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Cornwall 4 vs JBL horn under $10,000

Want to try a horn speaker with new Wellsenton R8( upgraded tubes) amp. My first experience with tubes and horns. Have read a lot about Cornwalls 4 and was about to purchase but thought about JBL’s. Want to stay under $10,000 and new or used.Any thoughts or recommendations? 

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lowrider57
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Very nice realistic vocals with the JBLs. Guitar is very nice, realistic.

Guitar is there in spades through the Klipsch. Too much presence on the vocals, that’s the two horns used by Klipsch. My 2 cents.

If it were me, try and audition JBLs or Altecs.

mrdecibel
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The mid horns of the CWIVs need to be damped, immediately. 

ohlala
1,233 posts
 

I own the 4367s. They are not appropriate for the Wellsenton R8, requiring much more power. I do not know about the Cornwalls. 

jeffreyds
115 posts
 

+1 Volti.  Possibly not a fair comparison, but I upgraded from Cornwall Series 1, which I loved for over 13 years, to a used pair of full Volti upgraded Klipschorns.  Not even close!

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tooth OP
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Jeffreyds which model of Volti?

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