Klipsch La Scala replacement?


Hi there! 

 

I just moved to my new place and there's a BIG chance I have to get rid of my Klipsch La Scala due to space... I have been looking into B&W 702 S2 or maybe Klipsch forte. Any suggestions that anyone could provide would be great, I truly enjoy my La Scalas, hence I would like to buy something similar in audio quality.

 

Thanks in advance!

Edwin

erivera1990

@jonwolfpell 

I was also going to suggest OP look to Volti. I've been busy saving for my own pair of RAZZ. Corresponded with Greg R. of Volti several times. He is a super nice guy, IMO represents the best of this awesome hobby of ours.  

@richopp thank you for your words, I had fortes ii before (Bob Crites upgraded) and I truly enjoyed! What better brand would you recommend? I couldn't afford 15k speakers set but definitely 3k.

 

Fyne are at least somewhat easy to drive and they now have a vintage series also, you may like their looks.

Try mine. I’ve spent the last three years working on this project. It’s called blueprintacoustic.com. One day I was on here reading some posts and somebody said” if you think it’s so easy then why don’t you start your own brand“ Well I did. They sound awesome and I’m very proud of them. If anyone out there would like to talk about maybe doing a review for me, let’s talk. Send me a PM.

@erivera1990  Thank-you for your comment.  I would need a LOT more information about your hardware, the size of your room, and your listening preferences before making a solid recommendation.  When I had my shop back in the Stone Age (1970's-80's) I spent A LOT of time with each  customer finding out this information.  Many times, I visited their home and inventoried their listening environment (room, listening position, etc.) before bringing something out for them to try.

As most on here know, I am an Audio Research/Magnepan bigot, but as I have stated in MANY posts, we sold 30+ different brands of speakers and many other brands of hardware, so only a FEW customers had the room and funds to get into that stuff.  Let us not forget that in those days, vinyl was the preferred source, and selling them a Thorens table for $260.00 was sometimes not in the cards.  (I laugh at the prices today for the same "jiggly" table, but I digress...).

I would suggest, again, that you find a local dealer, go in with a list of your components, your fav source material, and give a listen to some speakers he/she has on display.  THEY WILL NOT SOUND THE SAME as in your room, but at least you can get an idea of what you DON'T like, and go from there.  A GOOD dealer will work with you since you are now local and will be a forever customer.

Best of luck--and happy listening.  Remember, it is all about the MUSIC!

Cheers!