Tube amp Friendly Speaker That Sounds like Klipsch Cornwall


Hi All, 

I am shopping for a tube friendly speaker after a long time with Magnepan 3.6's and then Thiel CS5i's.

I was able to spend a couple of hours with a broken-in pair of Klipsch Cornwall 4's. These were in a dedicated dealer space with corner bass traps and some treble absorption. They were driven by an all McIntosh setup (7200 Receiver and T500 CD player).

The Cornwalls were dynamic, and I loved the palpable sound of the 15 inch woofer. Loud rock in roll was great with them. However, I was less impressed at lower volume levels and finally decided they were not very detailed and a bit too much in my face, at least in that setup.

When I left that room, I wandered over to where some Magnepan 1.7i's were playing in a casually set up open space. I thought the Maggies were much more resolving than the Cornwalls and a lot more laid back.

Any suggestions on a tube friendly speaker with good sized woofers that is dynamic but with good weight and detail to the sound?

Thanks for listening,

Dsper
dsper

Showing 2 responses by jjss49

spatial m3 sapphires

much more precise and revealing than cornwalls but has the slam and speed and palpability in spades - quite efficient too (but not as efficient as the klipsch's)
I sold my spatial audio X3s, which were mighty fine speakers, for a pair of Cornwall IVs. I disagree about how revealing these speakers are.


ozzy

i have never heard a spatial x line speaker ... the new m sapphire series does have a different high freq driver... but i am quite surprised to hear you say the x series lacked resolution to your ears

i find my m3s to be plenty revealing... this coming from a user of quad esl 63s, proacs w ribbons and big maggies!

yes you are correct i don’t know all the ins and outs of the latest klipsch cornwall versions, so i may be speaking from memories of hearing past cornwalls (not in my system, i have never owned a pair)

anyhow... happy listening