Guttenberg's Cornwall IV Review -- I'm in trouble

  I have the same dilemma. Have Forte III's brand new in the box. 3 Weeks after I bought them the Cornwall's came out. The Forte's are also suppose to be a bit of a pain to setup/sound properly where the Cornwall's are a breeze.  Me thinks im gonna have to beg the dealer to take the Forte's back in trade towards the IV's.  On the AUDIO CIRCLE website there is a guy who proclaims the Forte's are a better all around performer than the more dynamic Cornwall's. He also performed improvements to the Forte 3 (Which has no bracing in the cabinet from the factory believe it or not). He braced it, Added something like Dynamat and designed/upgraded the crossover with premium parts. Stellar results he reports. A KIT to do this upgrade yourself (If your savvy enough) will supposedly be made available shortly by GR RESEARCH who is a sponsor of the Audio Circle page. Check it out.

I am the proud and extremely happy owner of a new pair of Cornwall IV’s and they are incredible speakers! Last night I had a 4 hr listening session and played Rock, Metal, and Jazz without any fatigue whatsoever.

The Bass is clear and tight, the mids are incredible and the Highs are nicely detailed without being too bright.

they are worth every penny and will remain my main system speakers for a very long time. I drive them with a Parasound Halo A21 and P5 Preamp. More power than needed but wow! What a sound! I don’t miss my Goldenear Triton 5’s and JL Audio Subs at all.

I listened to SG's review and I have to agree with his every word. Very engaging, "direct live experience"/foot tapping type of sound. But at the same time not very 3D in the sense of depth, more "forward."
The only thing that blocks me is the huge size, 2.5 times the width of my current KEF 104/2s. And I still really enjoy the KEFs, especially after upgrading amp to MF M6si, and -- 2 days ago -- Node 2i to RME ADI-2 DAC FS. These upgrades demonstrated that I hadn't used half the potential these old KEFs have.

@bigjohn9095 You have a TON of power in that amp for these speakers! You can help out with demolition jobs :-)
What speaker cable to you run?
Pls play James Blake's "Limit to your love" (yesterday’s discovery), just not too loud at first.

listen to a set of lascallas with a very good tube amp.