LaScala II (1)

La Scala II Floorstanding Loudspeaker

Now available for purchase direct from Klipsch.com (US residents only)! Klipsch Heritage Series products are built to order, handmade in the US at our Hope, Ark. manufacturing facility. Please allow approximately 4 weeks turnaround time.

Features

  • Fully horn-loaded, 3-way system with a folded-horn 15" woofer, 2” midrange and 1’ tweeter compression drivers.
  • Capable of extreme output levels with ultra low distortion and astonishing dynamic range
  • Available in a high-quality Cherry, Walnut or Black Ash wood veneer finish

Detailed Description

Note: products are priced as "each."

Even though the La Scala II adopts a more finished appearance, it still delivers the same sparkling highs, extreme output and unsurpassed low distortion bass response as the original design. It also continues to utilize the same horn-loaded drivers as the Klipschorn, making it highly efficient and able to produce high volumes consuming very little power and undetectable distortion.

When the La Scala first launched in 1963, audio pioneer Paul W. Klipsch made it for Arkansas gubernatorial candidate Winthrop Rockefeller to use as a public address speaker. Because some considered it a "portable" and more affordable version of the revolutionary Klipschorn®, the La Scala found success beyond the campaign. Despite its raw, unfinished appearance, the fully horn-loaded, three-way La Scala sounded so good people still wanted to put it in their living rooms.

Remaining virtually unchanged since those early campaign days, Klipsch decided to cosmetically improve the raw-looking La Scala by totally redesigning the way the cabinet was constructed. The goal was the achieve a more finished appearance and improve cabinet rigidity. It is now available in a variety of high-quality wood veneer finishes, including cherry, walnut and black ash. The La Scala II also includes a grille to cover the mid and high frequency horns. The bass horn cabinet walls are now constructed of 1-inch thick MDF rather than ¾-inch plywood to offer more support, decrease resonance and deliver cleaner bass response.

Please visit our store policy section for further details or ordering Heritage products.

To order wood samples, please email your request along with your address and phone number (US residents only).

La Scala II Specifications

frequency response51Hz-17kHz± 4dB
power handling100 w max continuous (400 w peak)
sensitivity105dB @ 1watt/1meter
nominal impedance8 ohms
crossover frequencyHF: 4500Hz
MF: 400Hz
maximum acoustic output121dB SPL
tweeterK-77-F 1" (2.54cm) Phenolic diaphragm compression driver
midrangeK-55-X 2" (5.08cm) Phenolic diaphragm compression driver
mid frequency hornExponential Horn
wooferK-33-E 15" (38.1cm) Fiber-composite cone / folded horn-loaded
enclosure materialBirch Plywood and MDF
enclosure typeFully horn-loaded
dimensions38.5” H (97.79 cm) x 24.25” W (61.60 cm) x 25.25” D (64.14 cm)
weight175.5 lbs unboxed
finishesWalnut Lacquer, Cherry Lacquer, Black Lacquer
built from2006

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* Prices are US MSRP and may vary by country.

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Reviews

“The La Scala II had an effortless, expansive, warm, generous sound …”
- Sam Tellig, Stereophile [11/1/2006]

“These speakers could image! Maybe that’s the last thing you expect from a big-box loudspeaker. The soundstage was spacious, the performers precisely placed. Their imaging was excellent – side to side, front to back, up and down.”
- Sam Tellig, Stereophile [11/1/2006]

“The La Scala II’s real payoff is its high sensitivity. You don’t have to pour money into heroic amplification. You can use a flea-watt amp, if you like. You could even use a headphone amp – I did.”
- Sam Tellig, Stereophile [11/1/2006]

“The La Scala II really shone when it comes to dynamics – macrodynamic swings in particular, but microdynamics too: those subtle, low-level dynamic shifts. The music got moving with these speakers, whether it was Gustav Mahler, a good classical piano recording, popular standards, or big-band jazz. Or heavy-metal rock, for that matter.”
- Sam Tellig, Stereophile [11/1/2006]

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