Klipsch La Scala Speakers

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How much are these anyway? I have a friend who is trying to get rid of these. I think he will take any offer I am willing give him (like 200 bucks or less). The things is though they are as big as mini fridge each. Don't know if I have room for them in my house. Yellow_Light_Colorz_PDT_21

[Ty_Bower]

It seems that when they do sell on eBay (which isn't all that often) they'll go for a grand or more, if they're in nice condition.

[nyazzip]

what he said. take a gander at this listing: http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p0.m38.l1313&_nkw=klipsch+la+scala&_sacat=See-All-Categories
15 inchers. whoa!

[JW34]

$200!!!!!! I am a big fan of old Klipsch speakers (1995 and older). The La Scala is a great example of the Klipsch Heritage series speaker and shows how good Klipsch "was" before they mass produced speakers. I have heard these speakers and it was a treat. Although I am a firm believer that building your own speakers will out perform mass produced speakers, the La Scala will amaze you.

I say give him $200 if he will let you, and if you decide to sell them, give him the balance of the money. These speakers sell for way more than $200.

Check out the the website:

http://www.klipsch.com/products/discont ... scala.aspx

Jay

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Ok, so I guess they are worth more than 200 bucks. I just gotta convince my wife that they will not come inside the house. They will be parked in the garage along with my other junk. The garage is only place I have some say in my household. Yellow_Light_Colorz_PDT_05

The cab is a bit beat up though. He would drag them to local talent shows when he performs keyboard + vocal numbers. They look like it would be a simple sanding and refinishing job to get them presentable.

BTW, where exactly is the 15" woofer? I assume it's encased in the folded horn somehow.

Many say that the 'Scalas are a bit bass shy. Is this true? I can't imagine how this would be with the 15" woofer.

Ditto on old Klipsch's. I have a pair of Forte Is that I am very happy with.

Min

[JW34]

I've got Chorus II's and I love them. I had a pair of Forte II's and was suprised at how well they kept up with the Chours's.
As far as the La Scala's go, they are bass shy. Don't know why, but the Klipsch forum has all the answers.

Jay

[DerekVa]

Ok, so I guess they are worth more than 200 bucks. I just gotta convince my wife that they will not come inside the house. They will be parked in the garage along with my other junk. The garage is only place I have some say in my household. Yellow_Light_Colorz_PDT_05

The cab is a bit beat up though. He would drag them to local talent shows when he performs keyboard + vocal numbers. They look like it would be a simple sanding and refinishing job to get them presentable.

BTW, where exactly is the 15" woofer? I assume it's encased in the folded horn somehow.

Many say that the 'Scalas are a bit bass shy. Is this true? I can't imagine how this would be with the 15" woofer.

Ditto on old Klipsch's. I have a pair of Forte Is that I am very happy with.

Min

The woofer is in the middle - it's fully horn-loaded so it is behind the pointy bit in the center of the cabinet. If you can get these for $200, run, don't walk, to your friend's house. And once you get 'em cleaned up, you should replace the Fortes in your main system with the LaScalas.

I'm really jealous. My friends have crappy taste in hardware.

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[DerekVa]

I've got Chorus II's and I love them. I had a pair of Forte II's and was suprised at how well they kept up with the Chours's.
As far as the La Scala's go, they are bass shy. Don't know why, but the Klipsch forum has all the answers.

Jay

Known issue. LaScalas have the sweet midrange and highs. The Cornwalls have the bass. Some people combine them into a 'Cornscalia'. But get a good subwoofer and you should have no problem with the LaScalas.

-D

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Before I jump into getting these, I have been doing some thinking about which direction I want to go. I want to explore the possibility of trying low efficiency speakers (like planar speakers such as Quad and Martin Logans) driven by high power PP amps. I am pretty happy with my Fortes as far as SET-driven systems. It sounds like it'd be fun to have a second system that is entirely different. Has anyone tried driving planars with tubes?

Min

[Ty_Bower]

Has anyone tried driving planars with tubes?

I took a pair of Mk3 over to skidave's house and hooked them up to his Magnepans. I'll let Dave speak for himself, but I thought they sounded pretty good. I wouldn't mind at all if Dave decided to give his Magnepans to me some day. Of course, he's probably thinking it wouldn't be all bad if I had accidentally left the Mk3 at his place...

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Ty, how was the bass with those Magnepans? I see many using a sub with planars. Min

[Ty_Bower]

I was expecting it to need a sub too. Dave has a fairly large DIY sub with a lot of solid state amp behind it. I asked him to turn the sub off, and I was pleasantly surprised by the quantity and quality of the bass out of the Magnepans. I'm not a bass nut, so others might feel differently. He did explain that the panel does have a limited amount of excursion capability, and if you try to drive it hard you'll get a weird kind of distortion when it hits the limit. I don't think there is any danger of damaging the thing, it just begins to sound obviously overloaded.

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My friend gave me those la scalas for free today. He just wanted to get rid of them to make more room for his fishing boat in his garage.

They are not without dings and scratches all over the place, but I think it will be fun to veneer and stain them to make them presentable. Until then it will play music in my garage.

Min

[Shannon Parks]

Are these black and wheeled PA speakers? Or Baltic Birch? I would *love* to have a pair, but settled for Chorus IIs. Klipsch rocks. Perfect for sub 10W SET amps!

Min - email me your address. I'll send you a 'Bullshit' button that I received from Klipsch's grandson.

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Hi Shannon,

Mine seem to be the earlier version of La Scalas. They have no grilles. They are wood all around in Baltic Birch. No wheels, even though I'd like to install a set. I hooked up my WE91A-2A3 that put out 4.5 wpc today, I was immediately impressed with the SPL. Lots of output! I get that 'live concert' feel through these.

I will PM my mailing address. BTW, what the 'BS' button from Klisch's grandson? Whatever it is it sounds cool! Thanks!

Min