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In Reply to: RE: La Scala posted by maxhifi on December 04, 2014 at 08:28:58
Well Max, have the numbers sobered you up?Fully front loaded horn speakers are so worth every penny, but when you sit down and total it all up, it does start to look daunting.
I hope this helped you some, and I hope it helped the reader.
Jamie
Big speakers and little amps blew my mind!
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Jamie
Just wanted to thank you for all your insight into the speaker situation!
As you can see after research and consideration I did end up going with the la scalas. Why?
1. Price, it's an all in solution which doesn't need a ton of equipment. No shipping charges, no new electronics.. just the la scalas and that's it.
2. I absolutely loved them when I auditioned them. (definitely the most important reason!)
3. Plug and play... something is to be said for instant gratification.. my life is absolutely full of unfinished projects and deadlines, and I would kind of rather have the system up and running right away. Even my best intentions would result in listening to a finished system a year from now.
4. They were available. Here in the prairies of Western Canada, it's not every day something like La Scalas are offered. If I lived in a place like California I could be more choosey about what to buy... but to have a full blown full range high efficiency setup without paying for shipping is well worth it to me!
Hi Max,
Congratulations on your new speakers! Welcome to the real world of horns. You don't have to justify yourself to me. It's the most natural thing in the world to pick the fruit that is hanging closest to you.
You will have fun upgrading as you go. You will learn a lot, and when you think you have taken them as far as they can go, then you will be able to sell them for what you bought them for. Just make sure you save all the pieces in one place, including the screws.
Your description of Western Canada makes me think of some old SCTV skits, and not just the Great White North, but a few others too. "Let's go to the big city where there will be lots of doctoring jobs for you, and lots of lawyering jobs for me!"
No, the tweeters aren't original. My LSs are '77 and the had the ferrite tweets. The Alnico's are better.
Start saving your money for upgrades, or better yet, sell off your Push-Pull junk. :) You won't need them any more.
I would like to give you an update on my system. My active crossover died as soon as I put in those shunt regualted Paramounts I got. I inadvertently let them power on while the xover was off. Everybody tells me including Phil Marchand that it won't hurt the xover. Well, let's just say that's the exact moment it decided to die. Back to the mother-ship it goes.
Well, I had to do something to verify the amps were working, so I tore down my carefully constructed and carefully balanced system, so I could put an ALK extreme slope passive back in, just so I could test the amps. Been listening to them for three days. Kill me now.
We'll have plenty of time to talk crossovers. Now hook up that two watt amp!!!
Jamie
Big speakers and little amps blew my mind!
Hey Jamie!
I am out of town for an office Christmas party this weekend, wi-fi here is horrible! Not close to sober yet, thank you very much for all the advice! I have to say I am envisioning a setup with the two la scalas as mains, and an eventual addition of a SLPP subwoofer. At this point though I really just need to hear the speakers before I can do anything else. I am still holding out hope that the stock la scalas are going to do it for me.. Imperfect as they are it would be very simple to set them in the corners, connect the amplifier, and press play.
The base reflex loaded base is also rather attractive as a weekend project. But again it's all just talk until I hear the apeakers and decide if they're for me or not.
-Max
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