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tkot, that is one heck of a system! I do have one humble suggestion, get a Crown MacroTech(NOT Micro or K series!!!)for your subs. I have A/Bd the Macro(2402 and 3600vz) against several amps including the Peavey K series and the only thing that came close was the Crest CA9, unless of course you have the dough for an I-Tech(which has yet to justify its cost with long term reliability unlike the Macro). With those subs and a 3600vz you can forget about needing prophylactics!!! Then again with 146 dB on tap.... Did you rewire the internals w/audioquest or is that what you use for interconnects? I would like to avoid tri-amping and active eq/xovers to notch out 1.6K, so has anyone had any success with different horns, or different drivers on the stock horns that can help the mids some? Hopefully without any radical surgical procedures, though I do have a friend that has been building cabinets of all shapes and sizes for the last 10-15 years so I'm not too worried about that. I would just prefer not to have any drivers/horn throats on the outside of the cabinet. There is no question that my current power section has got to go, which I'm sure will help. I'm not a big fan of solid state, with the exception of the power section of my bass guitar rig (Aguilar DB659 pre, Crown xs900 power soon to be Crest CA9, AccuGroove Bill Dickens 212, '92 Warwick Thumb 5, '89 Thumb 6 w/Barts). Anyone have suggestions for a reasonably priced tube pre/power combo? Thanks again for all the suggestions thus far! Jesse

I love Ovaltine I have had these beauties for about a month, and I have noticed that the bass is becoming deeper and tighter. The previous owner (who sold me the pair for $250!!!!) said that he only played classical music through them, and at moderate volumes so it seems to me that the woofers aren't fully broken in. I was considering taking the backs off and employing t-nuts with hex bolts (in place of the wood screws) and gasketing the back panel. Opinions? My largest complaint is the midrange, it seems to have 1.6Khz range over emphasis(some distorted guitar tones sound overly nasal,harsh, and metallic for example Steve Stevens' tone on the Bozzio Levin Stevens "Black Light Syndrome" in particular the track "Chaos Control"), and some low frequencies really seem to make the cabinets vibrate, which is why I was considering dampening the walls of the cabinets. Will damping the mid horn itself help with this? I have some experience building and testing PA subwoofers/mains, and know from both measurements and ear tests that bracing and damping cabinet walls can have a profound impact on the accuracy and transient response of both sealed and assisted resonance type enclosures. Unfortunately my current listening room kinda sucks (19' 6' W x 12' D, with speakers in corners of long wall per placement instructions in the owner's packets that were still stapled to the backs) and spousal restrictions somewhat limit my placement options. I'm fairly certain that my cheesy Sony receiver isn't helping the situation, but damping materials are way cheaper than a nice 50W/CH Class A tube amp at this point, soooo.... I'm not trying to second guess anyone, and these are my first real pair of Klipsch speakers. From what I've read so far PWK got them right the first time. But being that I'm a hopeless geek and I like to modify stuff, I won't be satisfied til my ears are... Thanks for all the suggestions so far, and keep 'em coming! Especially those regarding an appropriate receiver that can be had from Ebay for a reasonable fee. Thanks, Jesse

First, hello to all and thanks for the great forum! I recently acquired a pair of beautiful Cornwalls, S/N 21T 759, 21T 760 respectively, and was curious if anyone could help with the manufacturing date. Second, I was considering shelf bracing the cabinets and damping the interior surfaces with Black Hole 2 (in Parts Express catalog) because the cabinets seem to have quite a bit of resonance. I was also considering rewiring with solid silver conductors. I did attempt using the search function for Cornwall mods before posting this, but the forum search engine told me that there were no matches. I even tried the word "the" to no avail. Also, I was wondering about upgrading/experimenting with some different crossover/horn combos. Any consensus as to the most popular? I'm not looking to get too radical, but I highly value any practical advice that any of you have to offer. Thanks in advance, and keep up the good work!