garymd Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 Well HDBR, unfortunately I cannot check to see if you were my builder until they are returned. Assuming you were I give you and your helper an A+. They are still in perfect condition (other than 1 or 2 very minor and unnoticable dings from 20+ years and many homes including 4 different college houses). I ended up throwing away the boxes last year as they were practically dissinegrated. They had never been moved without them until this morning. Last month I finally went digital and bought a home theatre system to build around the cornwalls (widescreen HDTV, rear, center, sub, etc. all taken away to be freed of fire damage). TV/DVDs sound wonderful, however imagine my dissappointment when playing music for the first time through the new receiver. I ended up buying a Niles DPS-1 switch box so I could continue using my old stuff for music. I now have the best of both worlds (except having 20 different pieces of electronics in one room). Thanks again for probably making my cornwalls and I'll let you know for sure when I get them back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mace Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 HDBRbuilder, What code would you have had on a pair of late 1977 Cornwalls? A? Mace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 I just hate going back and looking at old posts! My first post ever is above in this thread and yes, my cornwalls came out better then ever. They got a long overdue cleaning in the process. Danny - Did you ever figure out the purpose of those risers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Gary, Uncanny prediction you had there! So do you have any stock picks for us! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Thanks for the hint on the 22.5 degree tilt for a Cornwall to be 'time-aligned'. I was going to experiement with this as my rear Cornwalls look as though much of the energy is lost in the back of furniture and I want to get the mid/high waves up to ear level. The tilted riser might just be the thing. I'll draw up a set and do some measurements. What function exactly does the sand, or shot filling the base do other than to increase the density of the riser and help couple the Cornwall to the floor? What about if I'm on thick carpeting? SHould I use spikes to help couple to the subfloor? Do you believe in the theory of stacking marble slabs on top of subwoofers for the same reason? Thanks, Michael Gary, That was fun reading your virgin post with 5,000 to credit on your name. What a NEWBIE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodog Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Gary, LMAO reading the edit. Good one. Two years ago I had no clue what good sound was. I'm getting closer! Forrest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 I have CW's with risers, and CW's without risers. The pairs I have sound better "with risers" for whatever reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 ---------------- On 2/15/2005 12:25:40 AM Woodog wrote: Gary, LMAO reading the edit. Good one. Forrest ---------------- What edit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lindsey Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 LMAO! Nice edit! BTW, I'm sending you your Blue Note Jazz CD back tomorrow, as well as a copy of disk one only (don't care for the second). Sorry about the long delay. [] Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 No problem Mike. Glad you liked it. I don't know what they were thinking with disk 2!! Other than the Jimmy Smith and Dexter Gordon tunes, it's pretty bad. They've since re-released the CD without the 2nd disk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spwal Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 I put my Cornwalls on solid cement blocks. They sound alot better than when they were on the carpet. Not only tweeter height, but also a crisper bass. What I want to try is putting them on spikes... in my quick survey of this thread, i didnt see anyone do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lindsey Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Amazing how Gary's first post keeps coming to the forefront! [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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