Proko03

you got it. Are they a less prefered Corwall? proko

intertesting. They stand on matching risers, about two inches off the floor, so i guess they were meant, at least this pair, to stand upright, vertically. The tv idea is interesting too. But then, what to do with the other speaker... proko

Can't help but reply. I was with in orchestra on the chailly/decca mahler 10. Incredible experience as the recording testifies. Also like the Ormandy/Philly recording. proko

fun can be had with Holst's THE PLANETS, Respighi's THE PINES OF ROME, (avail. with Reiner/Living Stereo SACD), Saint-Saens' 3rd Sym. (Munch/ Boston SO/ Living Stereo SACD) proko

Just bought a pair of three-way Heritage Series Cornwalls. The woofers and tweeters are not centered. How should they be setup? Woofers centered, or tweeters centered? Appreciate an answer for has to be a really dumb question for you guys. proko03

Just bought a pair of three-way Heritage Series Cornwalls. The woofers and tweeters are not centered. How should they be setup? Woofers centered, or tweeters centered. proko03

Thanks. Will do!

CORRECTION! One woofer is left of center, the other right of center!

I'd love to hear them. But tell me, does it make any difference which speaker is left or right? The mids and tweeters of both are vertical and left of center, the woofers right of center. proko03

And you're so right. The seller mistook the B for an 8, so the serial numbers are 3B74 - 3B75 which puts them around 1963?

Back again, fresh from purchasing the Cornwalls in question. The seller mistook the B for an 8, so the serial numbers are indeed 3B74 - 3B75. They appear to be in fine condition. One side panel has a small dent and one of the screens has a soft and parcial ripple of gray discoloration that hope I can clean up, but otherwise nothing serious. Something else though (until the seller came down in price) almost had me leave them behind. Installed on the back of both speakers is a red button that when pressed deactivates the speaker from the amp entirely. I hope this is an abnormality I can live with. He said it was installed so he could use two different sets of speakers from one amp. Unfortunately the test run he offered didn't give any hint of what these Cornwalls are probably capable of. The seller is in the process of moving, with his Macintosh already deeply packed away, so he hooked up his son's Discman and we listened a bit through his dismal Yamaha int. amp. The price was right though and many thanks to all of you for encouraging me to buy them. Fini's snapshot is an accurate depiction. In fact, I think those are them. But how...? proko03 (In Portland,OR. not Monterey)

Thanks all. I have an appointment to see (hopefully hear) them this afternoon. proko03

I have a chance to buy these over the weekend. proko03

Okay, just heard back from the seller. Serial numbers are: 3874/3875.

Thanks Freezing in Vermont, Capt.Bob andf Ganymd! I'm in Portland, OR. Just moved here into a house (finally) from a Calif. apt. and love it. Was considering NH, VT. for a while, but Portland won me over. Good music scene here too, jazz and classical. Okay, the Corwalls were bought new in 1967 (same owner I guess), dark walnut, and judging from the photo they look pretty good. That's all I know. I'll try to get him on the phone.

I have an opportunity to buy a pair of Cornwall Bass-reflex speakers. Searching this site for info on these speakers came up empty. What are Bass reflex speakers, and are they good for the price of 1K? They are apparently in good condition. proko03

Wolfram and Max, Those Rachmaninov concertos, 1-4, have been excelently remasted by Naxos' Mark Obert-Thom, available on 2 discs, Naxos nos.8.110601, 8.110602. Might as well get it from the horses mouth, right? Then hear the Agerich/Chailly for #3 on Phillips, recorded live in Berlin, yours truly in the orchestra. And yes, I did play under Karajan. I was very young at the time and he was very kind, nodding his official acceptence of my youthful presence. His Beethoven and Bruckner remain formost in my mind. His 60's Beethoven cycle was never surpassed, often as he tried. But far and away the most "not of this world" music making I can recall playing, and will carry with me forever, were the hours, too few, spent with Carlos Kleiber. proko03

---------------- On 3/7/2004 8:42:08 PM garymd wrote: ---------------- On 3/7/2004 8:31:51 PM analogman wrote: Asian built stuff inundated our (U.S.A.) market when it was decent; read copies of our designs built by near slave labor compared to America.Drove all the icons out of business or forced them to sell.Now in the age of ICs and "chip" architecture (which we were at one time the main player)the Asian manufacturers are selling the U.S. public at large cheap mid-fi,tariff free crap and doing very well.In the meantime,isn't it interesting that the best and finest collections of everything from Disney to JBL,Klipsch,Mac etc. are in Asia?If they're not willing to pay the freight,F?!K THEM! CLEAR ENOUGH? The Troll ---------------- CLEAR ENOUGH MR. TROLL! So I guess you agree with my decision not to commit fraud on behalf of this stranger from Taiwan. ---------------- Not to mention all the great Strads and Amati's asia has hidden invaults! Keep american quality in american hands! proko03

I sense you know the difference between right and wrong. Go with your gut and have faith in the future. good luck. proko03

---------------- On 3/11/2004 11:04:29 PM garymd wrote: Another great cd from my library picks turned out to be Vivaldi's, The Four Seasons, 1997 BMG Classics, Freiburger Barockorchester, Dir: Gottfried von der Goltz, The Harp Consort, Dir: Andrew Lawrence-King. Once again I have nothing which to compare but the recording is excellent and it seems to be played with tremendous passion. While I've heard it before, its never been with the concentration and focus I'm giving it now. Once again, if anyone has any favorites here, by all means please chime in. ---------------- Try Bruckner's 8th, Karajan, Vienna PO, DG 427 611-2. listen to the 4th movement and die. proko03

