A Hidden "Feature" of the Cornwall IV


The Cornwall IV is so sensitive in all respects.  Source, cables, power, time of day, recording, tubes---it is so revealing of changes you make.  I won't say it's scientifically transparent.  Instead, I'd say that it's overtly shows a difference with every change you make.  That can become a game or enjoyable in its own right, and draw you away from the music.

The good news is the Cornwall IVs are clearly a musical speaker.  This translates into most swaps of gear in and out sounding pleasant in their own right.    

Here's the problem:   I can easily sit tight with the Cornwalls and any decent setup of attached kit. But it is so utterly intoxicating to hear so many different things play with the Cornwalls.  

Curiosity killed the cat.  This cat might end up in bankruptcy!

What a wonderful loudspeaker. 
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If you ever hear the mid 60s cornwall with the electrovoice and university drivers in it you will really love the sound of the cornwall it is a different speaker than the new one.
The only big negative with all klipsch speakers and I owned most of them including the Cornwall junk Xover parts look inside China special , I rebuilt several including the heresy 3 I sold fully upgraded
i culdnot believe even with the K horn maybe $100 worth of parts 
when you upgrade to premium capacitors,resistors, and inductors 
then they are special the Xover being the ❤️,or brain 🧠 of all speakers using more then one driver is critical  ,I have written to them many times ,they refuse to listen ,all about max profit.
that’s why I consider Spatial audio labs , a great speaker especially 
their X3,X5 which I  plan on getting.
I grabbed a pair of Cornwall IV on impulse a couple months ago. They’re still breaking in, so I haven’t tried changing out components with them yet, but I swapped out speaker cables and was surprised how much it changed the presentation. On a side note, despite knowing their dimensions, and thinking I had plenty of space for them, they are huge in my listening area.