Klipsch Lahalla's (sp)

I-SIG
I-SIG Posts: 2,243
edited July 2006 in Vintage Speakers
I may have spelled it wrong in the subject, but I met someone who might be looking to sell his. They are 30 years old in great shape. Just a couple of niks in the plywood.

I told him I might be able get him in touch with a buyer. :)

Wes
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited July 2006
    I had a pair..real rockers. How much are these?
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited July 2006
    La Scala
    They frickin rock.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited July 2006
    they are frickin' huge too. big box speaker..
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited July 2006
    I wonder how much they go for?
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited July 2006
    I think Klipsch still sells them...
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited July 2006
    yep, the La Scala II...http://www.klipsch.com/product/product.aspx?cid=969&s=specs

    105dB @ 1watt, talk about efficiency! $5,500/pr.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,959
    edited July 2006
    they are frickin' huge too. big box speaker..
    Well, not technically boxes; they are three-way horns. Unfortunately the bass (folded) horn is a bit too small (compare a LaScala to a Klipschorn).
    Audiokarma and Audio Asylum member Tom Brennan likens the sound of the LaScalas to a Sawzall. The MF and HF horns overwhelm the bass, and the bass doesn't go too low.

    IMNSHO, the Cornwall is better balanced; even though the bass is flabbier, there's deeper bass from a Cornwall.

    If you really want horn-loaded bass (and there's a lot to be said for it), the venerable Klipschorn is (IMO) a better way to go.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited July 2006
    You definitely have to like the "Klipsch" sound to get into them. I never cared much for horn loaded speakers, personally.
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  • twochannel
    twochannel Posts: 171
    edited July 2006
    A customer of a store I installed for had two pair of Corner Horns and one pair
    of La Scalas in the same room and would play them so loud that his ears bled.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited July 2006
    Buzz Saw huh? Doesn't sound too satisfying. Are there any high efficiency speakers out there that sound good too?
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • Refefer
    Refefer Posts: 1,280
    edited July 2006
    I liked the Forte II's when I had them for about 6 months. My grandparent's also had an original K-Horn which sounded incredible, especially after the xover upgrades.

    Just don't sit too close.
    Lovin that music year after year.

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,959
    edited July 2006
    Are there any high efficiency speakers out there that sound good too?
    madmax

    Oh, yah! Altec made plenty; I am particularly partial to the 604 Duplex (coax) drivers, but that's just me. I have a pair of 604B's just waiting to have some enclosures built for them.

    The Cornwalls are very good with tubes (I have a pair sitting in the LR).

    Dr. Bruce Edgar's Edgarhorn Titans are among the best sounding speakers I know of.

    Then, of course, some of the classic Tannoys are excellent.

    Electrovoice made some good sounding fullrange and coax drivers, too.
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