Dr Morbius

How right you are !!!!

mct, I paid $1300 without hearing them - I thought they would be good, turned out they were Exceptional ! I also have an H.H. Scott 299C amp which is nirvana when you connect them up. The worst thing I can say about my system is that it is just incredible.

The Scott amp, does it have the output tubes on the inside between the transformers and the front, or between the transformers and the rear? And what are you asking for it? Steve

Most Impressive!!!!!

Those............Are..................Beautiful!!!!!!!!!

*Listen to both and then make your decision. But I'll bet dollars to doughnuts, you pick the Cornscalas!* I have to agree, I picked up a pair of Cornscala's 8 months ago and feel it was the best money I ever spent...... Remember if you can, use a tube amp, it seems to work best with the Cornscala's!

Well if he isn't, I am.............. and I agree with him!

So let us know which amp (HK or Scott) you prefer with your Cornscala's. FYI I also have a 299C and Cornscala's.

You mentioned Cornscala 2 project - is that the equivalent to "Cornscala Type B" ?

Don't forget pictures, please!

Let us know whatever you do...............

bracurrie, I also have a system that seems to my ear to be be as true to reproduction as I have ever heard. I have a Scott 299D tube amp hooked to Cornscala's and a very good dedicated Marantz CD player. The problem I feel you're having is the same as mine. I believe it has to do with how the CD's are mastered. I have a Stowkowski remastered cd that was highly rated by Amazon critics and I hear hiss at the beginning and end of each Beethoven piece (orig. recorded in 1957) I put up with it because the music itself is of a very high quality. On the other hand my #1 test cd for showing off my speakers is Bernard Herrmann's "Mysterious Island" cd which was recorded just a few years ago and is super quiet before and after each song. { Fabulous recording, by the way } so, to sum up, the older recordings will have a bit of hiss where the newer ones , if they are good, will not. Another example of a different kind is I purchased, again on the advice of Amazon critics a recording of Chopin's Nocturnes by M. Paolini (i think that's how you spell it) and when I popped it in, I heard a fairly nice recording of Chopin, except that next to the pianist it sounded like Dennis Hopper from "Blue Velvet" was sitting next to him breathing through his emphysema/asthma machine at full blast! Not Good! I suppose it was a bad placement of a microphone. I now see that some new Amazon critics since I purchased it have said pretty much the same thing - they must be owners of Klipsch speakers!

Hey tubav, that Rek-O-Cut is one beautiful looking TT. Let me know if you ever get tired of it. I would buy that in a heartbeat! Steve

Hello, I have a choice between 2 turntables for purchase. Anyone familiar with the Empire? I am a little familiar with the 1218 as my room-mate in college had one. Thanks... Steve

I have to say, Klipsch Heritage and Tube amplification is a match made in heaven!

I .............Don't ....................Think .....................So...................

coolhanddjjl , so those louvered horn lenses go over the opening of the horns? If so, I would think they would be awful for sound reproduction - just by the looks of them.

I've been on this Forum for over a year, haven't met one jerk yet. Good luck fixing your speaker!

Yes Mark, but have you heard your Scott amp with an original set of 7591 tubes and was there a difference? I have a Scott 299D with original tubes and wondered if anyone compared the original to the JJ's to hear a difference???

Yea, the Denon POS-4800 is a real stinker - don't touch it!

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has a tube amp that uses the old "7591" and "7591a" tubes and if they ever replaced them with the new JJ 7591S tubes from Tube Depot? And if you did, were you happy with the sound, or disappointed??? Inquiring minds, you know.................. Thanks, Steve

What kind of amp will you be using for these beauties?

Whut?

That's looking good, can't wait to see more!

Add a little mayonnaise for those scratchy pots and you're good to go. ...... seriously, you done a minor miracle - well done!!!