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    FS: 1976 Decorator Series Cornwalls, $2,000, Portland, Oregon

    in Garage Sale

    Posted · Edited by garthbernstein

    A beautiful pair of 1976 Klipch Cornwall speakers, Decorator edition, I purchased these four years ago from a guy who had them in storage for 30 years, they work 100% and sound great. I replaced both the tweeters and woofers with Crites replacements, and also replaced the original crossover for a B2 Crites crossover. I also upgraded the speaker posts, and upgraded the interior wiring with the famous Jena Labs wires. As the late Bob Crites said about these speakers: "they are the most souped up Cornwalls out there!" I'm sure some purists would not advocate the replacement parts, but in my opinion the Crites speakers and crossover are a tremendous upgrade while keeping the integrity of the Klipsch sound.

    These are consecutive serial numbers, 2S 237 and 2S 238, indicating a 1978 vintage. There are some superficial scratches on the top of one speaker, and overall these are in decent condition for their age, not perfect, but they look nice. Speaker risers included, happy new year!

     

     

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    Can Cornwalls Have Ambient Sound?

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

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    Thanks for the responses, here is more information:  I have essentially a square living room (12' x 12') where my wife and I watch TV.  The TV is higher up on the wall, the speakers are in the corners of the room (can't get them out into the room b/c it's a typical living room setup, not audiophile setup), and we sit in lounge chairs near the middle of the room 6' or so away from the speakers.  The speakers sound best sitting in the typical sweetspot (no surprise), and they sound "OK" sitting in the lounge chairs (basically because each of us are slightly in front of one speaker).

     

    This is clearly a "back to basics" question, but what I'm hoping for is a more surroundsound type of effect, vs. the current effect of each of us primarily hearing one speaker (and just a little of the other speaker).  When I'm sitting in the dining room (adjacent to the open ended subject/listening room), I'm not getting great sound.  I know that may not be possible due to the room setup and directionality (is that a word?) of the Cornwalls, but just in case I was missing something, I was hoping to have the opposite of a "sweet spot" effect.

     

    Looks like one option is to mod the speakers to add the smaller speaker on top, that's a cool idea.  I'd have to really study it to understand it, because my audiophile language and capabilities are low.

     

    So, it's a basic question, probably a stupid one, but I figured I'd ask!  Thanks for your help

     

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    Can Cornwalls Have Ambient Sound?

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

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    For my 2 channel home theatre, I have a bad room layout (furniture, small area rectangular), with souped up Cornwalls and a Triode TRVSE35 tube amp.  Is there any way to get a more "ambient" sound vs. directional from my listening area with the Cornwalls?  Does the amp make a difference here at all?

    Best Heresy placement in garage?

    in General Klipsch Info

    Posted

    20 hours ago, Peter P. said:

    Definitely suspend them from the ceiling, tilted down at an angle. If you really want bass in an arrangement such as yours, you're going to need a subwoofer.

     

    While I didn't do this with Heresy's, I did suspend a pair of bookshelf speakers in mid-air, tilted down, in a large stockroom. Even if I was only playing FM, the sound was airy and spacious, with no echo.

     

    Now suspending them in the air would be fun, that will be the next upgrade!  

    Best Heresy placement in garage?

    in General Klipsch Info

    Posted

    I have a rectangular shop/garage/shed that has a lot of "stuff" in it, picture a rectangle with an exercise machine in the NE corner.  Currently, the Heresy's are on the side wall opposite the exercise machine, on a table (about 4' in the air).  What do you recommend for speaker placement in a room where it's damn near impossible to do the "standard" setup?

    Whammerdyne amps

    in Talkin' Tubes

    Posted

    I have the DGA1 (entry level), I'm very happy with it paired with souped up La Scalas (ALK engineering crossovers), the mid-range is super strong, and the ALK crossovers add depth and more bass (plus a good sub) = I'm very happy

    Best amps for La Scala?

    in Alerts!

    Posted

    I'm a newbie, going to pickup 70's La Scalas this weekend, and I have no idea where to start with amps.  The La Scalas will be in the basement (18' x 13' x 7'), and I'll be about 15' from them in my sitting area (they have to go in the short ends of the room rectangle due to built in shelving along the long wall).  I recently purchased Cornwalls, and have an SG Jolida tube amp that I really like.

     

    Any recommendations on pairing the right amp/tube amp with the La Scalas?

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