DIY: Klipsch LaScala plans

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How ambitious are you .... this would be a GOOD one. And probably worth the effort if a person can get the rest of the plans.
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Plans for the original Klipschorn are on the same site- and I'm not ready for a project that massive. I can't say for sure, but the image you attached looks like the folded horn of the original K. Yeah, it would be a good one- a GREAT one even, but I'm a bit on the OCD side, so the thought of something this complicated would bring me to the point of self-defeat. The LaScala, especially for my first attempt at DIY speaker systems, is the best entry point for me.

ALSO, The original K required (or at the very least, strongly suggests) that you put them in a corner for bass reinforcement, so the room they're placed in have to be taken into consideration. I want/need something a little more flexible. Furthermore, this is a home- not a disco! I'm sure the LaScala would crack the windows sufficiently!
 
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I run a WOPL 1000 on my K's and it's not overkill.......
even with my super efficient BMS-4592's in the K's with my head stuffed in the horns , can't hear a thing.

Check out Baltic Birch
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A WOPL 1000 with your head in the horns? Can't hear a thing? You should be deaf- I'm not surprised you don't hear a thing! (Yes, I know you're referring to zero input/noise floor).

And yes- I'm talking about Baltic Birch ply, not the Home Depot "cabinet grade" ply. Going to Home Depot and Lowe's anyway just to see what they have for curiosity's sake, but I don't expect that I'm gonna buy from them. I need a pendant lamp and dimmer for my bathroom and hallway anyway.
 
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Whenever you're ready I have the k-horn plans in an e-mailable pdf.......
 
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A WOPL 100 with your head in the horns? Can't hear a thing? You should be deaf- I'm not surprised you don't hear a thing! (Yes, I know you're referring to zero input/noise floor).

And yes- I'm talking about Baltic Birch ply, not the Home Depot "cabinet grade" ply. Going to Home Depot and Lowe's anyway just to see what they have for curiosity's sake, but I don't expect that I'm gonna buy from them. I need a pendant lamp and dimmer for my bathroom and hallway anyway.
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Amen Mark!!.....that Baltic is some fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine shit!!
 
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There was a lot of talk on AK about a ported LaScala , search that in the Klipsch speaker section. Lot of good info there.....
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The ports can be integrated into the cabinet build, makes it about a foot higher. If done as a separate construction, just remove the bottom cover of the speaker cabs and align the doghouse cutouts. Can be done later...

EDIT: Cover the fronts with Tolex to keep bugs and mice (kittens?) out of the port holes.
 
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Be a bad place for kitties to take a nap....
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Play a Def Leppard record and wind up with deaf kitties?

Wood requirements (per cabinet): Four sheets at 24" x 48", 2 1/2 sheets at 26" x 48" (or just 6 1/2 at the larger dimension). Cabinets are 24 1/2" deep, bigger than the 24" stock sheet size.

Still haven't been to the Depot/Lowes yet- had a late start today.
 
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I run a WOPL 1000 on my K's and it's not overkill.......cause it doesn't miss any transients that way....noise floor on a 400 WOPL is in the basement....varies from 180 MICRO volts to 400 MICROVOLTS....even with my super efficient BMS-4592's in the K's with my head stuffed in the horns , can't hear a thing.


Check out Baltic Birch.....BAD ASS building material.More plies and NO voids , way superior plywood. Built a set of Soniphase S6's out of it and I was wayyyy more than impressed....
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Getting harder to get the 11 ply Baltic Birch due to the stuff going on with Russia...
 
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That's normal Joe. Just when ya find some thing ya like they take it away . Taco Doritos, roasted garlic chicken pasta, etc...
 
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I see a lot of 13 ply around. Found one place that sells 30" x 48" http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/152976/baltic-birch-plywood-18-mm34-x-30-x-48.aspx but they don't give info for the number of plies. $42.50/sheet, they're in Parkersburg WV so shipping to SC won't be absolutely awful.
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Yeah the stuff I have technically is 13 ply I suppose. It has 11 plys in the core plus 2 thinner birch veneer plys on the outside. Nice stuff, it is the table top on my 1949 Dewalt GR Radial saw.
 
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Well I still cant figure out how to do that bubble thing and put someone elses post in there, so them that said it know that I am directing a response to them.
..... So I'm just going to answer and hope Nick Danger Knows what I'm talking about, the picture I posted is actually a part of the plan for a Klipsh Jubilee, it's like a Klipschorn but a much longer folded horn, I believe and NO corner required.
 
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Steve,

Click on the "Reply With Quote" in the bottom right hand corner of the post that you want to quote. If you want to multi quote click to the right of that on those posts you would like to quote.

If that doesn't work click on her:
 

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Steve,

Click on the "Reply With Quote" in the bottom right hand corner of the post that you want to quote. If you want to multi quote click to the right of that on those posts you would like to quote.

If that doesn't work click on her:
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BY JOVE I THINK I'VE GOT IT ....LOL
Dam that was easy .... I wouldnt mind clickin with her, if it were only THAT easy
 
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Makes me wonder just how far a guy could go with that 3D printing thing .... HMMM
Wouldnt that be handy.
 
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