You have reinforced my preference for this site. I appreciate all the info. I will fill in the blanks as requested. BTW, I do not for a minute doubt the high quality and design integrity of the ALK xovers, I am merely fishing for other ideas.
Gear:
VPI MarkIII table, audioquest arm, Grado Sonata cart
Modded Adcom GDA600 dac
Wadia WT3200 CD transport
Sansui TU9900 tuner
Heavily modded Quicksilver Audio preamp
Homebrewed 300B amps- triode connected,choke loaded,battery biased WE436a into (RC) 300B, to Audio Note outputs (for you tube rolling nuts like me)
Cables-mix of Cardas, Wireworld, and homebrewed digital
Alternate gear: B&W P-6 speakers, old Revox SS recording amp used as a headphone amp and backup test amp because of highish power, push-pull design.
I am using the Cornwalls in a somewhat restricted space, about the size of an average dining room. I have always been suspicious of bass problems with these room dimensions, considering the long wavelengths associated with frequencies much below 60 cycles.In fact, the most likely reason I may consider selling them. I can't change the room's dimensions.
Let us forget my bass issues for now.
I still wonder if I should be exploring such simple experiments such as L-pads, autotransformer tap dancing, or making my own autoxformers. I understand that the secondaries of output transformers can be used for just such experiments.
Anyway, you all have provided me with some ideas I will follow up on. Hell I may even get out the saw and put in the tractrix horn, and relocate the tweeters; vertical of course.
I really like the dynamics and effortless presentation of these horns. After looking over prices of old Altec,JBL, and TAD gear, this is as much horn as I am willing to pay for.
Thanks,
Hamonrye