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

I have lived with my pair of Razz now for almost two years. I'm still madly in love with them. One of the biggest gains for me was their listenability. No piercing ear fatigue for me. (why they replaced a pair of Klipsch Heresy IV's).

I got to listen to the new Lucera at the FLA expo in Feb and had to strongly resist hitting up my savings right there on the spot. Lord they were wonderful. 

I've lived with the Klipsch Heresy's, listened to the Forte and Cornwalls some. But IMO it's Volti all day, hands down. 

Also according to Greg's latest newsletter, he's dealing discounts on what he has in stock, including a couple of gently used... wouldn't hurt to give him a call...

I did get two listens to the Lucera at the Fla. show in Feb. I was struck by how even better the mids sounded than my Razz. Fuller and more weight, more presence in the soundstage. The highs were just as sweet as my Razz, but just a little better too. (new high end driver there, a better horn tweeter than the bullet style in the Razz)

Greg explained he did some crossover upgrading, picked a better tweeter, re-worked the mid horn and increased the woofer size. All made perfect sense to me and the results (ahem) spoke for themselves.

If i had the scratch right now, I would be on my way to pick up the pair he has advertised in red gum with the cream grill cloth!  Good lord I'm in love again. 

😂😂😂 @silverfoxvtx1800 i am so glad you are digging them! I played hooky from work today, had the house to myself and cranked mine all day long. Fats Domino, Steely Dan, Tool, Jimmy Hendrix… every time I do, I just fall head over heels all over again.

I will need to check those out my friends. Count me a fan of Williams, just have yet to buy.. I’m open to any suggestions you guys have. Last night I was listening to Thundercat Drunk and Sketches of Spain in mono. ( to me the mono sounds better, hard to put into words why) My Volti with my Cary SLI80 sounded sublime.

@silverfoxvtx1800 I did not listen to the SE version of the Rival. I have heard the type II and loved it. Everything the Razz does just bigger and fuller. Plus the low end extension was deep and effortless. I hope to get a pair of Rival's one day, or even (gasp) the new Vittora.. If I had the dough right now I'd probably get a pair of Type 1 with a cool veneer combo to make the chamfer really pop visually. 

Though my more realistic goal is still trading up to a new pair of Lucera's. 

Good morning all and happy belated Fourth of July! Hope everyone survived with fingers and dignity intact… @silverfoxvtx1800 makes me happy to hear the pairing of the First Watt and the Razz hits all your happy buttons! To me one of the superpowers of the Razz is that they sound sublime without needing heroic power amplification. I have an old pair of TDL speakers with a sensitivity in the lower 80’s (ironically the same as their birth year) that only sound good when they were paired with a long sold Threshold amp. 
Visiting the Volti/Border Patrol/ Triode Lab room this early spring, I was completely mesmerized by what only a handful of watts can do.

Same here, hope he’s alright 

Good lord, you had folks worried, welcome back