I am a lady owner of a pair of Klipsch La Scala speakers.
Description
Purchased new in 1987
LS-BLS w/s (La Scala, Birch, Lacquer, Stained, walnut stain)
These were stained at the Klipsch factory—a satin sheen
K-77-M tweeter
K-55-M midrange
K-33-E woofer (not visible but listed as such in original brochure specs)
AL network
Also Included
- original manual that came with the speakers
- Klipsch brochures and spec sheets for the company’s line of speakers mailed with a letter to me from the Klipsch headquarters office in 1987
- original Klipsch packing boxes together with the internal cushioning/packing materials
The Specifics
$1350 for Forum members
Pickup only, no shipping
Seattle WA area
Serious inquiries only, please
Forum discussion or Email is fine, please—no Private Messages.
Thanks very much.
10 photos—one here (lamp appears on speaker for photo only and was removed afterwards) and 9 more follow this message. How Did I Come to Own These Speakers?
That's an interesting story. I was working in Japan for a nonprofit research organization, and this organization was jointly funded by US and Japanese government bodies. Because it was founded during the Occupation era shortly after World War II, there were some initial military ties, although no longer. However, one legacy of that was that the US civilian employees at this organization had courtesy privileges at a military base about 1.5-2 hours away by car. 3-4 times a year I would make the trek over there, and for fun, I enjoyed stopping by the Exchange to see what audio equipment they had (I enjoy any kind of techno stuff). None of their speakers ever impressed me, but one time I stopped by and there were a pair of La Scalas on display. Needless to say, their visual appearance immediately caught my attention, and when I listened to them, it was like a new world opening up as far as speakers went. Due to their size and weight, I never really gave much thought to purchasing a pair. Time went by, and on several subsequent visits, I would enjoy stopping by to visit and see if they were still there (they were).
Finally, on one day, I was just kind of bored--there are interesting things all around in Japan, but I am referring to one's daily routine being just that---very routine, with nothing very different or unusual happening at the time. So, the next time I was at the base, I saw the speakers again, and I just decided on a whim to buy them. It was kind of like the demo speakers were just always in the listening room to say hi to me. So I paid for the speakers and was instructed to drive over to this big warehouse with my order slip, and a forklift disappears into the bowels of the warehouse and returns with 2 ***huge*** boxes. Needless to say, they both weren't going to fit into a Honda Civic hatchback. Luckily, one box was able to fit into the hatch---as long as the hatch door was left open. So I made the 1.5 hour surface road trek along the Inland Sea, across many bridges, back to my apartment in the city. Then I realized that I hadn't thought about whether the box would fit into the skinny elevator or the apartment door. One of my neighbors helped me get the speaker box out of the car, wide-eyed at this box the whole time, and luckily, we had about a quarter-inch to spare on each side of the elevator doors. And the box also just fit into the apartment door as well. Then I got right back into the car to fetch the second speaker before it had a chance to go astray at the warehouse. By the end of the day, the speakers were in my apartment. You probably have heard about how small Japanese apartments are, and those two speakers looked like behemoths in the living/dining room area. But they sure sounded great and looked fantastic.
When it was time to return to the US, I was fortunate in that packers for moving companies in Japan are the most thorough, ingenious packers I have ever encountered. They took really good care of the speakers, and they arrived in perfect shape back in the States.
One La Scala speaker weighs more than I do, so I guess the speakers and me are an interesting pairing. So, that's the story of this La Scala pair.
Why Are These La Scalas Are For Sale?
As much as it tugs at my heart, there's a need to downsize for an eventual move to a property that's lower maintenance, as it's getting to be too much work and time to take care of the current place, and at the same time, aging parents need more and more help, so it's a matter of trying to streamline and simplify.
I have really enjoyed these heritage speakers these past two decades and ***really*** hate to give these up, so I would like to find a good home for them where they will be well taken care of and appreciated.
Serious inquiries only, please. Forum discussion or Email is fine, please—no Private Messages.
It’s been nice to discover the Klipsch Forums and see how many Klipsch enthusiasts there are.
Thanks very much.
