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CoryGillmore

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  1. I gotcha. A 15" woofer. Is it the exact same driver the CW uses? From what I hear from other people, it doesn't reach as low or have the impact of a Cornwall. While being much more massive than a Cornwall. It just seems like a flawed design, in the case of the La Scala specifically.
  2. Why is the LaScala one of the weakest bass outputting speakers that Klipsch makes? I mean damn the thing has a 15" sub in a folded horn cabinet (which is massive, btw) and it outputs less bass than a Cornwall with the same sub in a direct radiating config. I never understood it.
  3. When I saw Tool in January 2020, just before covid really took off in the US, I thought it was too damn loud and the treble was hot as hell. Everyone always talked about how incredible Tool sounded live but I was like "nah it sounds better on my headphone rigs" and now that I have a competent 2-channel setup there's no comparison. I wish I had taken a db reading at the concert. But yeah it felt like I had cotton in my ears the rest of the night. I saw Post Malone at the same venue a month later and I thought he sounded better and my ears didn't feel like they were stuffed afterwards. And I'm a HUGE Tool fan....
  4. This is exactly my sentiments. I will not be high pass filtering my mains. My amp doesn't even allow such foolery. Any bass management will be managed on the subs themselves. Yes definitely a stereo pair. Music is what's most important. So, a sealed design is preferable. I'm totally happy with the sound I have now. I just want something prettier and nicer, more on the same level as my Cornwall IVs. Damn doesn't anyone make wood veneer subs anymore?
  5. It's all good brother! But my cheap Klispch subs I think is rated down to maybe 34hz and even it adds enough low-end grunt and impact to be worth having hooked up! I can't disagree with anything you said. And I have no good reason for it, basically it comes down to me sorta being a subwoofer hipster lmao. Which is pretty dumb. If money and space were no object I'd have a JL Fathom beside each Cornwall. Hell I basically have a passive Fathom sitting in my room unused and not hooked up. I had 4 JL Audio 13.5" w6 subs in a Chevy Tahoe 15 years ago. I still have 3 of these subs sitting in my house unused. The reason I'm stuck on REL is I find those drivers intoxicating to look at and SPACE! I can fit one beside each CWIV in the exact spot my current subs sit. Anything bigger and I'd have to put my mains closer together and my mains are perfectly placed. OR I could put bigger subs on the insides of my speakers. Out of curiosity, which subs would you guys get at $1500 each? Maybe I'll reconsider....I don't have space for folded or tapped horns though...so let's stick with direct radiating subs...
  6. I've got my sights set on a pair of REL T9/x subs. I don't know why but I've always just kinda turned my nose up at SVS. I just feel like everyone buys a damn SVS lol.
  7. I feel exactly the same about Cornwalls. I tell folks all the time "don't neglect the wall part of the Cornwall name" haha. Mine are 2" from the front wall at their closest point.
  8. Wow really? What does Klipsch rate the FR at? Seems to me a sub is a must with LS.
  9. Agreed! Absolutely do not high pass filter your LS! Just let the new sub fill in where the LS falls off. Probably 40-50hz.
  10. So I used these speakers for about 8 months and got used to them and told myself I didn't even need a sub. Mostly because I felt the subs I already had weren't up to the task. I have 2 R-12SW Klipsch subs I used for home theater for years. But I finally integrated them into my 2-channel setup and I integrated them in a way so that they're only picking up where the Cornwalls fall off. I have them at their lowest crossover setting (40hz) and I'm still running my speakers full range, as you should, IMO. The detailed, fast and textured bass of the Cornwalls still shines through but now they just reach a little lower and are more impactful. On most songs the subs aren't even doing anything. And on the songs that do call upon them they aren't bringing any attention to themselves. They're perfectly integrated, IMO. This revelation in sound has me looking at upgrading my subs. I've been looking at a pair of REL T9/x subs. I'd run them on their high-level inputs right off the speaker taps on the CWIVs. Aside from that I'm still impressed how well I was able to integrate these $200 subs into my system. Anyway, I just wanted to share that experience. Not really looking for suggestions or advice or anything lol.
  11. This is precisely how mine are set up. 11' apart and I sit 11' from each speaker. The inside corner of each speaker is only 2" from the back wall. The outside corner is 17.5" from the back wall. So, a fairly aggressive toe-in.
  12. I'm going to be getting a pair of REL T9/x subs this summer to pair with Cornwall IVs. I just recently started using my home theater Klispch (R-12SW) subs in my 2-channel system. They're crossed over at 40hz, so they just pick up where the Cornwalls fall off. Just adding a little extra grunt down low, so it still maintains the speedy textured bass of the Cornwalls. Took me a few days to dial them in perfect but even these cheap Best Buy Klipsch subs have added something to my 2-channel listening experience. Makes me excited for a pair of RELs. I think most people suck at integrating subs into their system...Their first mistake is high passing their mains at 80-120hz...Sorry but I'm not about to neuter my $6500 full range speakers below 80hz. And you shouldn't either! The Cornwall IVs have fantastic, fast and textured bass, they just don't dig very deep. So run them full range and cross the subs over where the speakers start lacking.
  13. Yeah I don't really go in for power conditioners and all that. One thing Paul says that I do agree with is how he integrates a sub into his system. He runs his mains as full range and crosses the sub over at the point where the mains naturally fall off. Many people don't do this. Like why even buy the big expensive tower version of a speaker if you're basically going to neuter it below 120hz and pass everything to a separate box. Should've just got bookshelf speakers if you were gonna do that.
  14. I can't see how anyone could just flat out say Pauls videos are wrong. 99% of this hobby is subjective and Paul is sharing his opinion. I agree with most of what he says, personally.
  15. I'd buy the 8000f and 600c and move your current towers to rear surround duty.
  16. Yep Qsound! Which is apparently a plugin they use in the studio? I literally just learned about this in the last 24 hours haha. I was freaking the hell out at some of these sounds and how they seemingly emanate out of thin air. Apparently, it works best on a properly setup system? If that's the case then my system is setup VERY well haha, which I've always thought it was anyway, I've always been impressed with my stereos ability to place instruments in space. My CWIVs are 11 feet apart center to center and I sit exactly 11 feet away from each speaker. Speakers are toed in basically facing my opposite ear.
  17. I mean yeah that kinda sucks, but if that's the worst of it, I say go for it. Won't affect the sound and it's a good deal even still.
  18. Someone just turned me on to this Roger Waters album "Amused To Death". The music is trash but he did some really cool tricks with sounds being out of phase in order to place sounds from this record all around you. It's the perfect record to test your speaker placement, as a lot of these tricks won't work on poorly setup speakers. Even on the first track, there's a dog barking and it sounds like it comes from behind me and it sounds like it's coming from outside my house! Really freaky stuff as even when you turn your head to face the direction of the sound the illusion is upheld. This is a really cool record for sounds coming from places they seemingly shouldn't be coming from in a 2-channel system.
  19. I don't know how they compare to your current setup, but I do know a pair of 8000F and a 600C for $500 is a steal. Just how damaged are they?
  20. THANK YOU! I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets annoyed at some of the f*ckery I see on these forums and ESPECIALLY the Klipsch Facebook groups. There are some weird people in this world who buy Klipsch speakers. More so than any other community in hifi. Sorry not sorry. Go to any Klipsch Facebook group and have a look around. You'll see what I mean.
  21. Awesome brother, looking forward to hearing your impressions!
  22. Oh lawd you're trying to start a fight up in here in the New Year haha. Joking aside, thanks for the impressions! Makes me want to run out and buy a stack! I'm sure it would be a fantastic pair with my CWIVs.
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