Are The Klipsch Heritage Series Really Worthy?

The mods I have made to my Lascalas are those to elimimate horn/box vibration and resonance. I find the stock crossover and drivers to be excellent. I made 50 lb bases/risers for them. I own them for a very long time and am extremely pleased. They are very musically involving, with all types of music. They sound great with smaller amplifiers and allow me to hear every upgrade prior in the chain. I do use a pair of powered subs. I have a room to accommodate their set up and my listening position. IMO at the price point(used)it is hard to find a more realistic sounding set of speakers. I use the term realistic, in comparison to live, unamplified music. I have been doing this for over 40 years, have had much equipment come my way, and I am quite happy. They do so much "right" and little "wrong". They soundstage and image wonderfully, but this would not be important if they were not harmonically right to the sound of instruments and voices, as well as that "most important" aspect of live music, that being prat and dynamics, which I have found lesser is systems so many more times up there in dollars(speakers and matching amps). So do I think they are a contender at the price point. You bet ! Br3098. I am completely with you. Keep enjoying !

Dirtbag, too bad many people do not give The Lascala II a fair chance or take them seriously. At their price point I do not think there is a better speaker out there(IMO). Even though the bass horn is small(rolling off the last octave), there is a coherency of tonal balance with the mid horn, and everything else for that matter, and, offers PRAT, like nothing else near its price(IMO,IME). I know musicians and industry people who own the Lascalas, series I and II(I own heavily modified Is)and we all simply "enjoy the music". So I say to you "enjoy" !

JohnK. I want to first say that Khorns are EXCELLENT, but very limited because of the corner placement necessary, for me anyway. The build and makeup of the walls(home construction) can make or break some of their magic, keeping in mind that I listen a 100 db, and have said so many times. I have heard Khorns sound good, to fabulous, depending on room, acoustics, etc. One of the best Khorn set ups I heard was in a large basement in which "corners" were built using concrete blocks/wood panels. The corners of the basement were too far apart. So that's the story with the Khorn, ime. Lascalas are easy to work with, and I have found a pair of subs to mach them perfectly and coherently(was not easy). As far as the upgrades. Most products are designed with a price point in mind. The weakest part of the Lascala, imo, are the cabinets, specifically the dog houses(Klipsch lingo for the woofer portion of the box, in case you did not know). They are not well damped from vibration, and as you turn up the sound, it just gets worse. I learned this from Jim Thiel(may he rest in peace)before he was well known. I did not know him that well, but met him, and he shared ideas with some of us. Other companies spent time with box coloration(B&W comes to mind), but, I believe he nailed it. Since then, there is much info about the damping of the Lascala boxes and, other mods for them. Again, the basic design is great, but with available learning, parts, etc, this all leads to upgrades. Every hi end company I am familiar with, has had upgrades available, with a basic start out "chassis". Audio Research comes to mind. Look at every race car. What is being done to them to get this greater level of performance. All I can say, over and over, is that they allow me to listen and "get into" the recording that is playing. They are very "coherent", to my ears, because all three drivers within the cabinet work so well together. Sorry, but you asked.....later....

Reading my post after the fact, I wanted to clarify something. The basement experience I talk about had the "original" corners way too far apart. The "secondary" corners that were "built" along that same wall were to bring them closer together, with the listening position as the determining factor for their final build.

Macdadtexas, you speak the truth ! If I had the luxury to build a room around Khorns, and to "get them and the room right",I definitely would. This is a reason for the popularity of the Lascala. Most Lascala owners would own Khorns otherwise, ime. JohnK, are you listening....

I agree with John K that certain upgrades for the Heritage series are to minimize and / or eliminate problems in the basic design, not in the repair of a broken product. It is my opinion that most audio products out there can be approved upon, even the very expensive gear, to squeeze out every last bit of performance.