alex336 Posted March 29, 2001 Share Posted March 29, 2001 Klipsch Cornwalls in beautiful oiled walnut--serial #'s 9P746 and 9P747. Fellow Klipsch guys & girls, I finally got a perfect pair from a great guy in Dallas (for $850) who had purchased a pair of Klipschorns. They are powered with a Tandberg amp. & pre-amp. (150w, solid state). Let me tell you--the sound is well, I really can not do them justice with mere words. Smooth, clear, detailed, full, DYNAMIC, wonderful deeeep base, great wonderful sound stage--I could go on & on---but, I think most of you know what I am trying to get across. Maybe it is the great Tandberg amp, but I have not heard any harshness, etc. that I have sometimes read about. Mods? Well, not now--for me there is nothing to improve on. I have waited about six weeks to report because I wanted to give enough time for a fair report. I did listen to a new pair of 30's at a dealer before getting the Cornwalls--and to my ears the Cornwalls were just better. Does anyone have any more info on the Cornwalls with the serial numbers I have? Anything will really be appreciated. Thanks everyone for all the great help you gave me when I was shopping! If anyone has any reservations about getting Cornwalls---Don't---just get them! And, thanks Paul Klipsch for your wonderful contribution to sound--you were inspired by the heavens above..........Johnny ------------------ Johnny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted March 29, 2001 Share Posted March 29, 2001 hey johnny congrats. you're lucky there - if/when i get khorns i'll still keep my corns for rears. all i can tell u is they were made 1976. others know all the component info for that year of the corn. ------------------ Klipsch KLF-30 (front), KLF-C7, Cornwall I (rear) Velodyne HGS-18 sub woofer Monsterbass 400 sub interconnects & Monster Z-12 cable Sony STR-DE935 a/v receiver Sony DVP-C650D cd/dvd player Sony Trinitron 27" stereo tv Toshiba hi-fi stereo vcr Technics dual cassette deck Technics direct drive turntable Scientific Atlanta Explorer 2000 digital cable box rock on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipschguy Posted April 6, 2001 Share Posted April 6, 2001 Alex, The Cornwalls are great speakers. I own a pair of 1977 Cornwalls which have an "R" in the serial #. Since the alphabetic designation is sequential, I thought your Cornwalls were 1975, heck who knows, maybe they didn't use a "Q". My Heresys have a "U" serial # and I am positve they are 1980. Anyway, I am still amazed by the sound of my Cornwalls, and I've had a lot of experience with the bigger Klipsch such as the K-horn and the La Scala, which believe me, do not blow away the Cornwalls (except in their ability to absolutely CRANK). The Cornwalls have a unique sound which has worn very well with me over time, and have never given me "listener fatigue" - gosh the sound is just lovely, almost mellow. My only recommendation is to place these babies into the corners of your room if you have not already done so. Believe it or not, Klipsch recommends you place these speakers in the corners on the long wall of a rectangular room (mine are on the shorter wall, but I'm doing the best I can). Corner loading will greatly improve your bass and sound stage. Anyway, enjoy your vintage alnico Cornwalls, they will never let you down. Klipschguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted April 6, 2001 Share Posted April 6, 2001 klipsch, here's that chart i lifted off another post: 1962 A 1963 B 1964 C 1965 D 1966 E 1967 F 1968 G 1969 H 1970 I 1971 J 1972 K 1973 L 1974 M 1975 N 1976 P 1977 R 1978 S 1979 T 1980 U 1981 W 1982 X 1983 Y i have mine('84) in the short wall corners too @ 45 degrees to center. sound excellent & will sound even better i'm sure when I get that new higher current amp w/ better dsp modes for the rear channels ------------------ Klipsch KLF-30 (front), KLF-C7, Cornwall I (rear) Velodyne HGS-18 sub woofer Monsterbass 400 sub interconnect & Monster Z-12 cable Sony STR-DE935 a/v receiver Sony DVP-C650D cd/dvd player Sony Trinitron 27" stereo tv Toshiba hi-fi stereo vcr Technics dual cassette deck Technics direct drive turntable Scientific Atlanta Explorer 2000 digital cable box 2nd room: Klipsch RF-3 (front), RC-3, cheap little Technics (rear) Kenwood KR-9600 AM/FM stereo receiver (vintage '75) Teac PD-D1200 5-disk cd player Sega Genesis game player Sub: None yet rock on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipschguy Posted April 7, 2001 Share Posted April 7, 2001 Boa12, Thanks for the info. Those missing letters were causing me a little confusion. Klipschguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Phillips Posted April 8, 2001 Share Posted April 8, 2001 Hey johnny,here is something you might want to look at. www.belgaudio.com/kcmap.htm Some day I'll find my Cornwalls.Believe it or not they will find their way into my bed room. The Cornwalls used in the link are 1986 ------------------ Main HT:'77 Klipschorns w/ALKs,'75 Heresy center,modified with,K-Horn sqauwker & AA network. KSP-S6 at sides 2 KSP-S6's rear. Denon AVR-3801 2 Denon POA-2800 200X2 1 driving the Horns 1 driving the bi-wired Heresy center. 2 DIY 12"4ohm subs,Carver A500x 400 watts per ch.feed. 1 12" powered sub(behind the couch)feed from the surrounds pre-outs. Sony DVP-C650D.Dish Echostar 4700 w/DD JVC S7600U S-VHS Pioneer CDL-D501 laser Music in "Direct"only! DH Labs T-14 speaker wire to the front 3. Bed room HT:KSB 2.1 mains,SC-1,SS-1's,2 SW 8 II subs. 2 Heresy's for music. Denon AVR-2800,Dishnetwork,Sony SLV-975HF VCR,Panasonic DVD-RV31. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted April 8, 2001 Share Posted April 8, 2001 steve, or w/ your set-up, u could use them as main room rears (surround . ------------------ Klipsch KLF-30 (front), KLF-C7, Cornwall I (rear) Velodyne HGS-18 sub woofer Monsterbass 400 sub interconnect & Monster Z-12 cable Sony STR-DE935 a/v receiver Sony DVP-C650D cd/dvd player Sony Trinitron 27" stereo tv Toshiba hi-fi stereo vcr Technics dual cassette deck Technics direct drive turntable Scientific Atlanta Explorer 2000 digital cable box 2nd room: Klipsch RF-3 (front), RC-3, cheap little Technics (rear) Kenwood KR-9600 AM/FM stereo receiver (vintage '75) Teac PD-D1200 5-disk cd player Sega Genesis game player Sub: None yet rock on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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