Hi
I would say that Cornwalls are anything but muddy or smeary which makes me question the room and most importantly the gear ahead of them. I have mine maybe a foot from the rear wall, but they are each about 6 ft from the side walls. Bass is very tight and fast. As Oz noted, it probably goes down into the mid 30's with authority. It is not a perfect speaker by any means, but if it sounded muddy, then the system in front of it had issues, the room had issues, or quite possibly, the speakers were relatively new and didn't have at least 100 hours on them and the woofer surrounds were not loosened up yet. Not to say you wouldn't prefer some other speaker as we all have our taste, but Cornwall bass is quite fast and tight when all is working..
I would say that Cornwalls are anything but muddy or smeary which makes me question the room and most importantly the gear ahead of them. I have mine maybe a foot from the rear wall, but they are each about 6 ft from the side walls. Bass is very tight and fast. As Oz noted, it probably goes down into the mid 30's with authority. It is not a perfect speaker by any means, but if it sounded muddy, then the system in front of it had issues, the room had issues, or quite possibly, the speakers were relatively new and didn't have at least 100 hours on them and the woofer surrounds were not loosened up yet. Not to say you wouldn't prefer some other speaker as we all have our taste, but Cornwall bass is quite fast and tight when all is working..