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New old school coming home.

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Posted on February 1, 2016 at 14:47:51
Steelhead
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Well, I can't let Geezer rocket have all the fun.

Have a set of Klispch LaScala's that I am modding and wanted something to run them with. Coming here and viewing a lot of fine classic recievers made me act. I got in touch with AEA Engineering who specialize in returning vintage gear back into fighting shape.


Will have it here at the shack in the near future and looking forward to

 

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RE: New old school coming home., posted on February 4, 2016 at 11:59:06
sberger
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 Nice. Love those Fisher receivers. Proud owner of a 500B and 400, which I'm currently enjoying with a restored pair of Wharfedale W60's.

AEA are top notch. Enjoy!

 

RE: New old school coming home., posted on February 4, 2016 at 17:05:11
geezerrocket
 Below: At the cabin running Paradigm Reference 40v3's






Above: Fisher 500c with grid resistor mod and 1uf Russian K40 pio caps.






Nice!

Those 30ish glorious tube watts should spank those LaScala's good. I had a pair of LaScala's years ago while I was in the service that I bought new from the base exchange for $1,250 in 1987. One night a buddy of mine and I got this bright idea to drive them with a monster Adcom amp. After a couple of hours of Judas Priest and AC/DC one them started smoking - a lot! We pried the cabinet apart and discovered that the voice coil got so FFFFING hot that it had started the cabinet on fire! Two days later after I sobered up I returned them to the BX for another pair......Bwah ha ha ha, to be 20 again.

If that 500c starts going through 7591's like a super model in in a pile of coke, you may want to do the grid resistor mod.

The LaScala will run on 5 watts but in my experience that doesn't leave enough headroom. In my experience they need at least double that to get it up.

Welcome to the club!






 

RE: New old school coming home., posted on February 5, 2016 at 12:52:18
Steelhead
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 Thanks Sberger, Appreciate the AEA info.

I had no knowledge of them and after visiting the very informative site and looking at all their eye candy I just had to bite.

 

New old school coming home., posted on February 5, 2016 at 13:04:20
Steelhead
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 Nice "cabin" That has to be sweet. Must be great to hit that.

Yes, I owned JBL studiomasters and LaScala's previously. I really wanted L300's but the prices on classic JBL's combined with shipping prevent that. I almost scored JBL 4350's in LA but lost out. (probably a good thing as my house is not big enough). LaScala's will be good as I have a buddy with community drivers and I am going to get some Beyma tweeters and crites crossover and then Zeppelin should sing.

The Fisher I got the individual bias option and upgraded phono. Your memory of smoking a LaScala had me laughing as I was overseas in 72 and memories of big ass Altec's, JBL's, and Pioneers with 15 in woofers and 5 or 6 drivers blowing out Deep Purple remains close to my heart. The prices were fantastic and just about everybody had sweet setup's.

I got an off-line post from Mikey. I guess I should have flown to Michigan and gotten him drunk and stole one of his 500c's as he has seven of them. I know he has lots of classic JBL's as well as Logan CLX's and I would love to hang in his cellar.

Thanks and happy listening.

 

Not A Bad Idea, posted on February 5, 2016 at 13:19:40
geezerrocket
 I like the idea of crashing Mikey's house and getting him drunk. Thing is, I don't think he drinks.

It would be fun to hear all those toys though.





 

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