LaScalla "horn" sound compared to "maggie" sound

My 2 cents. I am on my 3rd pair of Lascalas, and have owned most panel type speakers, as well as many box speakers. Klipsch heritage can sound nasty, or sound excellent. Crossover mods ( and type ), horn and cabinet damping, associated equipment, all play a vital role in what you get out of a Klipsch. Any room that can handle a pair of Maggies, can handle Lascalas, ime. I do play music on the louder side, and, want as much dynamics, as possible, from my recordings. It is part of what live, unamplified music is all about. My latest pair of Lascalas, are tonally true to instruments and voices, are completely coherent, and easily convey the recorded space ( depth, width, height ), as any speaker I have ever owned, listened to, or, have sold to my clients.....you get the picture. Good horns, and all of the associated set up, can do what nothing else can do. Come closest to live. I am not putting anybody, or their systems, down. Audiogon, I have found, is not the nicest place to visit, if you want to learn about, or own horns. The Klipsch site, is the place to be. Klipsch and Maggies are different animals, for sure, and they both bring enjoyment to their owners. It is all about what, as a listener, you are looking for. Thank you for reading my post. Mr.D.

I wanted to add one more thing. I am not a head banger, any more at least, and at moderate, or even lower volumes, dynamics, both micro, as well as macro, are 2nd to none. A virtue of horns. MrD.

Nice post, MrD.

Yes indeed, nice posts by all you folks.  It has been very informative and piques my interest in the Klipsch and horns in general.  The guy had initially advertised the LaScallas on Craiglist for $1250.  That didn't seem out of line for a set of these, but then some time after having a phone conversation with him, he sent me an email apologizing for unintentionally misleading me about the price - he had meant to specify $1250 each/$2500 for the set.  This seems a little steep for a stock pair of 1977's.  I will keep my eyes open for another opportunity.  I will continue to learn and would appreciate more opinions on this type of speaker.

@whart,

what you said about imaging being a non issue because of the in room presence with horns was something I heard first hand recently and was exactly what I was thinking at the time. The gentleman had modified a pair of Klipschhorns with Oris horns on top driven by Welborne set amps and Hypex amps on the bass bins. It was astonishing, unlike anything I've heard from expensive stats or box speakers.

The in room presence and lifelike presentation was truly remarkable.