I would like to understand how these work as compared to the LaScala's. Very interesting and beautiful.
The Vittora works very similarly to the La Scala. Both speakers are three-way fully horn loaded, with a tweeter horn/compression driver, a midrange horn/compression driver, and a bass horn with a 15" woofer in a single folded horn. New La Scalas have switched to a 12" woofer just this year.
There are many differences between the two speakers however. Firstly, the Vittora is much larger than the La Scala, which among other things, means that the bass horn is able to extend deeper into the bass and the mid horn lower in the midrange. Horns have limitations and the more comfortable they are working within their limits, the better they sound.
The quality level of the cabinetry is a night and day difference between the two - meaning one is near the top of the heap in quality level and the other nearer to the bottom in quality level. The higher quality of the Vittora cabinetry is much appreciated by those who value quality-built products, and from a practical point of view will last longer and sound better.
Another night and day difference between the two has to do with the drivers, crossovers components, and internal wiring. The Vittora incorporates very high quality parts throughout, while the La Scala utilizes cheap plastic horns, cheaply made drivers, and low-quality crossover components.
A complete comparison would take a lot more time, so I'll just leave this here as a quick overview and answer specific questions if anyone has any.
I'll also be waiting for the next 'Klipsch Defender' to come along and tell me that I'm a hack and that I've stolen the design from Klipsch.
Greg
