GodfatherSvc

Tom- Give the Marantz a shot. I used a MAC 1900 receiver with the Cornwalls and Heresies and the result was amazingly good. The Cornwalls really worked well. You should expect the same from the 75 watt per channel Marantz. If my memory serves me well (sometimes-lol) that receiver has the cool blue lights and a midrange control so you can tweak the sound. Enjoy!!

GRAZIE gents!!! Lotsa' good info here. I hadn't thought about the cancellation effect of the dissimilar speaker types- very good point. As for stuffing the ports, yeah, that would tame the bass BUT, once you feel/hear/soak in tight, deep 15 inch woofer bass- "fuhgeddaboutit" !!! I'm not giving up one cycle or DB of this beautiful bottom. The Corn-scala IS intriguing but with all my addictions- motorcycles, guns, trains, cars, audio-audio-audio another project "ain't gonna' happen". These Cornwalls are the IIs but failing caps are a possibility. I'll try the stack with the Hafler 220 or the Dynaco 416 and listen to the changes. Once I get around to fixing the Stereo 70 or the Dynaco Mark IIIs (and tear myself away from the Spanish dirtbikes and Harleys) I bet the tube amps will work even better. Just had another brainstorm! I have another Stereo 70 and I could use one amp for each speaker set. How about that??? Postus Scriptum: Every forum feels the same about the magazines- I understand.

I have my first pair of Klipsch- original Heresies. I really liked them until I heard a pair of Cornwalls at an audio club open house- WOW!! Tons of tight, deep bass the Heresy couldn't come close to. I bought a pair of Cornwall II's and they're great. Only initial complaint was they're so efficient that my Dynaco 70 amp's buzzzzz in the right channel was ruthlessly exposed so it's amp repair time. The more I listen to the Cornwalls, I'm floored with the bass! Incredible bottom end and efficiency. Compared to my Magnepan 1.6, Thiel 3.6 or Sequerra 7.7 the top end detail and extension is a bit overwhelmed by the bass. I'm looking for more sparkle on the very top and more detail. I 'm gonna' try stacking the bass-shy Heresies inverted, on top of the Cornwalls. Has anyone ever heard or done this? I'm wondering what impedance load the amps will see and if damage can occur. I don't think the load will dip below a safe 4 ohms. All my amps (Hafler DH 500, DH220, Dynaco 416 and soon-to-be-fixed Dynaco 70 ) should be OK even with a dip to 2 ohms so, things look OK. I could also use a Dynaco Stereo 150 which is a great sounding amp but, I wouldn't trust it below 4 ohms. So far, I'm leaning towards the Hafler 220 or the Dyna 416 with C100 cap bank. I'm looking for comments on which amp to use and if the load is safe. TIA for any advice....