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PA Speakers -- may be slightly OT...

#24
My guess is that they're standard LaScala components loaded into 'road ready' cabs. The use of XLR connectors indicates late 70s-early 80s vintage in all likelihood. I'd bag those in favor of Speakons. They're probably pretty good compared to the current crop of plastic-fantastic junk PA cabs.
 
#26
I believe the XLR connectors were added after purchase to accept the previous user's system. If you look closely at the bottom connector, you can see where the posts were. The LF cab (last upload) has both posts and XLRs. All the XLR connectors are in holes reamed out of the panel - definitely not OEM....
 
#27
jeffbrown said:
All the XLR connectors are in holes reamed out of the panel - definitely not OEM....
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With Klipsch you never know, it could have been a factory 'mod'. When PK was in charge he wasn't all that much on the niceties. For instance, cabs built in his day had exposed plywood edges rather than nicely mitered joints. His reasoning was that you couldn't hear a mitered joint, so why bother with the expense.
 
#28
Well, sir, I'll take your word for it! Could you advise me how best to utilize these behemoths? Any way they could be used in a band setting? They'd be certain overkill for my stereo; that said, *could* they be used for your garden-variety home sound system? ;) How should I power them, etc.?
 
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jeffbrown said:
Well, sir, I'll take your word for it! Could you advise me how best to utilize these behemoths? Any way they could be used in a band setting? They'd be certain overkill for my stereo; that said, *could* they be used for your garden-variety home sound system? ;) How should I power them, etc.?
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Best posed on the Klipsch forum.
 
#30
jeffbrown said:
Well, sir, I'll take your word for it! Could you advise me how best to utilize these behemoths? Any way they could be used in a band setting? They'd be certain overkill for my stereo; that said, *could* they be used for your garden-variety home sound system? ;) How should I power them, etc.?
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Well they are the Klipsch answer to the Legendaty Altec A 7 so if I were you I would use it for what its sposed to be used for.
Its a small very nice sounding PA or a big old school hi fi or small theatre surround front L&R /Studio mid field monitor.
Or you need a couple of all tube bass heads to make it into a fantastic old school bass rig, for stereo Rickenbacker heaven try these:
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=678599
Of course one would do if you don't want stereo.
The XLR Sockets are wired Pin 1- and Pin 2+.
Enjoy any use you put these classics to if they are sounding great you are not damaging them if they start farting turn down a bit.
The roost version and vitavox versions I posted in this thread sounded great, I am sure yours will too.
:bassist:
 
#31
They can be used for medium duty PA use as long as the components are all in good condition, and you don't expect them to fill a stadium.

One of Klipsch's selling points was their effciency, due in part to the horn loading of the woofer. Also, the drivers used were inexpensive. IIRC, my Heresys have an Eminence woofer, E.V. mid horn driver, and an Atlas squawker (HF horn). The components for LaScalas were, I believe, the same as for the beloved Klipschorn, but placed in a portable, more compact box with a shorter horn design for LF.

Seriously, The Klipsch web pages are very extensive, and many knowledgeable folks participate in the forum. Very interesting reading for anyone who's into high fidelity sound reproduction.

Oh Yeah!...If you need a great sounding set of speakers for your computer, I can recommend their ProMedia 2.1 system. I think I paid a little over $100 for mine at Best Buy three years ago.
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