---------------- On 3/11/2004 9:39:49 PM D-MAN wrote: For the finest of what a full orchestra, massed choir, and in the requeims a pipe organ, get ahold of the following: 1) Deutch Grammophon "Beethovens Symphonie #9"(but of course) 2) Telarc cd of "Fuare and Durufle Requeims" (a must own) 3) Deutch Grammophon "Ravel - Daphne et Cloe / La Valse" (awesome) Add a set of Klipschorns and that's what heaven sounds like, dude... DM ---------------- Hi D-Man, Thanks for the tips, but with all due respect, I know exactly what heaven sounds like after playing Bruckner's 8th under Karajan. And as much as I love my Cornwalls, there is nothing on the face of this earth that can or ever will surplant that experience. Good to hear that there are Klipsch fans out there who actually listen to the music and not just thier, well, you know... proko03

Proko03 here. Tried posting replies to you guys but I must being doing something wrong because they all seem to have gone nowhere. Just letting you know I tried.

---------------- On 3/10/2004 10:57:46 PM garymd wrote: On 3/10/2004 10:13:43 PM Proko03 wrote: And I'm in the orchestra on that amazing Chailly/Agerich recording! Just couldn't resist... proko03@aol.com ---------------- Tell us more, please. ---------------- Where to begin... Funny thing is, it's a live performance (Rach. 3rd) and we were not even aware that we were being recorded. In fact, to my surprise, it only appeared on the shelves some 10 yrs. after. But there were many such occasions. After all, Berlin, like Carnegie, is still a Mecca for serious musicians ready to take the challenge. proko03@aol.com

---------------- On 3/9/2004 1:34:10 PM dubai2000 wrote: Wagner: is a tricky case as most of modern recordings are spoilt by poor singing! The Solti Ring is mainly okay and the beginning of 'Rheingold' is still a very impressive recording (done in 1958!)- actually it was the one that got me hooked on Wagner. His most 'sensual' opera is surely 'Tristan und Isolde'. The Karajan (EMI) has a very impressive Tristan in Jon Vickers (really a shattering third act) but for overall 'passion' I'd still go for the Böhm on DG (1966 taken off performances and rehearsals at that year's Bayreuth festival). But to get Wagner at his best you cannot avoid mono recordings. For the Ring, the Rai Furwängler (EMI) (not the live LaScala - it has cuts in Die Walküre and Siegfried) and the 1956 Knappertsbusch (on Music &Arts)should be considered. For the Flying Dutchman I'd go for the 1955 Keilberth on Decca. Herman Uhde portrays the Dutchman's despair really very convincingly. For Lohengrin I'd look for Keilberth's Decca recording (also from the Bayreuth festival - Windgassen in the title role gives perhaps his best performance). Meistersinger is tricky indeed: without Sachs, no opera and you'll need a top bass bariton indeed. Try the 1944 live recording from Bayreuth conducted by Abendroth (decent mono sound on Preiser). Parsifal is stereo again: Knappertsbusch in 1962 on Philips. Karajan was mentioned, too. His Wagner is very special in not being bombastic at all! Instead he was looking for chamber-like performances. You get really exquisite string and brass playing, but where's the drama? Mahler: I'd have thought that Lennie Bernstein turns up. If you want a very emotional Mahler, get his set on DG. The only problem: once you have got used to his way in Mahler, everything else might first sound kind of 'shallow' - which it isn't. The only problem is that on DG he didn't record No.8 -unfortunately he passed away before the recording took place. For No8. consider Solti (or an a smaller scale but still impressive - Tennstedt on EMI). I actually have a very soft spot for Solti's early LSO recording of the first symphony (DECCA) and I am not sure if I don't prefer his early No.3 either to his later Chicago remakes. But his Chicago cycle is an alternative to Bernstein. Verdi: I have never listened to the Traviata recording Max mentions, but for that opera a Callas recording (albeit mono again) is a must! I know her Lisbon live recording but the one from LaScala under Gulini is supposedly nice, too. Okay....this list could be endless. Just one more: if you like 'big', romantic piano concertos, get yourself the Argerich CDs of her Rachmaninoff No.3 under Chailly and her Kondrashin recording of the first Tchaikovsky (both Philips). Okay, enough now! Wolfram ---------------- And I'm in the orchestra on that amazing Chailly/Agerich recording! Just couldn't resist... proko03@aol.com

---------------- On 3/8/2004 12:01:03 PM gtDark wrote: Went to Atlanta's Symphony Orchestra for the first time Saturday night and really enjoyed myself. The program was Prokofiev's Symphony No.1 in D Major, Ravel's Concerto in G Major for Piano and Orchestra, and Saint-Saens' Symphony No.3 in C Minor. I especially liked Saint-Saens with the organ; it was very powerful and dynamic, just a huge sound. I have to admit that I am quite ignorant when it comes to classical music, so I'm just asking for some more recommendations. I want something that is powerful and very dynamic. I've heard Wagner might be good? I have also been looking and listening at the Naxos website thanks to MaxG's recommendation, but they only produce cd's correct? I'm looking for SACD's, so if you can recommend specific recordings that would be great. It's kind of confusing when there are several releases on different labels of the same piece of music. ---------------- If you remotely enjoyed the Prokofiev 1st Piano Concerto, do try out the 3rd Concerto with Byron Janis on MERCURY 434333-2, coupled with a fine Rachmaninov 1st Concerto in stunning Mercury sound. These recordings offer some of the best examples of remastering, partly because the master tapes are so extrordinary. Otherwise, Ashkenazy, a plug here for my former Berlin boss, does a great job with all 5 concertos. The Munch Saint-Saens 3 is a fabulous recording and belongs in the library of audiophiles music lovers alike. Always glad to help, proko03@aol.com