Cornwall IV vs. Volti Rival, Razz; Razz v. 1, 2, 3 -- what changed?

A stacked pair of tweaked/modified CWIV. Invert the top pair, as we used to do with Lg Advents, AR, Heresy, JBLs. etc. Under your budget. What a presentation !

I was targeting the Rivals IIRC at ~$10k, then was very disappointed that Volti, along with the rest of the industry, raised their prices. I complained to Greg even though I knew it wasn’t his fault - rising Covid/post Covid costs. He says to demo the RAZZ, which I did at 2 audio shows - they sounded fantastic, but I had already mentally invested in the idea of Rivals.

Luckily, there was a used mint pair of Rivals in my favorite wood veneer - birdseye maple so I purchased them. When the stars line up.... I was a bit surprised how much larger they are vs the RAZZ.

The new Lucera has larger drivers, seemingly the same as the Rivals.

After hearing the RAZZ, it’s hard to imagine @hilde45 wanting to upgrade as the sonics are terrific. However if @hilde45 has a bit of curiousity upgraditis as many of us do, then he should stretch for at least the Lucera.

If I had the large space and funds, I’d purchase the Volti Vittora which seems sonically superior to Klipsch offerings. As horn bass drivers can be huge, the size of the Vittora is my comfort limit.

@hilde45 wishing you the very best and hope you find your ideal sound

Maybe useful: My main system is Vimberg MinoD driven by Constellation electronics targeting neutral linear without giving up musicality. My Volti Rival at 100dB is used to explore tube magic starting with the 300b and flea watt amps. Greg confirmed that I can try 2watts amps which opens the door to try 2a3 and 45 SET amps.

@mrdecibel, stacked Advents! Those were the days!

hilde45

Certainly understand about not wanting to have buyers remorse.

If you're considering Tannoy, I'd also highly consider Fyne Audio. Fyne was started with the core of Tannoy's design team in 2017, after Tannoy was sold to a Chinese company. The team includes Dr. Paul Mills as technical director. All Fyne high end speakers use cryo treated electronics, and are built in Scottland.