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Bought a pair of JBL L100 classics, one of the best sounding speakers I have ever owned. In addition I just ordered a pair or Heresy 4's. Best off all 3 worlds now. Cerwin, JBL, and of course klipsch 👍😎
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Sold the cornwall's...cheers
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On 4/11/2018 at 9:59 PM, Carey said:
So first of all the CV's are not as sensitive as the Cornwall's. You will need a lot of power to get them shaking. I managed to turn the volume up to 80 on my pre today it tops out at 100. And still 0 distortion....Wow.... I now have to Velcro all the pictures on the second level in my house to prevent movement
. In addition all pots, pans, plates, glasses, and light fixtures on level 2 in my house and level 3 are now shaking and moving. Now if I could only get the Corwall 3's in the same room as the CV's ...Still love my Cornwall's but the CV's are impressive. Pics are in my profile. Cheers music fans!
After almost 4 weeks of running the CV's at 5 hours a day at very loud volumes these speakers keep sounding better and better. Very impressive foundation shaking speakers. Love them!😎
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On 4/8/2018 at 8:28 AM, Carey said:
1 st day listening to the CV's....only 1 thing to say "Wow" Mids, highs, and bass are truly impressive. Speakers are well balanced. All you CV haters out there you must take a listen to these superbly sounding speakers prior to judging. These monsters shake the house and my neighbors house to a new level. And they are not even broken in yet....Hate to say it... but these XLS 215's may sound better than my cornwall 3's. Must keep in mind that the Mark Levinsion 532h will make any speaker sound good. I will post more comments in the weeks ahead.
So first of all the CV's are not as sensitive as the Cornwall's. You will need a lot of power to get them shaking. I managed to turn the volume up to 80 on my pre today it tops out at 100. And still 0 distortion....Wow.... I now have to Velcro all the pictures on the second level in my house to prevent movement
. In addition all pots, pans, plates, glasses, and light fixtures on level 2 in my house and level 3 are now shaking and moving. Now if I could only get the Corwall 3's in the same room as the CV's ...Still love my Cornwall's but the CV's are impressive. Pics are in my profile. Cheers music fans!
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SS will rock your cornwall 3's to a new level. I used to power mine with a Mcintosh MC275 mk 4 tube amp. Never had enough power for me and to much maintenance with replacing tubes every year. I went with a Mark Levinsion 532h and there is no looking back. Pics of my setup can be seen in my profile....Cheers
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5 hours ago, Frzninvt said:
I never said I didn't like CV speakers. I absolutely do. I had a pair D-8's in the late 80's and thought they were great, but I did end up replacing them with Klipsch Forte's in 1988. I also had a pair of CV HED U12's as well. They also made the best 6x9 speaker for cars ever in the late 70's through the late 80's with the CS line, the CS-18A's were amazing.
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Tone adjustments are on flat. Bass response is a non issue with the XLS215's. Mids and highs are never annoying. It is a well balanced speaker.Very similar bass response to my cornwall 3's......Maybe even a little more bass response with the Cv's
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4 hours ago, wdecho said:
It can all depend on your chose of music and what sound best for your taste. Variety is the spice of life. I have many amplifiers, probably over 30, I do not bother counting them because I am constantly building. Just a hobby of mine. Most are the higher end circuits principle class A. All sound different, none the exact same. Biggest difference is the difference between push pull and single ended amplifiers. Each has their signature sound. I can enjoy both flavors with certain music at different times. Horns are what I like best and for room shaking bass get a good sub.
I agree. Both speakers sound great. Subwoofers are a necessity. I have a Cerwin Vega CVHF-A18S powered sub to add that extra punch required.
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29 minutes ago, wdecho said:
I am sure they are respectable speakers but your opinion may change after a few weeks of listening with them and then comparing them to your Cornwall's. A lot of time a new product can be so different sounding than what one is use to that at first you are very impressed maybe because it is just different. Not bashing your CV's I have an old 3 way pair myself and they do sound decent. But horns are what turn me on. Cleaner, more detail and more dynamic.
They are definitely a different sound from what I am used to. Been a klipsch guy for 25 years. First pair of klipsch's were a pair of epic cf4's back in 1994, then heresy 2's, then a pair of mid 70's lascalas and now the cornwall 3's. Love the horns as well...going to crank the %$#$% out of the CV's in an effort to get them broken in. Then an accurate comparison can be made.
