I was intrigued by the Cornwall IV and went to my local dealer that had the Forte 3 and the la-scala on the floor (no cornwalls). I am also a long time Thiel owner (2.4).
The fortes were just hooked up to an integra reciver and sounded pretty bad to me. No life and lacked impact in the bass. Mids were nice enough, wide, and nothing stood out as terrible. Highs were clean enough but nothing but the facts kind of sound. As a whole the speaker did not impressive me in anyway at all.
I brought a small headphone setup as a reference (helps me demo, but I look like a total weirdo...) and switched back and forth as I often do at home (late night, kids and family life calls for headphones sometimes). Anyway the setup sounded bad enough my headphones sounded amazing in comparison (the headphones normally sound bad right after my home speaker rig).
It turned me off enough I did not demo the la-scalas.
I am 99% sure the integra was most of the problem and could ask to have them hooked up to proper gear but I am not sure I will bother. I am still interested in the Cornwall iv. The build leaves a lot to be desired based on YouTube videos but could be something fun to play with regardless of the poor build.
Not sure what to think as the Cornwall IV and to a much lesser degree the fortes have been getting universal praise more or less.
The question I ask myself is, Are the Cornwall IV really a good speaker or does the build hold them back?
I would be running them with duel subs using an active crossover but I think all systems need subs....
The fortes were just hooked up to an integra reciver and sounded pretty bad to me. No life and lacked impact in the bass. Mids were nice enough, wide, and nothing stood out as terrible. Highs were clean enough but nothing but the facts kind of sound. As a whole the speaker did not impressive me in anyway at all.
I brought a small headphone setup as a reference (helps me demo, but I look like a total weirdo...) and switched back and forth as I often do at home (late night, kids and family life calls for headphones sometimes). Anyway the setup sounded bad enough my headphones sounded amazing in comparison (the headphones normally sound bad right after my home speaker rig).
It turned me off enough I did not demo the la-scalas.
I am 99% sure the integra was most of the problem and could ask to have them hooked up to proper gear but I am not sure I will bother. I am still interested in the Cornwall iv. The build leaves a lot to be desired based on YouTube videos but could be something fun to play with regardless of the poor build.
Not sure what to think as the Cornwall IV and to a much lesser degree the fortes have been getting universal praise more or less.
The question I ask myself is, Are the Cornwall IV really a good speaker or does the build hold them back?
I would be running them with duel subs using an active crossover but I think all systems need subs....