horn player Posted August 14, 2001 Share Posted August 14, 2001 Just picked up a 1985 Cornwall from another member of this forum who purchased it new. It's all original. The drivers are mounted on the back side of the mounting plate, yet the midrange horn is plastic and integrated with the driver. Were many made like this? Just curious! Was this an experiment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty65 Posted August 14, 2001 Share Posted August 14, 2001 My 1989 Cornwalls have the same midrange horn you are talking about although mine is mounted from the front (K-57-K ) In fact I just received a new midrange horn and driver from Klipsch so they still have these lying around. The plastic horn is the same horn they've been using K 600 just cast out of plastic. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cornell Posted August 15, 2001 Share Posted August 15, 2001 Horn Both sets of mine are the same way, you have the cornwall 1s!! Have fun Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted August 15, 2001 Share Posted August 15, 2001 horn, u have the so-called Cornwall I 1/2. those were in the transition period of the corn from I to II. believe they started those late '84 til the cornwall II came out in '85. they are officially cornwall I, but w/ a plastic mid horn K-55-V. ------------------ Klipsch KLF 30 (front), KLF C7, Cornwall I (rear) Velodyne HGS-18 sub woofer Monsterbass 400 sub interconnect & Monster CX-2 biwire & Z1 cable Marantz SR-8000 receiver Sony DVP-C650D 5-disk cd/dvd player Sony Trinitron 27" stereo tv Toshiba hi-fi stereo vcr Technics dual cassette deck Scientific Atlanta Explorer 2100 digital cable box Boa's Listenin Lounge: Klipsch RF-3, RC-3 Monster MCX Biwires Sony STR-DE935 a/v receiver Kenwood KR-9600 AM/FM stereo receiver (vintage 1975) Russound AB-2 receiver switch to RF-3 Teac PD-D1200 5-disk cd changer Technics SL-1950 turntable/AT LS500 cartridge rock on! This message has been edited by boa12 on 08-15-2001 at 03:14 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cornell Posted August 15, 2001 Share Posted August 15, 2001 How many different sets of cornwalls are there!! I counted 7, and now theres a 1 and a half??? Mine have the plastic mid hoorns and the metal K-77-M!! Nuts Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted August 15, 2001 Share Posted August 15, 2001 jim, i don't think klipsch subscribes to the I 1/2 moniker what's the date on yours? This message has been edited by boa12 on 08-15-2001 at 01:02 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cornell Posted August 15, 2001 Share Posted August 15, 2001 Hello Boa The stickers says 1980, but they came back 1984, and 1985, i thought that was crazy, there is no letter on these at all, i had them checked thru a fellow BB and good freind!! Regards Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted August 15, 2001 Share Posted August 15, 2001 jim, yea i'd say those would have to be '84-'85 if they have an original plastic mid horn rear mounted. 1st 2 numbers of serial number would be the year. looks like u do have the I 1/2. This message has been edited by boa12 on 08-15-2001 at 03:15 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cornell Posted August 15, 2001 Share Posted August 15, 2001 Also, 1 set is mitered and birch laminated and the other set is not!!! These have the original K-77-M tweeters and the plastic mids, i do think these were built right before the cornwall 2 era!! They seemed to follow mine, by the looks of my cornwalls!! The backs are srewed on just like the older sets, and the drivers are mounted from the inside!! And another thing, i think the laminated set is white ash!! This is a very hard lamination, ive sanded them down, and refurbished them a little!! And, the lamination looks a lot like oak!! Not birch!! CBLS cornwall birch laquer stain!! I think there worth more than the 800.00, and 267.00 tweeters i put in them!! The other set, isnt mitered, its just fitted one panel, against the other, and i can see this looking at them!! Well, better go Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cornell Posted August 15, 2001 Share Posted August 15, 2001 Thats right Boa 1984 and 1985!! I have the very last year of the cornwall 1s here, so yea 1 and a half, and they sound great, and kick A????!! Right on, Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted August 15, 2001 Share Posted August 15, 2001 yea k-55 or k-57, they do kick some major booty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cornell Posted August 15, 2001 Share Posted August 15, 2001 What i have learned, is that the cornwall, is the speakers with the most changes than any other Klipsch made!! Regards Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cornell Posted August 15, 2001 Share Posted August 15, 2001 BOA What i still want to know, is who makes the mid and the woofer in this year cornwalls??? Regards Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cornell Posted August 15, 2001 Share Posted August 15, 2001 BOA Also i have 3 woofers that have round magnets, thats including my spare, and the o ther set has square magnets!!!!!!! Ive benn stupmped here, who makes the woofers, and the mids for this year cornwalls????? My last question finally answered!! I hope!! Cornwalls Cornwalls Pyramid amp Magnovox 5 disc Harmon kardon single 800 cds Dish network Optimus HI FI VCR Pioneer sx 950 Quintets, for the hell of it LOL Jim PS all mcintosh was sold, for new mini van!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted August 15, 2001 Share Posted August 15, 2001 u mean who made them then? i always thought EV (electro-voice) for squawker & tweet, & CTS woofer. apparently they went to all eminence in the early '80s. here's the best info on cornwalls i've found. under components they don't really know for sure either http://www.belgaudio.com/kcmap.htm This message has been edited by boa12 on 08-15-2001 at 03:18 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cornell Posted August 15, 2001 Share Posted August 15, 2001 Ive heard STS and Emmenence!! For the woofers, the mids i have no idea!!! Klipschguy might know, or Steve P!! Or even mac Klipsch, ive never asked this!! Well lets see what happens, maybe Bob.G will jump in here!! Itll have to be the same manufacturer as the cornwall 2s!! But i have both round and square magnets here, with 2 sets of cornwalls, and the square set, seem to put out more bass than the round!!! Hopefully my crazy question will be answered Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cornell Posted August 15, 2001 Share Posted August 15, 2001 Sorry CTS not STS, my fault!! Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBrennan Posted August 15, 2001 Share Posted August 15, 2001 According to PWK himself in an interview conducted by Bruce Edgar for SpeakerBuilder he used Magnavox, Jensen, Stephens, Ev, CTS and Eminence woofers, in that order. Mid drivers were WE, University, Atlas and lastly EV. The EV T-35 was 1st used in 1958 replacing a University model. The one piece horn-drivers used in later Cornwalls were a result of Klipsch buying Hepner, a manufacturer of inexpensive drivers. They made a little horn-driver unit that was good from 800hz up and was popular in the 70s with DIY hornys who couldn't afford Altec, EV and JBL. I used those things myself and they weren't bad. This unit was improved and became the new Cornwall II driver. As for Heritage driver identification; ferrite mid drivers are EVs, smooth, sorta hemisphereical Alnico mids are Atlas, Alnico mids in a cheap looking stepped metal can are Universitys. Anybody into horns should know a WE driver when he sees it, most are in Japan anyway. :-) As for woofers I'm not sure about telling CTS apart from Eminence but CTS went under in the 70s as I recall. Whether a woofer is a Jensen, Stephens or Ev is pretty obvious, look them up on Ebay for pictures. Anybody wants to get rid of those junky Stephens woofers drop me a line, I'll take them of your hands :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty65 Posted August 15, 2001 Share Posted August 15, 2001 I recently purchased a K-34 woofer for my 1989 Cornwall and was told by Trey Cannon that some of these woofers were made by Eminence and some by Pyle. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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