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4 hours ago, AHall said:
I’d like to test some chorus. Of course they won’t fit where I need my surrounds, but cornwalls will.
Are the Cornwalls currently surrounds? What are the fronts? KHorns iirc in the jube thread? If Khorns, just go all true heritage i suppose. Another option could be Chorus I without the passive, they can sit tight in a corner or against a wall with front ports. Stand taller than Cornwalls too so you can get the surround effect closer to seated ear level or above if on top of a small stand/base. Cornwalls for me would shoot straight at the back or sides of my couch.
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7 hours ago, Marvel said:
Chous IIs would be next after my LaScalas.
Jubes are a bit out of my budget, but at the top of my list.
Bruce
Same here. Even kept the Chorus II due to space and overall balance as i sold my LSi splits(2 pairs) because i needed funds at the time. But for size and placement, i'd prefer La Scalas over KHorns. Pairing either with an 1802 would be amazing. Jubes(pro)/palladium don't count! haha
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4 hours ago, John Chi-town said:
Your welcome. They will apply for you or you can do yourself. Since they are local for me thinking of dropping off grills late next week. Quoted me about $100.00 That is fabric installed and badges put back on. Exact fabric as forte III lambs wool since they are the supplier.
Regards,
John
They Quoted you $100 with badges?? Wow.
I guess different sizes get different quotes..but..i mean the Chorus II is not THAT much bigger than the Forte II. I was quoted $150 for lambswool and $125 for silver 70th anniversary - and he noted i can get pie badges at $20 each-not a pair. I'd be looking at well over $200 after shipping my grill frames there and back. -
Unfortunately your best bet will probably be to try and find a really experienced person to reconstruct those small dents, the issue is Australian walnut is expensive so might need to use a small walnut piece of veneer and try and match it with stain? Could be undetectable after it’s done but maybe hurt resale- though I’m sure they’re for life keepers. I’d personally rather do that over returning them. Up the $100 credit for repair costs.
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Do you have a before and after shot?
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I like my walnut light and natural and have been thinking about veneering my Chorus II, but having oak floors like that image, it doesn't look like a good match being light for me personally-no offense westcoastdrums
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Wow. What an amazing deal!
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Been using the TI mids in my Chorus IIs. The Phenolic are definitely warmer and softer. After having them 3 weeks, i switched the Chorus II into the living room and the Chorus I with all original phenolic in my smaller room with acoustic panels. I couldn't decide if i liked the phenolic better for music, but i could tell the Chorus II with Ti's sounded better than ever in the large living room which i usually hate for music due to high angled ceilings and open areas/windows/mirrors. The Chorus I with phenolic had a very laid back sound, almost too polite. Marantz warmth + Ti has been a good experience for me. If i end up with a different sounding brand, i love the fact that it's so easy to switch back to phenolic to see if it's better matched. It's because of that i'll probably go full Ti for the Chorus I too and keep all my original phenolics just in case.
Would love to hear a Forte III just to know if i'm truly missing out on anything. Still never heard a Cornwall III or Heresy III either. -
Keep in mind that the black pair may exist because the initial coating failed inspection at Klipsch and were painted black. The black may be hiding something really desirable and exist as a hardly discernable flaw. Of course, it may not too. Inspect them closely? Take a chance...get both???...sell other pair later?
Damn! I didn’t know that so I guess it doesn’t do any harm. I stripped down my chorus yesterday which were crudely painted black by the previous owner-red oak- I’ve sanded down my Chorus II and they weren’t nearly as red, did they use white oak too? Bc it ended up looking decent with danish walnut oil before I eventually went back to black.
These Chorus are a mess though. I think the person used a primer and black paint and there’s white inside all of the oak grain that I can strip or sand out. I was so upset bc I was going to dye it jet black with a satin finish and I think oak or ash looks awesome black but with the grain filled you won’t see the grain in the light the way it should be
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@vasubandu start driving!
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Cornwall old timers fell asleep on their couch around the time you posed this question. Might want to wait till 5am for some Cornwall responses
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Here's a good review of a Cornwall II vs Chorus II shootout
Sorry looks like Cornwall I shootout with Chorus II. If they found more similarities than dissimilarities in a CWI vs CHII, i'd imagine a CWII is even more similar to a CHII.
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I ride with my Chorus II. I hadn't been a fan of the exponential horns in my previous Forte I, but it must have been because at the time as i started into this Klipsch venture i was using a cheap yamaha avr with the Forte I. I recently sold some Heresy II's(needed funds) and they sounded great so i assume a CWII is like a huge Heresy II. My Chorus I also has exponential horns and they sound fine too, but prefer the Chorus II over it easily. You can't go wrong with either. I personally want a pair of CWII myself on top of already having a pair of Chorus II and Chorus I. One plus to the CWII is mods. If you're not afraid to perform some surgery, some people here have cut out a large enough fitting to put in the Chorus II tractrix mid horn. You can even go bigger as there's quite a bit of space to fit in some different horns - Cornscala. One person here went 2 way with a K-510.
I currently have titanium mids and tweeters in my Chorus II and Moray James recommended mod of adding 2.5 oz to the passive radiators. The Tis really smoothed out over the past few weeks, but be aware that they're very revealing to bad recordings and source. I'm loving it with good recordings. CWIII uses Ti diaphragms, but they have an even smaller mid horn IIRC and obviously newer, higher placed 15'' driver and network to match. I don't know if there's a CWIII upgrade like there is for the HII to HIII upgrade, but that'd be awesome if there was. The Ti mid and tweeter diaphragms can be used in CWII's all the same. Klipsch makes a bandpass that Crites can build for you or you can build yourself. Just do a google search for Klipsch Titanium mid diaphragm and you can find some different topics with discussions on it including schematics for the bandpass.
