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Hello,
I have had the yamaha cr-2020 recently and it sounded very nice powering my cornwalls.
I also got a chance to try out a yamaha m-60/tube preamp combo at the same time and the m-60/tube preamp
sounded just a bit better with my cornwalls, although the class a setting on the m-60 didnt seem to add or subtract anything to the sound.
Now when we hooked up a pair of heresy's to the m60/tube preamp it was a night and day difference over the cr-2020 receiver.
the heresy's sounded very good with the 2020 but with the m-60/tube preamp it was like a totally different speaker.
more and better bass, very real mirange and the cymbal crashes had a shimmer that the 2020 couldnt deliver.
the heresy's were very close to my corwall's at low to mid loud volumes 60-90 db with the m60/tubepreamp combo.
My buddy who owns the m60/preamp and heresies was considering selling them until he heard them hooked together.
They are now his permanent bedroom system and he will not part with them[
],LOL I also have a sony db-830 ht receiver circa 2001, that sounds like a big load of crap in comparison to all the vintage gear ive tried : hk330c,hk930 ,hk730
yamaha 2020, yamaha m60/tube preamp, scott 299a,and my current stereotech(mcintosh) 1200 that seems to have a certain kind of magic to it.
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Not sure. Probably going to sell 'em, but he'd get the "family discount".
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Congrats on the pick-up from another Cornie guy.
I'm interested in hearing your opinion of the Cornwall sound vs the Forte ll sound.
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Your neighbors will think so.
LOL, How true[<
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I also have a hk930 in very good condition 200.00/BO+shipping
selling it to help finance a scott 299b
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Nice trip!
Nashua is only about 20 minutes from me.
I coulda picked them up and met you in springfield, mass, LOL[
]The crites tweeters in my cornwalls do sound better to me than the stock tweets.
mine also have his crossovers too, maybe that helps?
Congrats on your new Corns!!
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hey OB
i know these are not corwalls but sheesh for the price they sound like a good deal.
http://nh.craigslist.org/ele/499467591.html
WHADDYA THINK!!
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thank you OB[
]GIG.
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Or, if you are at all handy you could build one of these. Funkyhambone now has this and told me he really likes the cover since you can see the tubes glowing away.
Sweet amps, Wish I hadn't sold mine.
I hear you there, I feel like an idiot for letting mine go,LOL.
Oh weel ,must find another one.
Hey OB any new info on that 222c you had a line on?
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After listening to them for awhile, try them with a tube amp if you can, INCREDIBLE!!
I couldnt beleive how good my old heresy's sounded with a tube amp versus the sony HT receiver i had been using.
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there is a pair on craigslist in pawtucket rhode island.
they look nice.
http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/ele/464370932.html
good luck!!
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The last couple weeks ive just been to busy with work to be able to hook up with the the seller.
And now ive lost his contact info.
could someone pm me his phone # if they have it or his e-mail, ill try to hook up with the seller today if i can.
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Update, i havent been able to get over there due to working till 7-8 pm everyday.
hope fully tommorow will be an earlier day getting home.
Sorry.
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just spoke to seller.
he thinks drivers are original but is not sure.
i dont know this speaker to be able to tell if they are original or what the originals should be.
by his description this is a rather large and heavy speaker, he is going to call me to give exact dimensions.
he is not available today, but is tommorow.
if work schedule permits im going to try to see tommorow and take pics.
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i would like to help you out on this.
i have a couple questions, how do i know if its a klipsch made shorthorn and what do you mean by butchered.
im calling the guy right now to set up a looksee, hopefully today.
if youd like to pm me your phone # ill call you and let you know what i find out.
i can e-mail you pics as well if i get to see it today.
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im only about 15 minutes away,maybe i can get over there and report on the condition of the shorty.[
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did this amp ever sell?
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is there a Harman Kardon 930 Receiver for sale?
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the new Onkyo tx-sr 605/805 receivers look good and they are in your price range.
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Bangor is about 2-2.5 hours north drive from portland.
i have made this trek many times as i am originally from Perry, maine.
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Hello Craig,
could you pm me the info for the parts i need and the prices.
im assuming this is a job i can handle.
thanx,
John S.
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Does anyone have a pic of a Scott 299 fuse holder?.
An overall length would be cool too.
thanx,
Gig.
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Late 70's Era Integrated Yamahas versus Mid 80s Yamaha Seperates
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Well just going from memory here, I really liked the hk930 and 730 they have excellent tuners and fm radio(which i listen to alot) sounded
like music instead of just noise, very lifelike not flat i guess. Also i could run the hk's knobs in the flat position and it sounded great.
The yamaha 2020 also has a great tuner but to me sounded less alive and lifelike, but could sound great with a strong signal and some fiddling of the tone controls.
the phono input sounded better on the yamaha with my sl-1200 as the source.
I did notice that i often would be turning the bass and treble down a couple notches on the yamaha, especially if i was listening at higher volumes, but
the yamaha also held its composure better at high volumes versus the hk units.(the extra power of the cr-2020 helping in this regard i guess).
I did not really want to part with the Yamaha and still kick myself for selling it sometimes.(to a fellow forum member here who loves it).
I just thought it would have been a shame to let it sit in a closet not being enjoyed.
It would have been nice to throw it into the loop every now and then.Also having all those buttons and switches to play with is nice[H].
the yamaha was quite large and heavy and i thought looked great as well, although i am more fond of the simpler look of the hk units.
In the end the yamaha did not have as much of that certain Magic to it versus my stereotech 1200 to my ears anyways.
the tube preamp was a dynaco pas-3 that had been serviced locally(NH).
My buddy won't sell it to me but i keep trying,LOL.
hope this is helpful, I"m interested in trying the tube preamp/ss amp combo Maybe a crown k2 with a dynaco pas- 3x.
But ultimately i would like to go back to the scott 299a,b or C route. preferably NOSVALVED.
I never should have parted with that Scott 299-a i had , I miss that one the most.
AHHH, tubes and cornwalls....................... Anyone agree?