aaronhirsch 6 Posted January 11 Hi. I just got some Cornwalls! I'm very excited. I'm working on selecting an amp and I'd like to know more about the specs on my speakers. The Serial numbers are 15S389 and 15S390. Would these be Cornwall I speakers? It would be helpful if I could see some documentation on it, in particular I'd like to know the sensitivity. Is it 98db? I'm seeing several numbers on the forum. Pics attached. Thanks for your help with this! Aaron 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JRH 233 Posted January 11 1978 spec sheet attached. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geezin' 122 Posted January 11 Just out of curiosity are parts available for that speaker from Klipsch? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aaronhirsch 6 Posted January 11 Thanks! Can you tell me what the CD-BR means? Is that Cornwall Decorator - Birch? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billybob 13214 Posted January 11 11 minutes ago, aaronhirsch said: Thanks! Can you tell me what the CD-BR means? Is that Cornwall Decorator - Birch? R-raw Yes correct of course. Welcome to the forum and congrats! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aaronhirsch 6 Posted January 11 Thanks. I assume raw means just that. The customer has them finished as they wish. Correct? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aaronhirsch 6 Posted January 11 (edited) Another question: the spec sheet says: "the loudspeaker shall be Cornwall II" So, are they Cornwall II's? Aaron Edited January 11 by aaronhirsch 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billybob 13214 Posted January 11 Just now, aaronhirsch said: Thanks. I assume raw means just that. The customer has them finished as they wish. Correct? Correct, customer did things like laquering them for one. If laq at the factory think there would an L designation also. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billybob 13214 Posted January 11 Think the 2s came out in 85 but others will know for certain. 2 minutes ago, aaronhirsch said: Another question: the spec sheet says: "the loudspeaker shall be Cornwall II" So, are they Cornwall II's? Aaron Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WMcD 755 Posted January 12 I believe there was a Cornwall which was meant to be situated landscape or portrate. Neither the mid nor the tweeter were at the midline. Also there is something with a K-1000 midrange. Eventually it was superceded with what was initially called a Cornwall II. This had the K-600 mid like you see, the woofer, mid and tweeter were at the midline and it was presented as a portrate orientation speaker. Woofer near the floor. Eventually the "II" got dropped. This is probably why you see II on the spec sheet. But then there was a switch to plastic tweeter and mid and that was called the Cornwall II. Woofer moved up. The above might have so errors but close. WMcD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyH000 5082 Posted January 12 the woofer was not moved up on the motorboard for the plastic horn k601 Cornwall II , all they did was front mount the woofer with a fancy ring , add the k601 and the K75 , but they did move up the woofer for the CW III setup- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JRH 233 Posted January 12 Yes, WMcD, in 1985 the marketing department had "forgotten" that it was already a II due to the K-600 upgrade in the mid 60's. So it's a two-two? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billybob 13214 Posted January 12 1 hour ago, RandyH000 said: the woofer was not moved up on the motorboard for the plastic horn k601 Cornwall II , all they did was front mount the woofer with a fancy ring , add the k601 and the K75 , but they did move up the woofer for the CW III setup- Composite Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyH000 5082 Posted January 13 10 hours ago, JRH said: Yes, WMcD, in 1985 the marketing department had "forgotten" that it was already a II due to the K-600 upgrade in the mid 60's. So it's a two-two? I always wondered why some of the CW1 were Marked as CW II prior to the CW II with the K601-K75 , so the explanation makes sense , the CW with the K1000 was the CW1 and the k-600 CW is the CW II , and the 80's CW II ----Should be the CW II /II - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyH000 5082 Posted January 13 On 1/12/2021 at 12:01 PM, JRH said: Yes, WMcD, in 1985 the marketing department had "forgotten" that it was already a II due to the K-600 upgrade in the mid 60's. So it's a two-two? Jeff , Quick question , Please , why was the Cornwall 2-2 discontinued by Klipsch , were sales down at the time - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JRH 233 Posted January 14 The Cornwall was discontinued due to the arrival of the Chorus. The "non-engineering" argument was that the Chorus's bulk and performance were very similar to the Cornwall, and Cornwall sales that had been dropping were expected to plummet. Even though all of the mechanisms to produce a Cornwall were clearly established, any proliferation of SKU's carries overhead baggage. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
