Chiliarches
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Howdy! Please message me if you have one of these to sell.
Thank you!
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I am still interested in the question from the OP! I have a pair of Cornscala Ds...but want them nicely veneered/etc - and am thinking about placing them differently in the room - and I wonder if just stepping up to the Cornwall IVs would be better...
Anybody who’s heard and/or lived with both?
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I'll take them! Pm coming.
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What blows my mind is the guy clearly knows something (lists parts, compares to specific models, etc) - but then makes these highly dubious claims. Why would an audio enthusiast try to scam another audio enthusiast based on poor information to on? Seems like a very odd choice. This isn’t a straight scam, it’s just a bizarre set of exaggerations...
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Excuse my ignorance, but I ran across a listing on Craigslist and I am very curious what members of the forum think of it...the claims seem a little unbelievable:
https://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/ele/d/lake-forest-custom-pro-built-klipsch/7054606285.html
My basic question - the seller claims these were designed to “compete” with Klipschorns. But I thought the larger horn of the Klipschorn would basically make a Cornwall-esque design like this one objectively inferior, no matter what quality of parts are used. Is it actually possible to make a design like this comparable to K-horns in distortion, quality of bass, etc?
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This is the Jurgencir guy again.
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Howdy, all.I picked up a Chinese FTLYS EL34 SET amp and I am really enjoying experimenting with it on my Cornwall 1.5s. It sounds nice - airy and with a nice soundstage. I am honestly shocked at what I got for $260 with free shipping from Amazon Prime!The amp came with stock tubes that were branded FTLYS...unsure who made them.I would like to role some tubes to give it a richer, “plummier” quality, with more bass / tonal weight / bass slam. The tone is a bit too light/glassy for the kind of music I listen to at the volumes I listen to it. What would you suggest? I understand the amp has limitations due to the design, but I have heard amps of comparable wattage with much more “richness”, so know it’s not just a matter of power.It’s a $250 amp, so not looking for $300 tubes, looking for a “value” suggestion...Thank you!!!
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10 hours ago, Schu said:
Wow, never heard of this. The DSP thing kind of blows my mind...is it really that good?!?
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Howdy, all.I am moving from a very nice integrated to separates and will be losing my phono stage. Please message me if you have a phono stage to sell under at or under $500. Tubes would be lovely, but this will be used with my old set of Cornwalls, so I definitely need something with a low noise floor.Also - MC + MM would be most ideal, but I am open to ideas since all of my current cartridges are MM or HOMC.Thank you!!!
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Howdy all -
I have a pair of late Cornwall I's with risers and little metal sliders on the bottom of the risers. They are currently on the hardwood floor of my basement (which is on a subfloor on the foundation), and while I can get them fairly stable (by sticking coasters under the sliders and such), it's never quite perfect, and I suspect my speakers are moving microscopically during loud passages.
Is there a "best practice" solution for placing these speakers so they are rock-solid on a hardwood floor without HARMING the floor? I don't want to use spikes directly on it.
Rubber feet, brass feet, spikes into little trays, spikes into another slab of wood that's on the floor, rubber feet on top of a piece of granite..? I'm looking for a "high value" and simple solution that won't require anything exotic and will make these speakers absolutely stable.
Thank you for your help!
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Oh man, you're making me wish I had corners. Those are gorgeous!
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BUMP...all PMs replied to.
On 4/5/2019 at 1:02 PM, jimjimbo said:You might want to consider the Mcintosh MC250 that was recently posted in the Garage Sale. Even though it is solid state, it was originally voiced to be very tube like, and that specific unit has been restored, which is a definite bonus. And it definitely has the cajones......Matched with a tube preamp, it will very likely be just what you are looking for.
Thanks for the advice, I may have a look at those units, I hadn't really considered solid state...do old Mcintosh SS amps have the "holographic" quality I associate with tubes?
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Howdy, all!
Just picked up a nice tube preamp (with a remote, which I wanted), a Belles Research 20A, for a good price. Now I want to match it with a tube power amp if possible.
This will be driving Klipsch Cornwalls (Late V1s), so I don't need anything super powerful (?) But I am thinking at least 30WPC - more would be better, since I listen to large-scale-music (orchestral) at high volumes. Also, it would have to be an amp with a low noise floor, since the speakers are so sensitive - hum drives me crazy.
I have NO bias around age, design, tubes, anything - I want something "holographic" and "tubey" with "balls" that will mate well with my speakers and the new preamp. DIY, vintage, chi-fi,console pulls, all are fair game as long as they are not a "project" for me.
Budget is around $600-700, could stretch it for something really excellent. Please message me if you have an amp to sell!
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Thanks for the help!!!
Update: I took the horn and driver apart - left the diaphragm on the horn because it was pretty well stuck - but gave everything a good clean (vacuumed from the horn side, used used the sticky end of a post -it-note on the driver magnet, etc)...and that appears to have addressed the problem!!! I am thrilled.
That being said, I suppose replacing the diaphragms wouldn't be a bad idea for such an old piece of gear. Are those eBay parts good replacements?
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Howdy, all. I am not a very technical person and am unsure how to proceed on solving my speaker problem...
I got a pair of (late?) Cornwall I’s on Craigslist last summer and have been loving them! However, one of the speakers has started making a high pitched vibration/buzzing sound on certain frequencies, which seems to come from the midrange horn. I took the back off the speaker and checked to see if all the connections and screws are tight (they are). I am unsure how to further diagnose the problem or what to do about it...it is definitely the speaker.
The midrange driver is marked “K-57-K”, and the crossover is marked “B3”, if that helps at all...
Thank you!!!
WTB: Mcintosh C2300 or C2500
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Chicago burbs.