scotbuck

Thank you both very kindly for the input (and for welcoming me to the forum)! Sadly, in my condo the K-Horn would be way too large for my room - and I don't have matching corners for proper bass loading (one corner is mostly window while the other side opens onto a Pullman-style kitchen). Therefore, I'll have to keep the speakers near the back wall, but not in a corner. Do you find the extra bass extension of a Cornwall is compromised much in terms of speed and accuracy vs. a LaScala? In other words, can a 15-inch driver in a tuned port enclosure - with only a flea-powered amp to control it - still provide articulate bass? (While I like bass extension, I also like to hear each note that the bass player plays - as opposed to the "one note" bass response of so many other speakers!) As before, your opinions are very much appreciated. Thanks again, Scott

Greetings, I've seen a variety of Klipsch speakers on eBay and I'd like to ask your advice on what direction I might want to follow. To help, I'll give you some background... With an Audio Note OTO SE amp (using EL84s in single-ended mode for about 10wpc) I've used a pair of Lowther PM2A drivers in *very* large Mauhorn cabinets. The Lowthers were amazing at reproducing both large-scale and micro-dynamics. Unfortunately, they have fair amount of "shout" in the 2-3KHz range and *very* lean bass - it seemed that they began rolling off the bass at about 100Hz and reproduced nearly nothing below 50Hz. Also, they had the somewhat irritating quality of making the bass notes appear as if they were located *behind* the rest of the music and lacked, even in the "comfortable" frequency range, the power of the mids and highs. I'd like to not sacrifice dynamic response for tonal balance because I think that particular quality lets more of the emotion of the musician - rather than the timbre of the instrument - come through. However, I'd rather not have a tonal imbalance that lets the upper mids tear my head off and make the bass player sound like he's playing in a different room from the rest of the band...! ;-> If I wanted to keep the cost at $2,000 or less, what would you recommend? (Thanks in advance for your advice!) Scott