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James
a AudioPhileDate Reviewed: June 10, 2010
Bottom Line: Amazing speakers very detailed sound , punchy bass , very efficient speakers no need to get a powerful amplifier to make them sound loud , clear vocals , one of the best speakers ever built , they were built at first for home use but a lot of people ended up using them in professional fields for their quality sound and powerful sound .
Used product for: More than 1 year
Duration Product Used: AudioPhile
Product model year: Pre 1995
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riflemann
a Audio EnthusiastDate Reviewed: March 4, 2010
Bottom Line: My pair of 1980's La Scalas w/ AA x'overs are the best sounding speakers I've ever owned and the list is impressive. I had a pair of Heresey's in the 70's and still have a pair of KG4s from the 80s, and a set of Infinifty Interlude series in a home theater and for 2 channel music the La Scala's are in a league of their own. I have also had Pioneer HPM 100s, Theil, JBL L100 and Advents. I have powered the La Scalas with a vintage Pioneer receiver (35 watt) Harmon Kardon 2 channel amp (50 watt ?), and a pair of Adcom GFA 555's bridged to mono (800 watts +) and all sound great. They don't need much power but the Adcom's must be very clean at low demand because acoustic guitar or piano at low to moderate volume is incredible. At louder volumes the soundstage is absolutely unbelievable (Pink Floyd; Time) when the Adcom's virtually unlimited power is available. I regularly listen to older Jazz, Blues and rock on LP's. While the LP's are in near mint condition, the original recordings (Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Howlin' Wolf, Papa John Creach, Muddy Waters, John Mayall, etc.) are not. The recordings include pops and other distractions but the music comes through like no other speaker I have used. Mine are the industrial looking plywood cabinets and have been moved around a lot judging by the dents and scratches, but they are very sturdy and very strong. Hard for me to believe anybody could be disappointed with a pair of these.
Low bass is weak for modern rock n roll and some jazz but perfect for acoustic music. I have a Klipsch powered Sub which adds strength and depth to electric bass as needed.
Used product for: More than 1 year
Duration Product Used: Audio Enthusiast
Product model year: Pre 1995
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SteveOhhh69
a Audio EnthusiastDate Reviewed: December 9, 2009
Bottom Line: I own a pair of Lascalas as well as a pair of Heresys. I ove them both and they sound awesome together. They are connected to a 1979 Sansui G-8000 receiver pushing 120 watts per channel. These are fantastic speakers and sound like live music. I have loved the sound of Klipsch speakers since i first heard them when i was in high school in the late 70's.To me this is what music is supposed to sound like. When people hear them for the first time they are amazed. Its hard to believe how much sound is produced with little or no distortion.I listen to all types of music and it all sounds great. These babies scream and fill the large room they are in. If you have a chance to hear them DO so. If you are planning on purchasing a pair i would highly reccommend that you do. This is the best money ive ever spent. Thank you Paul Klipsch!!! You da man........
Used product for: More than 1 year
Duration Product Used: Audio Enthusiast
Product model year: Pre 1995
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wwaterman2
a Audio EnthusiastDate Reviewed: June 19, 2008
Bottom Line: I have had these La Scalas for about a month and have them connected to a NAD C272 amp. They sound fantastic!!! They require very little power to sound great!
They have a great stage sound and the seperation is perfect, the highs and mids are perfect. I don't understand about others saying that they lack bass, my pair sound great to me! I would recommend these to anybody! Guess the Klipsch cult got another member. P.S. they are very loud with very little power! Neighbors complain, possibly they are going deaf!
