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Klipsch Cornwall IV

Hello all,

I'm interested in what people who have heard the speaker feel about it. I currently run spatial M3 turbos and have an all tube analog setup ( line magnetic, hagerman ) with an oppo 105 being the digital front end.


Previous speakers have been acoustic zen, reference 3A, Maggie 3.6, and triangles. I am more concerned with a huge immersive sound stage than I am with pinpoint imagery. I have a big room and have plenty of space between the back wall and my speakers if I need it.


Any thoughts?
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ozzy62
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Well I guess I'm one of the fan bois.

I have owned 1987 CW IIs and Bob Crites Cornscalas. The CW IV is very much improved on the earlier cornwalls and also head and shoulders above a stock cornscala.

That said, if you have an aversion to (good) horns, you still might not like it. What I'm saying is, if you value a speaker that never offends, but also never engages, you won't like the CW. If Sonus Faber and  Harbeth appeal to you, you won't like the CW.

But if you value fleshed out midrange detail, good instrument tone and of course, whip crack dynamics, then you might like the Cornwall IV.

Oz




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simao OP
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@jjss49 I would love to try a pair of 0/96's or 93's; however, they rarely come up for sale on the used market for a price I can entertain.
kren0006
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ozzy i like that description of who may like cornwall 4 and who won't - generalization but still helpful.
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ozzy62
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@kren0006 Yes it is a generalization. I can appreciate what other designs do and enjoy listening to them. My buddy has a pair of Focal Kanta 2s that I like every time I hear them. But I wouldn't trade him even for my cornwalls, and I'm sure he feels the same way.

Oz


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simao OP
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So...... It sounds like people are saying I should hear them before I buy them?
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