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A Hidden "Feature" of the Cornwall IV

The Cornwall IV is so sensitive in all respects.  Source, cables, power, time of day, recording, tubes---it is so revealing of changes you make.  I won't say it's scientifically transparent.  Instead, I'd say that it's overtly shows a difference with every change you make.  That can become a game or enjoyable in its own right, and draw you away from the music.

The good news is the Cornwall IVs are clearly a musical speaker.  This translates into most swaps of gear in and out sounding pleasant in their own right.    

Here's the problem:   I can easily sit tight with the Cornwalls and any decent setup of attached kit. But it is so utterly intoxicating to hear so many different things play with the Cornwalls.  

Curiosity killed the cat.  This cat might end up in bankruptcy!

What a wonderful loudspeaker. 
jbhiller

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rauliruegas
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Dear @jbhiller : Obviously the ones I own but there are several other speakers that fulfill MUSIC needs as : Soundlabs, Cornwall IV with integrated supertweeters and a pair of self powered subwoofers crossing at 80-90hz as the Cornwall too, any top two way monitors coming from Focal, Sonus Faber, Paradigm, etc, integrated with subs, Tannoy, ATC active speakers and many more.

Horns are very good performers inside its frequency limits, were the rule in the vintage times with JBL,Altec,Klipsh and the like and we loved even with its frequency limitations and other " problems ".

I like to listen MUSIC with the lower distortions I can get, any kind of distortions and with a wide frequency response.

Those woofers in the IV that crossover 700hz and that handled frequencies up to around 800hz develops very high InterModulationDistortions that helps to increment the speaker TotalHarmonicDistortion levels. I suggested Dave that the IV be crossing at 80hz-90hz to a pair subs to avoid totally those kind of high distortion levels.

I think that each speaker driver in any speaker design must be handled frequency in its linear driver frequency range.

The excursions in a woofer at 30hz-50hz are to high to handled at the same time frequencies at 80hz and beyond it.

R.
rauliruegas
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Dear @jbhiller  : Good analog front end you own. Even that you are a MUSIC player and that already own the IV could be interesting for any MUSIC lover to read this:

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/looking-for-my-final-pair/post?postid=2138594#2138594


Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.
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