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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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wrm57
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SET can use about 20-25% before distortion is a problem

Yes, the 2A3 amp was straining audibly by halfway on the volume control. Pity.
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jjss49
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when are people going to learn... volume control position has little to do with when signals overload or amps clip

it is about impedance match and relative sensitivities 
wrm57
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Uh, I do get it. This volume control was an AVC passive. My comment about position on the volume control was figurative, intending simply to illustrate distortion well before max wattage. Apologies for the unclear communication.
dbarger
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kren0006, I am using 4 combinations of amplification.  Luxman c900u/m900u, arc ref6se/ref160s, Line Magnetic lm210ia, and Line Magnetic lm845 Premium. 

wrm57, lm210ia sounds great on these.  But so do the other combinations above.  I have owned several set 300b amps over the years, and these are the FIRST speakers which are fully fed by 8 wpc, even the woofers.  That said, the other combinations mentioned are all a bit more satisfying in comparison.  But only if compared directly.  The 300b experience is worth trying with a speaker like this.  Your room and power requirements are unique to you.

What I continue to enjoy about these is that they do sound really good (better now than ever) with any and all these very different combinations, even though they clearly illuminate the difference in amplification.  They are the kid on the playground that can play with everyone.

I still have yet to have the desire to move the Devore o/93’s back into place, although I have no desire to sell them either.  They are keepers for me, great also, and for pretty much the same reasons.

wrm57
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Thanks, dbarger. Very interesting.You have some nice amps! How would you compare those big Luxman separates to the LM-845 Premium? The latter has been on my radar for a while, though my reduction in racks from 4 to 3 to accommodate the girth of the CWs would make it difficult to find room for two large chassis.

Slightly off topic, do you ever run the LM-845P with an external preamp? If so, what are your thoughts? I've read the preamp circuitry remains involved even when supposedly by-passed, which is off-putting to me, perhaps for no good reason. I'd likely want to run it with my VAC pre, mainly because it has a sweet phono stage.
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