I've had a pair of 1985 Cornwalls for about 20 years now. When I got them they sounded so good I swore I would never sell them. In fact, the guy I bought them from lived in a rowhouse and had to sell due to noise complaints. He moved a few years later and reached out to me to see if I would sell them back. I had to decline, even at significant financial benefit. They were just that good!
Yesterday I bought a near mint pair of 1985 La Scala's in raw birch. Removed the Cornwalls from my system and installed the La Scala's. My first impression was instant, the La Scala's seemed so much more musical and the sound seemed to float from them with no effort. After some serious listening for 4 hours across all genres, I was still just amazed at how easy they handled it. Don't worry about any loss of bass, the overall response is simply jaw dropping.
FYI, using a Tascam cd player and 200 wpc Anthem power amp with TLP1 line preamp, I will be trying some tube gear with my vinyl and will give a report on that if anyone wants to hear it.
