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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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mahlman
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For those of you asking about the Fru Fru high end joint in Huntsville. AVIQ is the name and they list Klipsch Heritage in their product list along with many others.
terancemahoney
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I have owned Klipsch Heresy 1's (which I updated with Crites crossovers) and then B&W CM9s and now Heresy 4's. I have demoed Fortes also. All Klipsch, I believe need a subwoofer (I use REL) because their horns take over but I even found that with my B&W's the Sub help the staging immensely 
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roxy54
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mahlman,
I share your affinity for Klipsch speakers, but it's a bit contradictory to hear you say that cheap amps and zipcord are fine, but that streaming through an ipad isn't. 
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atmasphere
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Although I do wish a bit more bass than the Spatials can deliver.
@simao Do you have a standing wave in your room? If you listen to your system at placed other than the listening chair does the bass get better? If yes, look into a Distributed Bass Array. If bass is your only complaint of the Spatials, consider that if you are dealing with a standing wave it may not get any better with a different speaker. A DBA will solve that.
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jjss49
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i cannot speak for older/smaller/lesser models in the line, but in my experience, the spatial m3 sapphires deliver absolutely world class, full, powerful, tuneful, deep, airy bass -- it is the towering strength of the speaker -- if someone has these spatials and lacks bass, there is a serious problem with room/placement or some other significant implementation issue
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