From personal searches through the years, i think Chorus II are harder to find, at least here in Texas.
I feel like Cornwall lovers prefer the original Cornwall I's, but i'll let Cornwall guys chime in and speak for themselves. Everyone loves what they have so hopefully you get opinions from those who have owned both the CHII and CWII, especially at the same time. -
This can be closed---i removed and re-installed the diaphragm and now the issue is gone.
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33 minutes ago, Schu said:
I've had the experience that a bad cap can cause poor performance that displays as distortion. Mine were so bad that I would have sworn the driver was shot so I disassembled it and everything looked nominal so I have new XO's built and viola, beautiful sound again.
came across an audio forum where i searched for this particular sound and it just so happens one of the comments was from someone saying his Chorus mid horns were distorted at high volume with bad caps and when he got new crossovers, everything was fine.
Just to make absolutely sure it's not the diaphragm or something else, i'm going to continue troubleshooting. Going to swap just the mid horns. If i swap horns and the distortion stays with the same speaker with new horn, then it's obviously something with the crossover. If the sound moves to the other speaker, it's obviously a faulty diaphragm or maybe i need to reinstall it to make sure it's in there snug? -
8 minutes ago, Maximus89 said:
For now, i'm going to open up the horn and see if the connection is secure. Note that the TI mid diapghram has a larger unmarked connector for positive so I had to bend open the original Chorus II connector to fit it onto the large Ti positive connector, so this being a bad connection could be the actual reason for the scratchy sound.
Just did this and squeezed really tightly to make sure the wire connector was on tight. Played- still that scratchy distortion out of that one mid horn.
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I've installed Ti diapghrams for the mids and already had them for the tweeters in my Chorus II. Things have really smoothed out over the past almost 2 weeks of non stop play. One issue I've had is of course it is very revealing so bad recordings sound even worse, but with good recordings I started to notice a scratchy sound now and then coming out of the left mid horn when playing very loud. I did a test and swapped the speakers and now the scratchy sound is on the right-so the one speaker has the issue. My Chorus II are not serial matching. One has the older white paper tag and the other has the black one as seen on the KLF series. I assume the older white paper is the older speaker, but it is the newer black paper tagged speaker that has the distortion in it's mid horn. I know i'm up for a recap for both regardless, but are old caps really distortion causing or a cause of what I am describing to be a scratchy sound?
For now, i'm going to open up the horn and see if the connection is secure. Note that the TI mid diapghram has a larger unmarked connector for positive so I had to bend open the original Chorus II connector to fit it onto the large Ti positive connector, so this being a bad connection could be the actual reason for the scratchy sound. I don't want to crimp on a larger connector to slide right in in case I end up going back to original phenolic due to 90% of my music library sounding really bad with the hyper detail of the Ti's. -
awesome!
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1 minute ago, dtel said:
Now it is a few inches smaller but the exact design as the 1802, a 15" design instead of 18".
On the Klipsch Pro site, i only see the 1802. Is there info anywhere on the smaller version with the 15" driver?
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Incredible room. I’d only be worried about the sub being too boomy inside there but I guess folded horns work with the forward air movement so it’s fine? I don’t know enough but man what a set up! Following!
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Just now, oldtimer said:
Then I probably shouldn't tell ya about the deal I had to pass up because I had no place to put 2 pair....
I sold 2 pairs of LSi that i put my labor into fixing up after an amazing deal, after i sold, a single for center channel popped up near me which i never see. Don't get me wrong, i'm happy and absolutely love my Chorus II and i came across an awesome deal for Chorus I and a KLF-C7 together and Heresy II's, but i miss the sound of the La Scalas, especially that k43 pro woofer. The lower midrange was so sweet. The bottleneck build of the k400 did wear me out at loud volumes though, but i miss the sound even for low to mid level listening which is 90% of my listening anyway.
"I am an old man. Filled with regret. Waiting to die without my La Scalas."-
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First time i ever heard La Scalas was outdoors in a driveway and i couldn't believe the sound. I walked down across the street and it was just so effortless. I want La Scalas back
One day..
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Speaking of Jazz. I love Diana Krall type of Jazz, but can't get into Miles Davis type of Jazz. Any Jazz recommendations I could be into? Jazz seems to be a genre with tons of high quality recordings/SACD's i'd love to try out.
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In other words, a 3 way speaker being in spec, having all in balance doing their job, tends to give me a more balanced sound thereby having a clear and succinct message from the bass dept. The bass may then appear more enhanced when really, it was always there. Forte 1...according to a review by
others is a hard speaker to ignore.
I got mine based on set12 on another audio forum talking them up big but he uses very premium parts for his crossovers. Forte II is the one that measures best and is talked up as the most balanced but I heard Chorus II next to them and I fell in love and came home with Chorus IIs. I’d imagine any heritage and extending heritage Klipsch sounds amazing with $1500+ worth of premium crossover parts will sound amazing.
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KLIPSCH VINTAGE VERTICAL CORNWALL SPEAKERS IN FL
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We’re vertical Cornwall’s made to be laying down center speakers between Khorns?
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