Toobwacky Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 I don't have enough room for a pair of Cornwalls, but I WANT a pair anyway! My questions is, is there enough room on the front baffle and inside a Cornwall II cabinet to convert it to a Cornscala with the horns and drivers that are considered to be good candidates for a Cornscala project? It looks like it would cost a minumum of $400 to $500 for the conversion and what does it do the the resale value generally? Thanks! BTW, if anyone has a minty pair of Cornwalls or Cornscalas they want to sell in the PAC NW, let me know. Lighter wood preferred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toobwacky Posted April 7, 2010 Author Share Posted April 7, 2010 Hmmm... It didn't occur to me that putting a larger horn in a CW cabinet would reduce the internal volume thus affecting the low frequency response. Nevertheless, has anyone successfully modified a CW into a Cornscala? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEC Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Lots of Cornwalls have been modified to be Cornscalas by just adding a larger midrange horn. This would decrease the free air volume of the cabinet a bit, but probably not enough to be worth addressing. If you did want to compensate for the difference, probably a 1/8 inch thick gasket on the back panel mounting plus flush mounting the midrange horn would do most of it. Bob Crites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Toobwacky Posted April 7, 2010 Author Share Posted April 7, 2010 If you did want to compensate for the difference, probably a 1/8 inch thick gasket on the back panel mounting... Bob Crites That's a darned clever idea... Thank you! [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bliss53 Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 i have done a two pair and I can not explain how much better they are than stock. The finished project compares to speakers that cost more than ten times as much. http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/p/127018/1316803.aspx#1316803 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hklinker Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 i have done a two pair and I can not explain how much better they are than stock. The finished project compares to speakers that cost more than ten times as much. http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/p/127018/1316803.aspx#1316803 I agree! Best $$ I ever spent on speakers. Replacing the stock squawker with a wooden horn made a huge difference in mine. Got them from Gothover. The next (and cheapest) upgrade is to get a pair of CT-125 tweeters from Bob Crites. Finally, you will need new crossovers. You can get components from Bob and build your own, or I think Bob sells those as well. You will not believe the difference! Herb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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