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Needless to say, the mids and highs also blow away the Bose. 301s would have been a fairer comparison, at least bass-wise.
I had some La Scalas and, in a fit of idiocy, sold them. I now have some Spendor SP 1/2's, which are great speakers, but I miss huge dynamics of the LS. I sold the LS because of some harshness/ringing in the lower treble and upper mids. I was hoping I could find something with typical Klipsch dynamics but without the harshness and ringing. So, that's where the question is coming from.
I can't compare old vs. new, but I can tell you the new ones sound fantastic.
I have the RB-160M, which are their large "bookshelf" speakers:
Here's Klipsch's official specs on the differences
Prior to having these, I had a pair of Bose 201, Series II and a Sony 100 W subwoofer. After getting these and hooking them up and doing some comparison listening with and without the sub, I decided to just put the sub away and use these alone.
Needless to say, the mids and highs also blow away the Bose. 301s would have been a fairer comparison, at least bass-wise.
China... where else?I'm curious, what country are these made in?