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I'd like to repaint the cabinet with a clearer transparent tint and maybe a fabric canvas, do you think it is consistent with the nature of the diffuser or is it better to keep the current colors

great, thanks for the information! Is the Klipsch nameplate located on the site or on other sites?

Sorry I'm late but I was out on business ... ok then the hiss is normal even if barely noticeable. So at this point I need you ..... I keep them considering the components that you mount or do you think a Cornwall 3 is better but with a double cost? It would be nice even if they are not as bad as aesthetics, to be able to paint them off, putty and give them the original color, if I had to get this job done the walnut color is correct and what kind of material would you use? Oil, what kind of impregnating agent or wax? Where can I get the speaker protection canvas? The speaker protection grille is broken in the lower part in correspondence with the slots of the bass reflex so I thought to redo the panels with a masonite panel, make the holes take the canvas and maybe 2 klipsch coats leaving the original protections as they are, what about think? As amplification I have available Marantz 8b, Quad 2, leak Tl12 plus, I have heard of a good coupling with tube amplifiers with the 300B what do you think? Thanks so much for the information.

Well, then I went to collect the Cornwall at the shop where they were on consignment and for now I have them on trial at home to check the compatibility with my ears that are not used to high efficiency. The first impression of listening was that of a transparent sound full of details with a voice with greater nuances, probably this is the spirit of high efficiency. Initially with the LPs it seemed to me that I seemed to have a bigger noise but then I realized that it is due to the greater sound pressure that makes the rustling sound emerge and therefore it is enough to recalibrate the volume knob. A lack compared to other speakers in my system is the lower depth of the image but on the other hand you cannot have everything. As for the replacement of the listening tweeters I do not notice any problems in this regard and I think that the alnico sonically can provide advantages. A curiosity, but why did Klipsch use Elestro Voice tweeters and not build them at home?

So Cornwall 1s in the USA sell for $ 700? Looking at hi fi shark the price seems to me aligned. I think alnico drivers are an advantage. To recap: built in 1980 which would make them Cornwall 1's From what you write there should be woofers and tweeters with ferrite magnet and alnico midrange so on these speakers have the tweeters been replaced in your opinion? Visually from ignorant what is out of place is the woofer, but if already in the factory speakers of different series were mixed I think there is nothing wrong They are CB-R models, made of birch plywood. What do you think about crossovers? Will I have to check the two capacitors and replace them if necessary? A friend says that the tweeters were built by the Electro Voice is it true? However, my main concern was that the cabinets in Italy had been made by the Italian importer of Klipsch who, to save money, mounted the speakers in the cabinets he built in Italy, but given standard numbers, this hypothesis was discarded.

The shopkeeper replaced the dust cover and cleaned the undefinable white matter.

It is probably for the medium in alnico that I felt that pleasant sweetness in such frequency. Well below are the photos the shopkeeper sent me after cleaning the disaster of the previous owner and the photos of the interior. HDBRbuilder, do you confirm that only the medium is in alico and that my serial number is compatible with the components you have mounted if you weren't on holiday?😀

It is a pleasure to read your comments and I think it is lucky for this forum! The problem is understanding why the dust cover has been changed. I will ask the owner of the photos of the interior and in particular of the internal side surface of the woofer near the suspension and near the dust cover I have seen woofers on the web with much smaller dust covers, are you referring to these when you talk about the size of the dust cover? Thanks again!

Many thanks for the information, in Italy the price ranges from 1800 euros to 2200 euros, o be multiplied by 1.1 to convert to dollars, then I also found some Klipsch Ortho 15 at 3500 euros in a shop and the owner says that they are very rare and they sound very good. Maybe you can tell me why Ortho sound better?

These are the other photos, I didn't buy them but I listened to them. I tried to move the woofer and felt no friction. Who knows why they did that bad job with glue ..... As I said earlier, I liked the sound and I lack a pair of high efficiency speakers in my collection. The price is 1800 Euros or 1980 American dollars. Are prices in the united states aligned with this or are they cheaper on average? What do you think about the possible purchase? Can you tell me based on the serial number if the magnets are in alnico? The canvases are a little ruined do you know if Kipsch sells the only canvas to put on the frames? Thanks.

Many thanks for the information! do you think it has alnico magnets? Is the woofer dust cover the correct size?

The things that fly are done well and you know it😀 Sorry I would like to upload other images but it does not make me insert them even if I have reduced the format. I hope that some breakage is not hidden behind the glue, especially if it has been replaced to cover any breakages. Is the dust cover of that size correct or has it been replaced? Thank you very much

Good evening, I am new to the forum and I hope the moderators will start my entry. I write from Italy and I found your nice forum. Meanwhile, I hope you will forgive my inaccurate writing. I have heard of Klipsch Cornwall speakers in which the serial numbers 25U212 and 25U211 are present on the upper rear could you please tell me if they are original and the date of construction? I really liked their dynamic sweet sound and complete, too bad that the previous owner played with them, you can see the white glue I assume vinyl on the woofers. what do you advise me to do, can it be a good purchase? thanks!!