mrblorry

Oh yeah, and one of my woofers apparently spent some time in the sun, as the color of the paper has faded, while the woofer in the other speaker looks brand new. I bought these in 2005 from the original owner, but never found out the circumstances surrounding the faded woofer.

Very interesting. Although a bit off the original thread, do you know if a woofer from a modern Cornwall would exhibit the same Theile-Small parameters as a vintage one, as what's in my Cornwalls? Would Klipsch sell such replacement drivers, I wonder? You mentioned deteriorating suspensions; my Cornwall has paper suspensions coated with a rubbery substance and still look and sound fine, although I have no idea if the sound has degraded over the years. I did replace the electrolytic caps a few years back...

Highly debated is right, and here we go again! My belief is that one's own ear grows accustomed to how its owner's speakers sound, and that the "break in period" is for the ears and not the speakers! I bought my '77 Cornwalls after several years of having KLF-30s as my main speakers. I thought the Cornwalls sounded muffled and dead in comparison. Part of the problem is I believe that heritage speakers are more room placement sensitive than more modern designs, such as the KLFs. Heritage speakers really need to be in corners so that the woofers can use the walls to extend the bass. Well, any low frequency cone driver is helped by corner placement, but my KLFs seem to be a bit more forgiving. (WAF is so prevalent these days; hence the reason most modern speakers are towers, reducing the living room footprint, allowing more room for tables to support more useless nick-nacks) [] Once I moved and was able to put the Cornwalls in their proper place, I was astounded at the bass response, and after about a year, hustled my KLF-30s right next to the Cornwalls to perform an A/B audition. This time, the KLFs were to shimmery and bright, and the bass a bit to thumpy for my current tastes. Had I permanently swapped the speakers and peformed another audition in a year, I'd again probably think the Cornwalls were too smooth and unexciting. The fact is, they BOTH sound fantastic, but the KLFs were tuned for a more 90s sound, and the Cornwalls a more jazz-inspired late 50s sound. There was no KORN in 1957 to play through the CORNwalls; hence, how could Paul and the boys know how to tune their new speaker for that kind of sound?? What is so amazing is that regardless of trend, Paul simply knew SOUND, which is why KORN sounds great on CORNwalls even today!

What are Klipsch 2.1s? You mean Pro Media 2.1s? There is no break-in period for speakers. They can be enjoyed at full volume from day one. Speaker break-in is an urban legend. Now, if you crank the amp to where it distorts, then you run the risk of blowing speakers no matter how new or old they are. You can ruin a pair of Cornwalls with a one watt amp if you push the amp too hard. And they aren't made to be used OUTSIDE! The person saying that they don't like cold weather is right. They don't like warm weather either. Warm weather is worse because of the humidity. what am I saying? Don't take your speakers outside! Ever! And if you're blowing midranges, then you're pushing the amp too hard! If it's not loud enough, get a more powerful rig! Don't blame the speakers for not working when they're being abused. If you want to ruin some speakers, go destroy some Bose or something! LOL

The minimum distance to the screen would be zero inches, since there is nothing on the screen that can be affected by a magnet. It's the projection unit you need to be worried about! [] I still have a big-*** CRT, and my KLF-30s were far worse than either the Heresys or the Cornwalls in terms of screen color distortion. Of course, the 30s have two big woofer magnets and the heritage only have the one, but it has to do with the strength of the magnet and the proximity to the projector/CRT. If the speakers are shielded, then it can be right next to it, but if you don't see any color abberation, then you're fine. YOU'LL KNOW when it's affecting the picture!! I'm sure the magnets in my 29 yr old heritages aren't nearly as strong as the ones in the 5 yr old KLFs.

I am so happy. My "new" Cornwalls work perfectly. They are a near exact match to the Heresys I bought several years ago-both pair are walnut and both were made in 1977. The only difference is the grille cloth. The sad thing is that I don't have room to use the Heresys as surround speakers, so they are sitting atop the Cornwalls and are hooked up as the surround back speakers! I live in a very small place. Anyway, my question: Most of the time, I run 7-channel stereo so I don't worry about the delay issue, but I am concerned about the speaker placement. Both the Cornwalls and Heresys share the exact same tweeter and squawker, and I thought, why not invert the Heresys so that the tweeters are only inches from one another, then the squawkers are just several inches further apart! Is this wrong? Sure, the top speaker in my rig is a 12 inch woofer, but isn't it better to have the high end speakers closer together, than have the Heresys sitting normal, with its woofer just above the Cornwall's tweeter? Is there any damage potential having the Heresy upside down? It does look kinda strange with the Klipsch logo inverted, but it seems to sound more uniform, but then we can make ourselves believe anything! [H]

Greetings everyone. It has been a long time since I posted to the Klipsch forum, but I am back in the fold. I just added to my Klipsch collection this week by getting a pair of 1977 walnut Cornwalls off ebay, to match my 1977 walnut Heresys. I am very excited. The only thing that doesn't match is the grille cloth; the Heresys having a chocolate fabric and the Corns have a gold/black mesh cloth. I haven't touched either pair of speakers internally, but I know all too well how performance is improved when electrolytic caps are replaced in tube amps. I have two questions: What is the audible benefit of replacing the caps (or the whole crossover for that matter)? I've owned the Heresys for several years, but relegated them to the bedroom, as my main system consisted of KLF30s. Now that I can have a near homogenous heritage rig in the living room, I wanted to upgrade all four of these 29 yr old speakers at once, hopefully to save money and effort. Are most of the components in the Heresy and Cornwall motorboards the same, and can I order four of each part instead of a pair? Sorry for all the questions, but thanks for letting me back in after all this time! []

Petrol! Homeboy! I live in Goochland, and work in Richmond! Small damn world, huh?

Thanks Bruce! It's good to be back. I seem to drift between my hobbies in a circular fashion, always coming back around eventually. My guitar addiction always has me in its claws, and lately I've been tinkering with an old Ford F-150 I bought off ebay. I fiddle with the stereo each and every day, so it's never very far from my mind. Sorry if I drifted off topic. []

Isn't it interesting...there's only one bid, and it reached the reserve by a brand new ebayer with no feedback! How nice. I would suspect a shill bid except I doubt that one would exceed the reserve. If it's genuine, the owner must be nervous.

Whoops! Guess it pays to read all the words.

Looks darn close! His is cool because it uses an original KLF box, but one has to kill a perfectly good speaker to make one. I doubt if too many empty boxes are available from Klipsch! Yours is the best idea since all that is needed are the internal parts. Nice job!

Hello! I've been away for a few years, but now I'm back. It had been so long since my last post, my account had been deleted, so I guess my post count is gone too. Oh well. Have you guys seen this sick mod? I own a pair of KLF-30s and a C-7, and now I want one of these!!