Klipsch La Scala Dilemma

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.

I found the dynamics of the Lascala's illuminating and intense and energizing and wonderful, for a time. However, it proved too much of a good thing over time. I never tried them with tubes, though, and maybe I should have. I also never really had them in a space where they really had the room they need. Most of my critical listening was in a 12X13ish space with one side wall opening to a kitchen space of smaller dimension, although I did have them in a 20X15 space for a time, but with lesser electronics. I do admit to being curious what they would sound like with my current electronics, many times more expensive and better quality than anything I had when I owned the Lascalas.

Good luck with your decision. I do agree with others it would be best for you to hear the Lascalas for yourself before making a decision, but if there are other personal considerations and pressures, it may not be the best situation for experimenting with your acoustic tastes.