Chandz Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 I need some help regarding my 2 heritage systems. I am currently and running a Hegel h590 with a pair of cornwall 4’s i also own a pair of heresy 4 for my living room and I just ordered a wilsenton r8 and bluenode 3 which should be here this week im looking to sell or trade my Hegel for something more suited for the cornwalls (or maybe heresys?) my questions are: would I be better pairing the wilsenton r8 with the cornwall and getting something else for the heresy or keeping the r8 with the heresy and getting an amp for the cornwall (I was thinking possibly solid state as it will get a lot more casual listening (tv, movies, video games) vs the cornwall system which will be music only also, what is the best way to add a sub that has no high level inputs to a system with no preouts? (The wilsenton). any ideas or recommendations are appreciated as I’m lost. thanks everyone! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Hello, Hope you are trying out the Hegel on the Cornwalls. Looks like a more than capable SS integrated: https://www.hegel.com/en/products/integrated/h590 @Chandz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandz Posted November 8, 2022 Author Share Posted November 8, 2022 1 hour ago, billybob said: Hello, Hope you are trying out the Hegel on the Cornwalls. Looks like a more than capable SS integrated: https://www.hegel.com/en/products/integrated/h590 @Chandz Yes I’ve been listening to that setup for a few months now. It sounds great I’m just looking for something better suited 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Just now, Chandz said: Yes I’ve been listening to that setup for a few months now. It sounds great I’m just looking for something better suited Yes, think I remember you from when you got your new Cornwalls. Cool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcn3 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 @Chandz -- when i was demoing cornwall ivs, i thought they sounded best with my parasound jc5. they seemed to really respond to the tight grip the amp had on the bass and the imaging was pinpoint. thought it sounded better than a primaluna evo 400. i would think they would sound marvelous with the hegel. (i haven't heard the cornwall ivs with anything low powered) your heresys are rather easy to drive -- they can work with just about anything. i would think the hegel 590 would be overkill. not the same speaker but with my heresy 1s i'm using a 10 watt amp and it sounds great. that same amp also sounded great with the heresy iv. wait until you get the r8 and try it with both and see what you think! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakeydeal Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 I've heard good things about the Wilsenton amps. They are supposed to be good budget Chinese gear. But depending on your budget, that amp may be better suited to the Heresys and something a little more ambitious for the CW IV. I think you are going down the right road by looking at tube amps for the Cornwalls, but they wouldn't be the limiting factor with a much better amp. They are certainly capable of being used in high dollar systems. That said, price isn't always the final indicator of how good an amp is. But for my tastes, lower power/higher quality tube amps with such efficient speakers will win the day over quantity of watts. Think 25-30 watts or so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 11 hours ago, Chandz said: Yes I’ve been listening to that setup for a few months now. It sounds great I’m just looking for something better suited Interesting to find out. What is available? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KT88 Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 I think it is worth to give this thread a read. I can admit that a huge bass reflex speaker like the CW4 thanks the current and low impedance of a good solid state amp. You could fine tune the sound by trying some tube pre amps (with a fitting output impedance to feed the power solid state amp). It is for many people confusing to think that a high efficiency of a speaker means you could go in any case for a low watts tube amp but that mostly works only if the bass of a speaker is a (cone damping) horn as well like LaScala etc. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 @Chandzan exceptional amp/preamp for the Heresy and Cornwall 4 are the Yamaha A-S1200 - A-S2200 series . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandz Posted November 13, 2022 Author Share Posted November 13, 2022 On 11/12/2022 at 12:26 PM, OO1 said: @Chandzan exceptional amp/preamp for the Heresy and Cornwall 4 are the Yamaha A-S1200 - A-S2200 series . Thank you. I had the as-801 a few years ago with a pair of klh model 5. It really tuned me off Yamaha as it had horrible synergy. I have only ready great things about the higher end Yamaha integrateds I’ll have to give them a second thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandz Posted November 13, 2022 Author Share Posted November 13, 2022 On 11/8/2022 at 9:22 PM, billybob said: Interesting to find out. What is available? I ended up getting a wilsenton r8 tube amplifier 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 14 hours ago, Chandz said: about the higher end Yamaha integrateds I’ll have to give them a second thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 4 hours ago, Chandz said: I ended up getting a wilsenton r8 tube amplifier Cool... You can give us a review if you want to... thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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