Cheers
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21 minutes ago, moriceman said:
I bought my trusted CV 380 SE's in 1991 and I've travelled with them through 12 moves and used them indoors, outdoors, on the back of pickups, from rooftops, in the rain and generally abused them in almost every way that a speaker could be abused. In fact, I installed cut-off bolts in the rear where the fuses used to go because I was tired of blowing fuses when I was rocking along. That was 27 years ago. They have always been powered by a Hafler XL600 (I had to replace the fuses with screws in the amplifier too), and have consistently produced a well balanced sound for me. That being said, in a side-by-side, my La Scalas are more accurate and do produce more bass. Not sure how the La Scalas sound from a rooftop or a beach on Spring Break because those days have temporarily passed, but I'm glad to read this discussion on the XLS 215's because I thought that CV had been relegated to mediocre and was comfortable in that space.
I'd love to hear your XLS 215's, and I promise if you loan them to me for a week or two ... I won't replace the fuses with screws. promise. ;-)
moriceman
Might be a bit of a road trip for you to come borrow them. I am in Western Canada
....No fuses blown yet....that's okay I bought a big box of spare fuses when I picked up the speakers I never heard the CV series but I listened to the D9's and AT15's and have fond memories of those bad boys...wow that was a long time ago...getting old lol
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7 hours ago, Frzninvt said:
A good amplifier should be neutral as in add nothing to the source material other than amplify it.
Yes it may be hard for us Klipsch lovers to believe but the CV XLS215 is a great sounding speaker .
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7 hours ago, MerkinMuffley said:
I never heard that an amplifier can make any speaker sound good. Yes, I've heard ML amps back in the 70s and 80s. None since then.
I have had many different amps in the past such as Citation, Rotel RB908bx, Bryston 4B SST, Mcintosh tube Mc275 mark 4, and now final ML
...I am stating ML is by far one of the best sounding amps I have ever heard. Don't get me wrong.. I love my cornwall 3's. But the CV's for the price are hard to beat. I am using the CV's for 6 hours a day in order to get them broken in properly before the true test starts....Cheers
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On 4/7/2018 at 6:29 PM, rebuy said:
While they probably are decent speakers, I'd be bothered by the
thin cabinet. The review said they're probably 1/2 inch.
I have a set of entry level Klipsch with cabinets just like this.
For a big speaker--even for mine, the cabinets really need to be thicker
to stop all the resonance from any frequency played through them.
I have another set of large speakers from another major manufacturer
and the cabinets are much better that on my Klipsch thus the sound is better
especially for controlling unwanted resonance.
If you are going to build a big speaker, don't cheap out on the cabinet.
Cabinet is 3/4....cheers
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On 4/8/2018 at 8:45 AM, MerkinMuffley said:
never heard that before!
MerkinMuffley...are you referring to that you have never listened to ML amplifiers? In any case both speakers have there strengths and weaknesses. Very close battle brewing here between these foundation shakers
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1 st day listening to the CV's....only 1 thing to say "Wow" Mids, highs, and bass are truly impressive. Speakers are well balanced. All you CV haters out there you must take a listen to these superbly sounding speakers prior to judging. These monsters shake the house and my neighbors house to a new level. And they are not even broken in yet....Hate to say it... but these XLS 215's may sound better than my cornwall 3's. Must keep in mind that the Mark Levinsion 532h will make any speaker sound good. I will post more comments in the weeks ahead.
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I bought a pair of Cerwin Vega XLS 215's today. I pick them up tomorrow. In addition I own a pair of Cornwall 3's. Both sets of speakers will be powered by my Mark Levinson 532h. I will post my comparisons in the next couple of weeks.....Cv's with dual 15's will move some air...stay tuned
. In addition all pots, pans, plates, glasses, and light fixtures on level 2 in my house and level 3 are now shaking and moving. Now if I could only get the Corwall 3's in the same room as the CV's 
...Still love my Cornwall's but the CV's are impressive. Pics are in my profile. Cheers music fans!
I love the sound that both sets reproduce 
....No fuses blown yet....that's okay I bought a big box of spare fuses when I picked up the speakers 
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Buy the Heresy 4's, I had pair of Cornwall 3's, and Heresy 2's, and without any doubt Klipsch has made huge improvements with the new Heresy 4's.