big_greg,
I was referring to what chorus said, not you. I addressed my response to you because you referred to keyboard warriors which I thought was referencing me. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
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No apologies big_greg. To say that you can't understand why people would like the sound of everything by Klipsch is, to me, ignorant.
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Agreed smatsui. Pretty ignorant post from chorus.
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Great report and update schw06. Thanks! |
jbhiller,
I guess that I missed something. What was the reason for wrapping the ODAM caps? |
sns,
I don't think that there are too many people who don't believe that modding leads to improvement, but just like in anything else, there are many people who just purchase something and use it the way that it is. I also think that there are some that are simply afraid to try because they don't feel that they are able to do modifications.
It can also be that they stretched their budget just to buy the speakers and now can't afford to mod them even if they had the inclination.
My Dad was very financially secure, but he grew up poor, and he would never think of doing such a thing. Anything that he used in his life , whether it was a suit or a sink was always "good enough" to him, and esthetic considerations had no meaning. I wish that I was like him, because I would be much richer. I'm always looking to improve the looks or performance of things that I own and use. |
From past experience with other speakers that I upgraded myself, it is worthwhile sonically to replace the binding posts even if they aren't flimsy. I'm sure that they're brass, and you'll be happier with solid copper. There are copper binding posts that aren't very expensive. |
Thanks so much Ozzy!
I was curious to know if it was a larger horn than the one on my Epics. As it turns out, the size is the same, although I realize that the throat design on the new Cornwalls is much more advanced. |
Once again, can one of you here who owns the Cornwall IV speakers give me the height and width dimensions of the midrange horn?
Much appreciated. |
What are the height and width of the midrange horn on the Cornwall IV? |
jb,
Years ago in my Klipsch Epics i attached sheets of Blackhole, a multi layer anti-resonance sheet for speaker cabinets, and it improved the silence of the cabinet dramatically. I do remember reading in a couple of places that you should not put damping material on the back of the baffle. I don't know why that would be wrong, but I took the advice. |
Not in the English language he doesn't... |
riaa,
Thanks, but be careful, I would be tempted to take you up on that offer! |
Again, I can't argue with that, because I haven't heard either of those speakers. It's been a long time since the Epics were designed, and I don't doubt that the Cornwall IV's are superior. I wish that I could afford to find out.
Having said that, I'm still surprised to think of how many good speakers I have had that didn't sound as coherent as the Epics. I really think it has something to do with all of the treble and midrange coming out of one horn; and as far as the bass goes, it just breathes better than most other speakers I've owned with the possible exception of the Spendor SP100,
which had a good, but different sort of bass. The Nestorovic 5As also had good bass. |
lrdrootman said:
"The only klipsch speakers that can give Cornwall IV run is KLIPSCH EPIC CF4 but it was made through 1994-1996"
I don't know that to be a fact, because I have never heard the Cornwall IV, but they are the best speakers that I have ever owned, and easily showed the door to a pair of JBL Array 1400's that I bought when they came out. I plan on having the crossovers redone later this year. |
tubebuffer,
What's the deal with the weird way that you write? Seriously, is that the way you write English, or do you think that you're being amusing?
Your last post makes zero sense.
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riaa,
Just curious...Why would you buy a pair of speakers and not use them? |
mahlman,
We will have to agree to disagree. I believe that amplifiers and sources make a huge difference in sound quality, and about 5 years ago, I actually bought one of the newer Crown amplifiers and it sounded very poor. I returned it quickly.
We all see and hear things differently. |
mahlman,
I share your affinity for Klipsch speakers, but it's a bit contradictory to hear you say that cheap amps and zipcord are fine, but that streaming through an ipad isn't. |
I LOVE the look of the Cornwalls, always have. I think the new series IV is the best looking ever. |
