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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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oddiofyl
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I'm surprised more people aren't talking about the Forte IV....  I've had mine since February and love them....   

I think the Cornwall are well worth the money if space allows.  Seems like a lot of happy owners in this thread
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riaa_award_collectors_on_facebook
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Forte IV are very unforgiving of bad recordings unlike the Cornwall IV. If you listen to Classic Rock for example you can forget about the Forte.
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earlflynn
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Hersey are nice with low powered tube amps also, one could do better though than any Klipsch speaker.
james633
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I have heard both the Forte and Cornwall. The Forte is a tricky one as it feels like it needs more space than the Cornwall, maybe due to the passive radiator. So for me other than price I would take the Cornwall and if you can afford $4500 you probably can afford $6000. 
arthur1260
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If I was in the USA I would ask for a good deal and probably get away with 4500+tax for Cornwall IV, however in Switzerland you pay 8k. That’s why I wanted to test them but were too big for my car. I ended up testing them in a demo room, together with Heresy, and I was amazed about how close the heresy came for less than half price. Indeed the Forte were very revealing of bad recordings and placement was difficult because of the radiator!
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