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Hi Maiz and welcome to the Klipsch Forum. Here you'll find some good advice from a wide variety of very knowledgeable Klipsch lovers. You've got a great system going so far, it's always good to see turntable amongst the equipment listings. I take it you're using your Cornwalls for just 2 channel listening right now, not as part of a Home Theatre setup, right? Most Cornwall lovers favor placement of the cabinets along the long wall of the room , if your furniture placement will allow it. If not, the 10 foot spread and 15 foot distance seems reasonable, given your room dimensions. The Cornwall does have a fairly wide dispersion pattern, so it's usually wise to 'toe' the speakers in towards your listening position. This helps keep early reflections off of your side walls. I like the idea of 'stuffing' the mid horn and listening to the tweeter for directionality. Will try it tomorrow. Would agree that your bass and soundstage could probably be improved if you can get the Cornwalls closer to the back wall. Agree to the suggestion of trying small increments, then listen for a while. Regarding floor coupling, leave the stands, remove the metal sliders and install spikes if you wish. With the Cornwalls weight, they should floor couple pretty nicely even without the spikes unless you have really thick carpet. Please look in Forum under Modifications, I've got a thread running for Cornwall modifications and will be posting an organized glossary of these shortly. I wouldn't be in a hurry to do them all at once, although revamping older crossovers is pretty high on the list. Also see the Architectural Forum (esp Artto's posts) for ideas about shaping your room acoustics. I've included a link to this favorite website which is a very detailed review of the Cornwall and why it is one of the best speaker designs EVER. You should be proud to have scored a pair! good listening Michael

Damn nice reworks. It's enough to make a tube lover out of me. This Forum is going to be a very expensive habit no doubt! drool, drool Michael

do EXACTLY as Dean sez or NO SOUP FOR YOU!!!

agree with Dr. Who, even a small placement difference could have huge consequences. The 'shooting bass' effect you notice may be due to an acoustical phenomena in rooms (hallways) where certain frequencies tend to build up along walls (the hall) and expecially in corners. If you moved your sub even a few inches, it could have changed the effect of room acoustics that much. I don't possibly see how a wiring change could have that much effect as you describe. Chalk this one up to a happy accident and carefully note your current sub position. Good listening! Michael

guess they will probably go to a more deserving buyer.

Hey Frz! bygones be bygones otay? BTW the 'piece' comment was re a Robert Deniro line, not gay related, but good comebacks to all. Just trying to get a rise (there I go again) out of you all. I'm just a little peeved about your recent silverware comment added to your post in the thread re 'center advice' where you stated to me 'what the hell are you talking about...'. I may be a bit lost on a few topics but consider myself a fairly well educated audiophile. I try to help out people in this Forum. Free exchange of ideas ok- personal slams not, agreed? You wanna bring my Mom into this, sorry she died about 5 years ago so you're too late.

lets see, is the long flat thingee for picking up peas?? According to the vast number of posts from a fairly intelligent population on this Forum, I'd say that there was plenty of good solid advice that could be given to new purchasers of Klipsch speaker systems. Perhaps not everyone who walks into a hi-fi store and is fortunate enough to get a good salesman's advice (or listens to a Klipsch lover), has your engineering background or deep pockets. Judging from some of the questions that are asked right here, I think that Klipsch could do a little better job of distributing some speaker placement and usage fundamentals with their products. Hey FRZ, cut the personal slams okay? This Forum is for the free exchange of ideas. If yer having a bad day, stay off! You want a piece of me???

Careful gang! From Yamaha's own literature on website they have a FAQ section. One question was 'what is difference between RXV and HTR lineups"? Other than the obvious cosmetic and some functionality differences, please note the following: "The HTR series FTC rated power is at 1kHz, the RXV is rated power from 20-20,000Hz." o when looking at spec sheets, you are comparing apples to lemons! my .02

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Hey Mike! Welcome to the Forum- BEAUTY room dude! Here's a sub placement hint I read about on the Forum. Sounds crazy, but several people have said that it works. Put your sub where you intend the 'sweet spot' to be. That's right, in the center of the room, on your easy chair! Now put on some good source material (use several) and CRAWL around the room until you get to where the bass sounds natural, not boomy or peaky. It could be anywhere, see artto in Architectural Forum for explanation of how bass builds up along walls and especially in corners. When you find the best sounding spot, that is where your sub should be located (WAF aside) I know sounds crazy, but the sound waves and room acoustics work the same in reverse. Good Listening! Michael

The XLR line is normally used for low impedance/ PA type lines. The main difference between the line itself and standard RCA type wiring would be that the XLR can be run in 'balanced' mode because it is two conductors plus a shield. Cant see any benefit for using this as a short run to sub unless you really like soldering the heavy duty XLR plugs.

so Edward, What woofers are you currently using in your modified Cornwalls? Also, with the Cobraflex mid horn replacement, did you change the K77 out to something else as well? Thanks,

