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Thanks for the replies. Chris, I had actually been reading that thread a few days earlier, which started to tip me off that I have probably not addressed room treatment like I should. You guys have just confirmed my suspicions. My speakers are currently placed flat (not toed) against the long wall, with 42 inches between them. My listening position is around 8ft from the speakers, and a clear path between them and I. The room is carpeted and I listen from a mid sized, cloth covered couch. Nothin really on the walls. Ceilings are 10 feet.The sound is good, maybe really good, I guess we are all our own system's worst critics. But I do think I can get better without a lot of money. I suppose I should temporarily shelve the crossover purchase and new cartridge idea and focus on my room. I'll begin with toeing the speakers in. Should I aim them directly at the listeners ear, or perhaps a little beyond, for optimum imaging? Thanks again for the help. As has been said time and again, this is a really great forum.

Hi All, I've seldom ever posted but I've hung around the forum here for awhile. I've got a question for all you knowledgable Klipsch guys. I would like a little advice on my next step upgrading my 2 channel system. This is a vinyl only rig with a Technics 1200sl mk5, stock with a Denon DL160 homc. I've spent quite a bit of time setting up the table and cartridge, fussing with tracking, alignment, vta, using test records, etc. and am pretty confident it is dialed. My amp is a reworked (though not by NOS Valves) Scott 299C. The guy I got it from replaced all caps and resisters and did the ballast resister mod (or whatever that's called, I admittedly know little) and cleaned the controls. The amp is quiet and sounds great, though using my test records has shown the right channel to be weaker than the left. My speakers are '82 Cornwalls with Dave Harris' Fastrac mid horn, and recapped B2 crossovers via Bob Crites. They've got the K51V mid drivers, but I a/b'ed some K55V's from my Heresies and preferred the K51's, fwiw. Seemed a little smoother, realistic. All cables are Monster of the Bestbuy variety. So, I'm thinking the next step will be either ALK cornwall-cornscala crossovers or a better cartridge. What do you guys think? I'd like to stay in, say, a $500 and under price range. We're talking bang for the buck. Imaging is my priority and what I'd like to improve. Also, my wife enjoys the system as well and is probably more accepting than most if you guys think room treatment may be the next logicle step. Thanks, Adam

Hi, I seldom ever post here, but read the forums all the time. Just wanted to chime in, as this post hits close to home. I have a pair of '82 Cornwalls that I have fitted with Dave Harris's Fastrac wooden tractrix flare squaker horns. I recapped the factory B-2 crossovers with Bob Crites Sonic Caps. I'm powering them witha rebuilt Scott 299C and they sound fantastic! For fun I pulled some K55's from my '77 Heresies and installed them in my Cornscalas and was a little surprised to fing the beautifully presented midrange I'd grown to love was gone. I left them that way for about a week, trying to give myself time to adjust to the sound, but eventually grew tired of listening to that arrangement and reinstalled my K51's, and the magic was back. Maybe the B-2 crossover is tailored to the the K51's? I'm not sure, and have long debated trying a crossover tailor made for the cornscalas (perhaps an ALK?) that may wind up proving a K55 to be the best in an optimized setup. At any rate, I believe the K51 with the metal K600 horn to be the correct factory installed component's in an '82 ( X serial letter) Cornwall, and to my ears the K51 is quite a treat.

Hello all, I am new to posting on this forum, though I've been lurking for a couple years (seriously). I haven't posted before because I could usually find the answers I needed by searching previous topics. Anyway, after a lot of searching I have aquired a Scott 299c.While rsearching this amp, I came across some threads mentioning the powered center channel, but it seems that another amp is required for this setup. Then, I came across an old heresy ad that a forum member had scanned recently mentioning the use of a heresy as a center, and the ad showed the speakers positive lead connected to both 4 ohm taps on an unknown amp, and the negative leads to each channels negative terminal, while connecting the right and left channel leads to the corresponging 8 ohm taps. I am using a pair of Cornwalls with Fastrac wood mid horns and stock B2 crossovers with new sonic caps. I also have a pair of Heresy I's. Can I employ the setup mentioned in the ad with my Scott, using the Heresy as a center channel? Thanks is advance for any input. This forum is wonderful resource, and I have enjoyed reading all the different information immensely. Adam