eq_shadimar Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Okies you may know that I purchased a single Vertical Cornwall for use as a center channel in my system. It just came in today so here are some pictures. Packing Pictures - Extremely well packed for cardboard. Good example if you are planning to ship Cornwalls Picture of outside of box: Opened box: Speaker uncovered: Some packing material: Finally inside: Damaged bottom - This is the only major damage on the entire speaker. Any other damage is very very minor. Shot of label: Shot of the inside: Shot of crossover: Well that is all for now. I will post here as soon as I hook it up and I can report on the sound. Laters, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjohnsonhp Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 great pics....can't wait to read what you think of the sound improvement vs your Heresy....5 Cornwall HT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khorn58 Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 looks nice , Thats the one the was just on ebay right? I thought of bidding but the $275 shipping scared me. I have the mate for it in the same finsh/years ect. mine is a right as yours is a left. if you ever want to sell let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eq_shadimar Posted December 4, 2003 Author Share Posted December 4, 2003 ---------------- On 12/4/2003 11:25:53 PM khorn58 wrote: looks nice , Thats the one the was just on ebay right? I thought of bidding but the $275 shipping scared me. I have the mate for it in the same finsh/years ect. mine is a right as yours is a left. if you ever want to sell let me know ---------------- Well it was on eBay about a month ago but I didn't pay anywhere near $275.00 for the shipping, just a tad over $100 to TX. I will print out this e-mail and keep you in mind if I ever sell it It may be stained black by then though. I am going to try and save the finish but if I mess it up too bad or can't fix it.....black it goes! I am trying to get it hooked up right now for testing. It will be a bit before it is hung as I want to work on the cabinet a bit. I am a bit concerned on the mounting plan I was going to use. On the Heresy II I have now the back is solid not removable. Since I hang the speaker from the back I am concerned about the Cornwall's removable back. I don't know if the screws in the back will hold the weight of the speaker. I am also wondering how hard it would be to remove the cane grill. I was going to run it without the grill mainly for style purposes. I had forgotten that the older models didn't have a removable grill so that kindda throws a kink in the plans too. So I am fixing to do a bunch of figuring as they say here in TX. Laters, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eq_shadimar Posted December 5, 2003 Author Share Posted December 5, 2003 Some pictures of the speaker in a temporary location. It is about a foot away from the TV to prevent picture distortion because the Cornwall is not shielded. First impressions are that it has much better bass (of course) and I dunno really seems more involving for lack of a better term. So it will be a great improvement I am sure. I realize that I should have posted this in the HT Section sorry about that. Speaker in upright position: Speaker on its side: Laters, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 Wow, great pictures! What shipper did you use? I'll have to find and post shots of the Cornwall's I sent to lshannon in Portland. Man, if Cornwalls make it OK with the packing yours received, then mine were about 10 times over-packed! Oh, well. A carpenter's gotta build... BTW nice socks. Tom Adams will agree... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 what is the corssover- why not use the speakers in the TV for central channel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 Here it is... Two sheets of 5/8" plywood, 1 sheet of 1/2" plywood, 2 sheets of 2" Styrofoam, a pallet, and a ton of DW screws looks like: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eq_shadimar Posted December 5, 2003 Author Share Posted December 5, 2003 Fini - I will check the shipper tonight. I didn't choose it but it was Air something or other. Your box looks very very stout!! Doubt if anything would damage that! Colin - I looked for some markings on the crossover but there was nothing obvious. The box after the "Type" looked empty but perhaps it was stamped. I will remove the crossover tonight for a closer look. Before I bid on the Cornwall I did a double blind A/B comparsion between one of my other Cornwall's and the TV speakers. I used a newly developed zero switch time selector, hid everything behind a curtain, had my ears cleaned, and accounted for differences in time phase alignment (as well as tidal gravity flux 'cause speakers have magnets ya know). Even though it was very very close, in the end the Cornwall had a slight edge so I decide to buy this one Laters, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 Colin... 