I think you're just trying to the best you can with a normal home, not build a control room for a studio, right? Lots of great hints here for ya, especially from artto. If I may add just a couple. The resilient channel coupled to heavier drywall, say 5/8 instead of the normal 1/2 will help with transmission through the ceiling without going to the trouble and expense of the 'room-within-a-room'. Lots of little things will add up. You'll probably not want to hear the mechanicals of the home, so use artto's ideas with ductwork and if there are any wastewater drains routed down your HT room walls, either use cast iron or insulate and brace the PVC pipe. The sound of running water after a flush is aggravating. Likewise the sound of HVAC blowers or creaky ductwork may be bothersome, so tape it up good, brace it, etc. When installing fibreglass insulation, it is important for thermal and noise reduction properties, that you NOT cram it into place. It must maintain it's loft, so cut to size and be gentle with it. There is a 3 1/2 roll foam product normally used on the sill (floor) plates on the outside of home, you might use it around the exterior sill plates (2x4's) of your room, and caulk the seam between drywall and floor before flooring is laid (usually the drywall is held up from floor about 1/2". If ya have kids running around upstairs, put carpet or rugs on their floors or give them a nice playroom in the basement or opposite end of house from HT. Good Listening and Building!

I wonder about item 3 about being 'a little gay', don't know if that would help or hinder in today's modern times? Maybe the wifey would invite a friend over for a little naughty fun??

As a longtime Yamaha lover, I'd stay away from the HTR series from Yamaha. I've been visiting their web site trying to sort out my next purchase and it will DEFINITELY be the RXV series like my old Dolby Pro Logic RXV850 that has served me well for 10 years or so. Reviewing Yamaha's own literature, the HTR series, especially the lower end (5730) lacks discrete Dolby processing, zone 2, pre-outs, phono inputs, Svid inputs...etc. etc. You've got to go the the 'top of the line' 5790 to get phono inputs, zone 2/rec out, and a learning remote control. IMHO, this line is probably not built with the quality components that the RXV line is. Not the most accurate spec, but the HTR5730 weighs in at only 14.1 pounds, whereas a mid-line RXV740 weighs in at 28.7 pounds, so there's got to be something missing in the HTR, I'd stay with the flagship line. Happy Listening!

I'm a thumbs-down viewer of the new web site design. The dark look is cool and brooding, but the white on black type is a typographical no-no for large blocks of type, especially the very tiny point size. The page number buttons at the lower right are miniscule. The product photos are very tiny and seems to take quite a bit longer to load than the old pages. Look how much page/screen space is wasted with the large left border. Also when in Forum mode, the Klipsch logo button does not go back to the main web site. Also, I'm a little uncertain about the new photo treatment given the new products. I agree that the products should be shown in a 'cool' fashion, but the dark look makes it almost difficult to see the product clearly. Just my .02, don't jump my case, ok?

Is anyone amazed at the complete lack of information distributed by our beloved Klipsch in the literature accompanying it's products? There is next to no explanation of Bi-wiring, speaker placement, HT practices, etc. I've got a file folder full of old Klipsch advertising brochures, white papers, etc. and it's amazing how much info the purchaser used to get from Klipsch. What gives?

I am amazed this thread is still alive and kicking. Just shows how a manufacturer can open a real Pandora's Box with the addition of new 'features'.

I think the look is quite bold, but the scroll bar is difficult to make out. Also white text on black or gray background should be either bold or a larger font type. It is definitely less legible.

Very nice art Scooter, Thanks!

Has anyone done any experiments on downward-firing sub cabinets on thickly carpeted floors? I am missing the 'floor shock' I used to get in my hardwood floored LR, current home has very thick carpet and pad. I've tried upping the reflectivity by placing the sub on a 3/4" plywood scrap, which seems to increase the reflectivity of the upper ranges, but I just can't get the sub to activate the floor. Would floor 'spikes' under the sub feet help to couple the sub to the room? Or would this really be desirable? I'm useing a KSW15 with Cornwalls and it's really just not enough anymore.

Look at it this way, if you hook your main L/R through sub then into L/R mains, you may be using the built-in crossover as a high-pass (low filter) for your Heresy's, when they should be able to take full range sound. Also, you will be relegating your sub (in HT mode) to receiving only sounds routed to L/R speakers, when in Dolby Digital 5.1 and better, the sub should be receiving the intended special '.1' mix intended for it. In other words, your sub in this setup might not be getting all the signal it's intended to. In LFE mode, you can control the amount of bass going to your LCR and surround speakers by using the large,medium, small settings (which is basically a bass rolloff filter in the medium and small modes) to individually control the low frequencies going to each of your 5 speakers, while your sub will be getting the full advantage of the 5. 1 mixes and will receive the signals intended by the producer/mixer. Hope this helps. Good listening!

Thanks for the clarification and additional explanation, but how does 'stuffing' the cabinet loosely affect the cone action of a non-horn loaded cabinet like my Cornwalls? Will it possibly increase distortion while lowering the Fc(?) of the woofer/port combination? I don't want to do anything to jeapordize the outstanding sound of my Cornwalls, so maybe leave well enough alone? t seems almost comical, the thin tissue paper packet that is sewn together and attached to one inner wall and top of my Cornwall cabinet. I suppose it's enough to break up standing waves between parallel sides and that is all that is required.

Welcome the the Forum and to the wonderful world of Klipsch from a longtime Cornwall lover!

well spoken Mr. McD! Very visual analogy to a difficult subject. Thanks again.