The Cornscala on the Crites speakers .com site looks really Interesting and not outlandishly expensive ..................hmmmm
Has anyone ever heard these speakers by Volti Audio?
I have read a few things about Volti Audio (in Nashville TN). Has anyone ever heard a pair?
Most specifically the Vittora : http://voltiaudio.com/vittora/.
These might really match well with my tube amp but are quite expensive.
Most specifically the Vittora : http://voltiaudio.com/vittora/.
These might really match well with my tube amp but are quite expensive.
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I had a pair a pair of Crites Cornscalas. Not what you're looking for. I pretty much gutted the speaker except the woofer, and ordered Volti's K-Horn upgrade kit which includes the Beyma 4592, Beyma CP25 tweeters and K-Horn V-Track Horn, internal wiring with Supra cables, Cardas binding posts and mounted it atop the Cornscala cabinet. Xover from Aletheia Audio. http://www.klipschupgrades.com/khornupgrades2.shtml Not pretty but sounds great to me. I now have the midrange and tweeter of a Volti and the bass of a Cornwall. https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/162042-my-k-hornwalls/ Have Crites build you a speaker cabinet, order the above upgrades and add a subwoofer if you like and voila! Poor man's Vittora. :^) |
I have heard the Vittoras at audio shows several times, with and without subwoofers, and always came away favorably impressed. The woodwork to my eyes seems excellent, as noted above. I'm a horn person. I seriously considered the Vittoras myself. Greg strikes me as knowledgeable, helpful and friendly. As an alternative horn style, with reasonable pricing, take a look at Charney Audio, New Jersey. Note: I am a customer and acquaintance, so I am favorably biased, but with good reason. |
I spent some time listening to the Vittorias at RMAF a number of years ago. I think the room got best sound that year paired with Border Patrol amplification. I had an issue with the room however, so one of those long and narrow hotel rooms with the speakers on the long wall and near the corners. I don't think I was even ten feet from the front wall with my back against the rear wall. The presentation was extremely open, airy, and surrounded me as if I was inside of a pair of headphones. That's how I remember it, but it made me wonder what the sound would be like in a more normal listening environment. Kenny |
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