1,400+ posts and you want to use the TV's center channel.. Shame on you. KLIPSCH, KLIPSCH, KLIPSCH, accross the front if at all possible. Makes 4 a fantastic sound!! Ed, I am sure you will be very very happy with the center on its side, older Klipsch Cornwall II. I feel semi responsible (By chatting about it, and helping others to discover it too) for the re introduction of this speaker for those with older "Heritage" type ears. It is a Fantastic Center (look at the specs) for the k horn, La Scalas or Cornwalls in a HT. I will be looking forward to your own ears over time proving your great addition to your system. Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShapeShifter Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 Looks like you have an "L" in the Serial Number. If so, your Vertical Cornwall II is a 1973 Model. Irregardless of the year, you have the original Type B Crossover. Same type that's in my 1971 Vertical II's. Nice speaker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 First, it is 2400 posts, I lost a thousand when we switched BBS services, second, my room is only 14 wide, no space for center channel, third, with Khorns playing the cable box sound, I bring the TV up to match the volume of the Khorn setting, at my seat I can only hear the center vocals anyway from the big ole horns, everything comes through the horns, fourth, I have only 2-channel sound so far (anybody know a cheap six-channel tube SACD/DVD/CD player or cheap 5.1 tube pre-amplifier?) fifth, the cable sound is not good enough for me to expend anymore money trying to make it much better it sound like quality FM, but not CDs or the old style 12 black vinyl analog discs sixth, I get great stereo imaging with just the two loudspeakers so far, even on cable movies seventh, Ive heard six channel DVDs on cheap home movie and music reproduction system and I dont think I am missing much in the QUALITY of sonic 3D holographic reproduction, yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 Boy oh boy, the speaker should make a fantastic center, your system is awesome! I am waiting to get my hands on the pair of 1967 verts I just bought, Craig is picking them up for me in Detroit this weekend, but I am going to use the verts for my fronts, for better imaging and move my 1985 cornwall II's to the rear. Than I have to choose between taking my chorus I's and using 1 for the center or looking for another vertical single just like you did. Do you know any one who has used a chorus as a center for cornwalls? The reason I am thinking about it is they have almost the same drivers, and they are a little bit more efficient, so for the center it may give a better sound(my thinking may be off, if you have an opinion I would really like to hear it) any way I already own the speakers and I feel it may give a better sound than the heresy 1's I am using for the centers now! I do believe that YOU now have the setup that I REALLY want, and I am SOOOO jealous but am happy for you. Please tell us how is sounds Smiles Miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eq_shadimar Posted December 5, 2003 Author Share Posted December 5, 2003 Shapeshifter -Thanks for the response! Actually that letter is a "C" so it is from 1965 I think. Any idea what type of crossover that would be? Smilin - Yeah I can't wait to mount it and everything. It will be awesome. I will sell you my entire system lock stock and barrel for $100,000.00 USD. You interested? Laters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 $100,000, SOLD deliver by 5pm today cash is waiting. IN YEN Smilin Enjoy the fabulous system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShapeShifter Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 eq, That is a Type "B" Crossover you have. I'm a big fan of the Type B Networks. I do have ALK's in my late 85 Cornwall I's. Liked the B Networks in the 71 CW II's so they stayed there. You have a killer system. Enjoy! Wes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-Man Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 That doesn't look like a K33 woofer. What is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Songer Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 Alnico! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khorn58 Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 That 15 is a K33J (j=JENSSEN) I think the jennsen might be the last Anico speaker klipsch used. It is a smooth sounding speaker. I have 2 khorns loaded with the k33j they have goood stroung bass.My 62 cornwall had this driver and it sounded smother than the one with the k33e. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eq_shadimar Posted December 6, 2003 Author Share Posted December 6, 2003 Here are some answer to some of the questions asked earlier. The shipping company was Lynden Air Freight and here is a picture of the crossover tag showing it is a Type 2RB which I guess is some version of the Type B mentioned earlier. My '76's and 79's actually say Type B on them with the B in red ink not stamped: Thanks for all the comments so far!! Laters, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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