Hi Everyone, first time poster hailing from Sydney, Australia.
I recently listened to a pair of Forte 3's at a high end audio store in Sydney Australia. I was instantly hooked to the live sound, it really is like being at a concert. Amazing.
Anyway, there are a pair of demo La Scala 2s available for sale for $8900 USD, in Australia. last of the last (no. 70 of 70) 70th Anniversary editions. For about the same price I can source a pair of Cornwall 4s landed from USA. After shipping, tax etc (RRP $12000 USD local price, here in rip off land). They are located on the other side of the country. Therefore no demo.
Unfortunately I cannot demo either, so I was hoping for some friendly advice from you good people. What would you choose given the following information.
I listen to classic rock Springsteen, Neil Young et al. and modern Indie rock. Room size is large open plan 23ft by 17ft, predominantly carpeted floors.
I would respect your advice as to solid state amplification also. A local home theatre guy just sold demo Cornwall 3s for about $4k USD which I would have bought but was too slow. He said that he had them paired up to an Anthem STR and he rated that combination very highly. Maybe the ARC room correction feature would be handy. I am a McIntosh fan and was thinking MA5300, both amps have all in one box facilities such as phono and digital input. Any other amplification suggestions? No tubes thanks!
Not being able to demo these is unfortunate, but anything that sounds like a forte 3 on a larger scale would be what I am seeking. The La Scala 2 represents good value as a run out model. But maybe the virtues of a pair of Cornwall 4s would be better given these are represent the latest iteration of Cornwall, maybe these are a better speaker. What are your thoughts?
Thanks everyone I really appreciate your thoughts and input.
Cheers
Jono