. Competition for space is such that a pair of Tannoy Devons that I've owned since the late seventies aren't currently on duty. Nor can a Thorens TD-160 find a slot. Those LaScalas were irresistible as I have a basement home theater / listening room project waiting to fill an unfinished space. But common sense prevailed as they've taken up space in the garage and the project isn't getting any nearer to happening. So I'm going to sell them and as they're not a matched pair, parting out seems the best plan. They are not an easy prospect for shipping. I came here hoping for information that would help me understand what I had and ensure I didn't mislead a buyer. If the protocol here is name your price and wait quietly, that's just fine. The offers to purchase started arriving before I offered anything for sale. So far no one has offered any information to help me understand these components.

UPDATE got a PM from the OP and he said make an offer including shipping so i offered $50 for the K-77 his reply No Thanks should have told him in an earlier post you have to set prices for things you have f/s on this forum. this ain't ebay Indeed. My purpose here is education / sharing info. Better to leave the horse-trading to eBay, although I'll always consider an offer an d respond politely one way or the other. OK?

photos of the components from the other cab.

As requested I'm adding photos. I'm in Colorado. Any help in identifying components date-wise would be appreciated. I do think I've got the woofers right! This post is for the "79" cab. The next will be for the "81" cab. If anyone does want any items, please let me know.

Hi all, I've just sadly decided I have to part out the pro LaScalas I bought used with a home theater project in mind. They sound(ed) great, but never got further than my garage and I've got a pair of Chorus I's to keep the Klipsch thing going in my listening room. They aren't a matched pair, one cabinet being around 1979 and one early 80's and the cabinets are very well worn. When I advertise the components, I want to give prospective buyers good information about their pedigree. I don't want to just assume the drivers have not been replaced at some stage in the life of these cabinets. I've not found a way to date the whole assembly - the serials on the connection / fuse panels are 4 digits, not in line with anything I've found. The panels on the two cabs are slightly different - one with a copyright 1980 text and one without. The handles are also slightly different between the two cabs. I've got my basic dates from the K-43 woofers, assuming the 67-xxxx is where I decode the date via the published YYMM code, giving me 1979 and 1981 respectively. Correct? Neither of the K-55-Vs have date codes - they have serials stamped on the Klipsch center label - can those be decoded? The K-55-V in the "1979" cab has spring terminals and a 6 digit serial beginning 13xxxxx, plus a red paint blob - no other markings. Are these likely to be original or at least contemporary? The K-55-V in the "1981" cab has solder terminals and, in black stamped letters, F1F on top of the driver (the surface where the magnet attachment screws are). This again has a 6 digit serial, making no logical sense to me! I think this may be the rare dual plug variety, but I've been unable to find out what F1F means. The K-77 in the "1979" cab has no "M" on it. It has the round magnet assembly and 14 824-9946 on the back of the horn. Is this perhaps a 1999 replacement? The one in the "1981" cab is a K-77-M and it has 14 824-0137 on it. Is that a 2001 replacement? Guessing here. Both crossovers are AA, with nothing I can find to indicate date of manufacture. I think these match the assumed dates, based on the woofer date of manufacturing. Although these sound bell clear on open jazz combos, with balanced cymbals, I'd like to be confident about the state of the crossovers, without de-soldering and checking the caps (which I can do). Is there a simpler away of checking the crossovers aren't dumping signal that should be heading to the mid / treble units? Grateful for any assistance.