gettincorny

Thanks for the info and ideas. It looks as if the markings have worn off. Cheers.

My Cornwall speaker binding posts are just small screws with plastic insulation separating them. I can't see any identification of positive and negative terminal. How can I figure out which is which? Does it matter? I figure I could just listen and keep what sounds best, but I'm curious anyway. I know my pre-amp inverts polarity and they made a big deal of it in the manual, so it's important for some. I tried searching the archives for this, but couldn't find what I was looking for.

I'm glad I didn't try too hard to take the grills off. And my '73s do have vertical horns. If they are used upright, it looks from what I've read, that I should select left and right speakers so the tweeters are on the outsides. Any dissenters? I'm also looking to move to lower powered amplification. How little wattage have people used and still been happy?

Are your grills recessed? Mine seem to be. I can slide a knife between the wood and the grill but I can't get behind the grill. I don't see an easy way to pry the grills off.

Thanks for pointing out that thread - it looks to be full of info. I've only had a short time to look through it so forgive me if I'm asking a question that is answered somewhere in there, but I'm wondering if sealing the back panel of the Cornwalls in some way will help the tuning of the port? Cheers.

Thanks for the reply. The serial #'s are 3L044 and 3L047. They aren't consecutive but they have the vertical horns on opposite sides. I'll definitely take a look inside. The grills don't come off so the only way is through the back. Also, the speakers are on risers - I'm not sure what "slider thingys" you are referring to? I've been using a CJ MV55. The preamp is a Bottlehead Foreplay but I guess I'm not a very good solderer yet because there is a lot of hum - more through the Cornwalls I figure...

Howdy. I recently purchased a pair of '73 Cornwalls and they sound fabulous. The fella I bought them from says he opened the back of one of the speakers and removed the woofer to check the surround. Does the enclosure need to be resealed in some way? If I want to check the woofer reattachment, what should I watch out for? Thanks in advance for your help.