information on KLIPSCH LA SCALAS

[sstrooper]

i'm getting ready to purchase a pair of KLIPSCH LA SCALAS. i'm going to meet the guy who's selling them this weekend. the guy is also selling a YAMAHA MX 1000 power amp. he's currently pushing the speakers with this amp.

a bit about me. I just unloaded the following system which i was very happy with. a cheap yamaha receiver with pre outs and DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL (no zones), MONSTER POWER 2250 POWER AMP (2 channel 250watt class A/B amp), Klipsch KLF 30's (front towers pushed with the 2250 power amp), Klipsch RSW 15 (powered subwoofer), Klipsch RC-7 (center channel / receiver driven), Klipsch KSB 3.5 bookshelf speakers (rear channel / receiver driven)

i don't know how the above system compares with what most of you have, but i can honestly say it was a very LOUD and CLEAR sound. you might say i'm a bit spoiled.

the question i have is: HOW ARE THE LA SCALAS GOING TO PERFORM IN CONTRAST TO THE SYSTEM I USED TO HAVE? i understand that i'll be starting over as far as the surround sound factor goes, but can i expect the LASCALAS to move me the way my old system did?

 

[skizzerflake]

La Scalas are pretty amazing. They are the smaller version of the legendary Klipschorns, designed so that they don't have to be in a corner. They have been around for decades, back to the era when 30 watts was a big amp. A friend had a pair among his assemblage of speakers (a collector) and I loved how they sounded. Somewhat "horney", they had what I can only describe as presence and ease (real scientific terms there). They are highly efficient and a powerful amp is almost idling when they get loud. I'd love to have 5 of them for a home theater. They have great bottom so you'd need no sub and you would be truly surrounded with sound.

 

[Buckeye_Nut]

i'm getting ready to purchase a pair of KLIPSCH LA SCALAS. i'm going to meet the guy who's selling them this weekend. the guy is also selling a YAMAHA MX 1000 power amp. he's currently pushing the speakers with this amp.

i don't know how the above system compares with what most of you have, but i can honestly say it was a very LOUD and CLEAR sound. you might say i'm a bit spoiled.

HOW ARE THE LA SCALAS GOING TO PERFORM IN CONTRAST TO THE SYSTEM I USED TO HAVE? i understand that i'll be starting over as far as the surround sound factor goes, but can i expect the LASCALAS to move me the way my old system did?

Welcome aboard!!

For starters..... this is a great forum, and you'll find a ton of valuable information here.........

As a Klipsch owner and fan, I also suggest you ask the above question on the Klipsch forum. Depending on the vintage of your La Scalas, possible mods performed on them...etc, etc. etc..... A lot can go into answering your question, and there is no better place to ask La Scala questions than on the Klipsch forum. Needless to say..... you'll find a ton of La Scala owners over there!!

For everything else.... this forum is a great place to be

 

[davidtwotrees]

Are you doing a 2 channel system?
If you are using these for fronts, will there be issues with a lack of magnetic sheilding?
I ask as I tried using a pair of Altec Valencias as my fronts and they did some weird things to my television........
In a side note, I had purchased a pair of Altec Flamenco speaker badges for $25 bucks a few years ago to place on my Altecs......which came with home made grills and no badges........I never used them and just auctioned them off on Ebay...... for $105! Here is the Auction.....

 

[Seth=L]

Just curious, and feel free not to answer, but how much is the seller asking. (just to satisfy personal curiosity not sweep beneath you and take them, because I haven't the money for such delicious things.)

Also, which LASCALAS are they, the new ones or the ones from the 60's? I assume they are new, but again, to satisfy my curiosity.