@jet88, awesome system have you! I have a mint pair of Chorus IIs with the crites xover/ti ’phrams, pushed by a Yamaha A S2200. I plan on forwarding my CH2s to my friend’s son, and getting the Cornwall IVs this summer. The Yamaha also has the dancing VU meters, and is a very fine piece. That said, the Luxman has a high drool factor indeed! I wasn’t aware of it until today...this hifi passion is getting expensive lately! Love it! I do think it is a gene that only a few people have. The masses just don’t know what they are missing.
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.
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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