Klipsch La Scala Mk1 – £5000

I have sold a few used pairs of these over the years and this pair were the best example I ever saw or heard and are now available.

The bass drivers have the Alnico magnets, they have metal horn flares and paper in oil capacitors.

(Not the inferior mark 2s with plastic horns and MDF cabs.)

They have always been stored meticulously by the owner.

This particular pair are in a higher grade of birch-ply than all the others I have dealt with which are usually mid to dark brown.

The main effect is that the sound is noticeably more focussed than usual.

Wonderful!

Quad 405-2 mono-block AM8/16 amps for Rogers LS5/8s.

These were in deep storage at ITN and were then fully serviced and upgraded by Red Hill Audio.

I have not found the list of all the work Red Hill Audio did but will look harder.

I only remember the fitting of big BHC Aerovox psu caps and Elna Cerafines.

Then the active parts were serviced and uprated by a BBC technician:

4x Part Ex DADA Electronics modified Quad 405 MKII boards (£50 ea.) – £200.
2x Power Leads and accompanying custom fittings (XLR Delete) (£15 ea.) – £30
2x Axial Electrolytic capacitors 63v 220uf (£3.80p ea.) – £7.60
2x Blue LED Mods (£5 ea.) – £10
2x Mains isolation capacitors (£8 ea.) – £16
8x Tantalum Capacitors 25v 15uf, 35v 1uf (£1.75 ea.) – £14
10x metalised plastic foil capacitors 100v 6800pf, 250v 47nf, 100v 0.1uf (£1.50 ea.) – £15
4x metal foil wind, high accuracy capacitors 250v 820pf, 250v 220pf (£4.60p ea.) – £18.40p
2x BCY71 Transistors (£2.50p ea.) – £5
4x BC414B Transistors (£4.20p ea.) – £16.80p
2x 2N2484 Transistors (£2.50p ea.) – £5
8x New rubber feet (£1.20p ea.) – £9.60p
2x variable resistor knobs (£0.60p ea.) – £1.20p
4x 5-Pin Neutric XLR’s (£6.80p ea.) – £27.20p
2x 1.7M 4×1.5mm core speaker cable (£3.75p per meter) – £12.75p

Chassis are not a matched pair.

Cables included.

I will not recoup what I spent on these but offers accepted.

Incatech Claymore integrated amplifier – £550 now sold

Re-built by Colin Wonfor to latest spec, all PSU and signal path capacitors upgraded, diodes uprated, Blue Alps pot etc.

Fitted with gold-plated selector switch.

Claymore Retro retails for £1300.

Excellent amp.

Last photo shows components removed by Colin Wonfor before upgrade from a functioning amp. FREE TO ANYONE WHO WANTS THEM.

Funk Firm F-X arm – £850.

Excellent condition with box.

Same as FX-R except for fixed arm lead.

(The removable arm lead on FX-R has fragile pins.)

Retailed for £1300.

Docet Lector 0.5T valve CD Player Croft modified – £500

Docet Lector 0.5T valve CD player.

Croft modified with various component upgrades and circuit modifications.

One of the most analogue-sounding CD players ever.

Has developed a fault with what seems like overheating regulators.

Plays fine for half an hour and then distorts.

New laser fitted in a bid to cure fault but not was not caused by the laser.

Will sell if enquiries come before I get round to investigating further.

 

Turntable DC power supply

Minimalist turntable DC power supply with adjustable speed control.

Can run on battery 9-12V.

Speed stable, detailed and silent!

Built on maple and ebony block with Black Gate capacitors and 2W Audionote tantalum resistors.

Wired with flat silver in cotton sleeving.

Excellent sound quality!