Used product for: Less than 1 month
Duration Product Used: Audio Enthusiast
Product model year: Pre 1995
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$1775.00
Purchased At: e bay
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reb1117
a AudioPhileDate Reviewed: March 14, 2008
Bottom Line: I have been an on and off (with a day job) working drummer for more than 27 years, with almost as much sound reinforcement experience. I say this because this is where I first learned of Klipsch 1st generation Horns',Belles', and LaScallas'.speakers back in the early to mid 1980s'. I first heard them checking out a rival sound mans' system, he had 4 LaScallas' up front as mid cabinets with 4 sonic bass bins' (18 inch rear loaded sub cabinets) and JBL tweeter horns.I thought how interesting,after listening to these incredible sounding mid to upper horn driven speakers, I learned that they also had a folded horn woofer. They sounded absolutely fantastic when coupled with a good set of low end cabinets, and didnt really need the JBL's, but all sounded well. I talked to my friend and found out he was running one of crowns 300 watt a side at 8 ohm power amps daisy chaining 1 LaScalla to the next. I let him know his system was great sounding and I had never heard home audio speakers sound so good in a live application. Then in late 1996 I was lucky enough to run accross a man I worked a job with that was getting a divorce and needed to sell these large speakers before she could take them from him. after learning the speakers were LaScallas', I had to look at them. They were in perfect condition , having never left his living room since he bought them in 1990.Dated 9-10-1990. We worked a great deal at $750 for the pair. I have had them ever since , and have had 3 different pro power amps's ,2 crown, and 1 QSC connected to them. As well as 3 different home audio recievers. The crowns' I have now are the XLS 402 and the XLS 802 analog with digital xlr input connections, for my small personal PA-used as a pre-out from a main system. The reciever connected to the Klipschs' now is a Harman Kardon HK3485 120 watt per side (is a 2 channel amp) system with a HSU Research VTF 3 MK-2, 12 inch 350 watt 1600 peak downfiring double port sub-woofer. Coupled with the HSU sub, the Klipschs' sound better than ever, the LaScallas' are very clean on the bottum end and punchy. The fat, skin-rattling lows some people like me like,should be left to an added sub, because the LaScallas' are way too clean, and short on throw. The LaScallas' however have the best sounding mid horn, and high tweeter I've ever heard in a home audio loudspeaker. Again I have owned these speakers for almost 12 years, and I will never have to replace them, they take a beating, both in transporting ,and everday use , as well as being very reliable in any application. I only use them at home now, not wanting to scratch them any more than some of the nicks that I've put on them over the years. Being black, I just color the nicks in with flat paint , and that seems to work. Mr. Paul Klipsch who first designed these speakers in 1963, only 2 years older than me, had a great idea going since he started in the 1940's. Klipsch speaker company has brought back the Heritage line- 2 of which are the Klipsch Horns, approximatly 52 inch's high, and trapazoid shaped to the back alowing them to fit in corners, and the LaScallas' 36 inch's high, 24 inch's deep, and 24 inch's wide, known as the second generation or 2s' . I am glad to see that they are back in production. although the specifications are not quite the same, and the new ones being 50 lbs heavier at 175 lbs. a piece , I like the first generations 3 quarter inch birch plywood, and the 45 hrtz frequency on the K-33 E (folded horn woofer), as apposed to the 51 hrtz rating on the new 2s' also the 2s' are peaking at 400 watts as apposed to 500 for the first gens'. I also own 2 home theatre systems. One with the Harman Kardon AVR-347 7.1 channel, and an older Sony STR-DE-597 6.1channel reciever. All but the 2 tower speakers I use on the B-side of the Sony are HSU Research. The towers are Bic Acoustech HT-75 series with Dr. Hsu on the design team for BIC, at the time I thought Klipsch's reference series , and even their synergy was not quite as good a bang for the buck as HSU, and for Home theatre I still like HSU, but with the return of the best sounding loudspeakers I've heard, and I have had many, from Infinity, JBL's ,boston acoustic, acoustic-research, Kenwoods, Pioneer's,Marantz and yes even Sansui, the latter 3 being in the late 70s' ,when I first learned of audio from my big brother at a very young age. So for anyone who can buy these outright or put them on a plan, I would do it, of course if you can find the first gen, in great shape , get them ,you wont have to replace them. I cant say enough about them, they are simply put AWSESOME!! I hope this helps anyone considering Klipsch LaScallas', or the Klipsch Horns' both new or great shape used.
Used product for: More than 1 year
Duration Product Used: AudioPhile
Product model year: Pre 1995
Price Paid:
$750.00
Purchased At: bussiness aquaintanc
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