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Klipsch La Scala Dilemma

A friend of ours gave a pair of Klipsch La Scalas to a friend of hers some 15 years ago... And is now looking to get them back and transfer them to me. I currently use a pair of Tekton Lores and really like them, but would love to own the La Scalas.

Here's my dilemma: If I take delivery of the La Scalas, they're mine for good, regardless of whether I prefer them over the Lores or not. I can't go and sell them or put 'em out in the garage.

With that in mind, and you were in my shoes, would you just go for it and ultimately sell off the Lores, or stick with the Lores and just stand down on taking the La Scalas?

(My int. amp. is a Red Wine Audio Signature 30.)
ballywho
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roxy54
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Even as a former owner of K-Horns, I would advise against the La Scalas. I loved the K-Horns, but they are a specific taste, and that taste may not be yours. In addition, some people find them lacking in bass. They are also a little homely, if that matters to you.
frommerstop
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I've never heard the Lores... or any Tekton speakers, for that matter, but I've listened to K-horns, Lascalas & Belles quite a bit. Have you ever heard any of the "Heritage" Klipsch speakers? If you like one, I think you'd like the others, they have very similar "flavor". My guess is, if you have the room for LaScalas, and like horn sound & dynamics, you won't be disappointed with the change. I find the sound from LaScalas to be VERY similar to K-horns, even closer than Belles, I think because they use exactly the same tweeter & mid horns as the K-horns, where as the Belles use a different mid horn (in order to make the cabinet shallower).
As far as Roxy54's comment, I can't imagine the LaScalas giving up any bass to the Lores, but again I haven't hears the Lores, so I could be wrong on that. Just seems unlikely those relatively small Tektons could generate as much bass as a Klipsch folded horn.

Cliff
learsfool
1,215 posts
 
Take the LaScalas. Like Cliff, I haven't heard the Lores either, but I agree with his comments on the LaScalas - surely they will have just as much bass, and much more dynamic range (soft as well as loud).
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johnk
1,976 posts
 
LaScala for life. I would run from this deal....
genjamon
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I owned LaScala's for several years, and I am a current Lore owner. I second Sebrof's comments. The LaScalas will not have anywhere near the bass frequency extension nor weight of the Lores if the Lores are near enough to the room boundaries to get bass reinforcement. If the Lores are way out into the room and you're not getting wall reinforcement, the LaScala's MIGHT be equal in bass weight, maybe. The quality of bass is great with the LaScala's, but I don't think the Lores are any worse - they're great too.

LaScalas would have more dynamics, but with less tone than the Lores. They also have some stridency than the Lores would not have. Lores would be the more coherent speaker for a normal living space. With a LARGE room, the LaScalas might be preferable, but for anything of reasonable home size, I just can't see a LaScala competing.
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