BareVinyl.com Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 I'm a gambling man willing to bet that my marriage will survive the purchase of a pair of Cornwall III's. My only real worry is my small room. 12' x 12' x 8'. I want to use my 5 watt AmpsandSound Agaratha tube amp and my Linn LP12. Will big Klipsch speakers work in small rooms? Should I order the Cornwall speakers and possibly a divorce lawyer? Thanks for any help. Geo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 welcome to the forum Geo big speakers will work in small rooms contact forum member Cory ( metropolislakeoutfitters ) for the best price and service and order away contact lawyer after they arrive😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakeydeal Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Too small for cornwalls in my opinion. Perfect for Heresy. I would be more concerned about a square room. Shakey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Shakeydeal said: Too small for cornwalls in my opinion. Perfect for Heresy. I would be more concerned about a square room. Shakey I agree on all accounts. My 13 x 13 x 10 room is ideal for my pair of Heresys. I have "overcome" the square room with window drapes, queen bed with thick comforter and fluffy pillows, and stacks of large cardboard boxes and other packing/shipping materials. Also, Heresys will benefit from boundary gain to strengthen the low end. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BareVinyl.com Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share Posted February 3, 2019 Thanks for the input. Do the Heresy III's do a good job with classical and jazz music? Thanks, Geo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 My mancave is 13x10, a converted bedroom now that we're childless. Big speakers work just fine. Klipsch CF-4 w/dual 12" woofers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 13 hours ago, BareVinyl.com said: Will big Klipsch speakers work in small rooms? Yes, very much so. They will sound absolutely fantastic. Make sure that you can place the Cornwalls in the room on the floor near the room corners for much deeper and smoother bass extension and wider stereo imaging. I don't recommend placing anything between the Cornwalls at or near the midrange horn height. You should have something to EQ the frequency response below the room's Schroeder frequency (approximately 250 Hz for your room, depending on the reverberation time--RT30): fs = 2000 ( T60 / V )1/2 I also recommend using a fair amount of absorption in your room in order to get that reverberation time down to a fairly low value--like 0.3 seconds average across the audible spectrum. Thick carpet and drapes over a fair amount of the wall--especially around the Cornwalls at the front of the room, and behind your listening position, and covering the windows. The thicker--the better. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhound Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 What Chris said....I have had much larger speakers (KPT-904) than the CW's in my room with no issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 On 2/2/2019 at 7:32 PM, BareVinyl.com said: I'm a gambling man willing to bet that my marriage will survive the purchase of a pair of Cornwall III's. My only real worry is my small room. 12' x 12' x 8'. I want to use my 5 watt AmpsandSound Agaratha tube amp and my Linn LP12. Will big Klipsch speakers work in small rooms? Should I order the Cornwall speakers and possibly a divorce lawyer? Thanks for any help. Geo I use a pair of la scalas... in a room 11.5x10.5x9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakeydeal Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 You can put any speaker in any room if you like. And it might sound pretty good. However, you will probably only get "X" percentage of the possible performance of said speaker. So yes, Lascalas in a 10 ft. square room will probably sound pretty good. Will you get 100% of what they can do? No. Will they sound better in a 25' x 15' room? All things being equal, that answer is yes. If any speaker could work in any room, there would be no need to produce monitors or small floor standing speakers. So if you want 60% of a Lascala vs. 100% of a Heresy, then go for it. Shakey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Buy a pair of Forte III instead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glens Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 "Is My Room Too Small?" It's not the size that matters, it's what you do with it, or so I've heard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codewritinfool Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 11’x9’ w/Klipschorns here. They sound fantastic. Would they sound better in a bigger room? Probably, but considering that it is this or nothing at all, I’ll choose this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 7 hours ago, Shakeydeal said: You can put any speaker in any room if you like. And it might sound pretty good. However, you will probably only get "X" percentage of the possible performance of said speaker. So yes, Lascalas in a 10 ft. square room will probably sound pretty good. Will you get 100% of what they can do? No. Will they sound better in a 25' x 15' room? All things being equal, that answer is yes. If any speaker could work in any room, there would be no need to produce monitors or small floor standing speakers. So if you want 60% of a Lascala vs. 100% of a Heresy, then go for it. Shakey no they sound better.. in a room 26x34x14... that's where I placed them.. at my friends home...when I first received them 20+ years ago... but now I have limited space... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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