BroMike Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Early results: adding a second CornScala II makes a sound remarkably like stereo. Pictures forthcoming Bro. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BEC Posted April 29, 2006 Author Share Posted April 29, 2006 Early results: adding a second CornScala II makes a sound remarkably like stereo. Pictures forthcoming Bro. Mike Ah, little BroMike trying out the old wry wit. Pictures!! We don't need no more stinkin' pictures. Refer back to page one of this dissertation. Serial number 2 is like serial number 1. Now to try out some quality music. Let's go with Harry Nillson's "Lime in the Coconut". Bob Crites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorjen Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 The suspense is killing me! [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEC Posted April 29, 2006 Author Share Posted April 29, 2006 I think I "blow'd" an amp channel on that one. Time to get out another 30 year old amp I guess. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chops Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 I think I "blow'd" an amp channel on that one. Time to get out another 30 year old amp I guess. Bob Seriously?! What on earth are you powering them with?! [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEC Posted April 29, 2006 Author Share Posted April 29, 2006 Charles, That was an old Mitusbishi amp that claimed (by its meters to be at least 100 WPC. Gave $5.00 for it at a flea market. I am doing some torture testing on these speakers to see if anything gives up. Turned out it was the amp. The thing sounded real good all the way up to when it quit. Now I have hooked up an old Quadraflex Reference 180 receiver. Came from the same flea market. Don't think this one has enough power. You know what they say, "It's the first clean 100 watts that matter", or something like that. Bob Crites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meagain Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 I have a question (raising hand).... Since people report the Chorus II sounding akin to a Cornwall and it has the sameish bass depth, same woofer, etc. but in a narrower cab.... Would a ChorusScala work? [] Same concept, just better footprint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEC Posted April 29, 2006 Author Share Posted April 29, 2006 meagain, I can't say about Chorus II but, in my opinion, the Chorus I sounds much like the Cornwall I. It gives up some bass to have a smaller cabinet just as physics would dictate. The Chorus II gets back a bit of bass extension by using a passive radiator instead of ports. As far as building a ChorusScala, not sure about how to do it. The woofer is not the same in a Chorus as in a Cornwall and I don't know where you would even get one for it. Klipsch could still have some I guess, but not sure about that. Bob Crites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IB Slammin Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Charles, That was an old Mitusbishi amp that claimed (by its meters to be at least 100 WPC. Gave $5.00 for it at a flea market. I am doing some torture testing on these speakers to see if anything gives up. Turned out it was the amp. The thing sounded real good all the way up to when it quit. Now I have hooked up an old Quadraflex Reference 180 receiver. Came from the same flea market. Don't think this one has enough power. You know what they say, "It's the first clean 100 watts that matter", or something like that. Bob Crites .........You know what they say, "It's the first clean 100 watts that matter", or something like that......... Well, I must admit you got me on the floor with that one. And I can see that Michael does not fall far from the tree. So what is the next victim to be sacrificed from the SS museum? Perhaps the ST120?[:'(] Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEC Posted April 29, 2006 Author Share Posted April 29, 2006 Charles, That was an old Mitusbishi amp that claimed (by its meters to be at least 100 WPC. Gave $5.00 for it at a flea market. I am doing some torture testing on these speakers to see if anything gives up. Turned out it was the amp. The thing sounded real good all the way up to when it quit. Now I have hooked up an old Quadraflex Reference 180 receiver. Came from the same flea market. Don't think this one has enough power. You know what they say, "It's the first clean 100 watts that matter", or something like that. Bob Crites .........You know what they say, "It's the first clean 100 watts that matter", or something like that......... Well, I must admit you got me on the floor with that one. And I can see that Michael does not fall far from the tree. So what is the next victim to be sacrificed from the SS museum? Perhaps the ST120?[:'(] Terry Yeah Terry, I think I am out of amps that can work the Cornscala IIs into a real frenzy. I bought an amp for bench work last week. A Nady 300 watt or so, but had to send it back. The three fans in it modulated speed with the amount of power it put out and the thing sounded like the turbocharger on my truck. Who makes an inexpensive but good Pro amp that sounds good but either has no fans or quiet fans? Needs to also protect itself pretty well. I do mean things to my work bench amp. Bob Crites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Now when I get the second one built, I will need to lure some local Klipsh nuts in for a listen. The pilgramage is in June?? Do out of town nuts count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEC Posted April 29, 2006 Author Share Posted April 29, 2006 Now when I get the second one built, I will need to lure some local Klipsh nuts in for a listen. The pilgramage is in June?? Do out of town nuts count? Well, I did take a pair of Heresys to Hope the last time as "back seat" speakers for my truck. There might be a problem fitting these in the same place. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 QSC PLX-1202 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IB Slammin Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 QSC PLX-1202 Thats what I was going to say also. Seen them for $500-$600. Also many here like the late model Crowns. Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Had a Microtech MT600 in here for a while -- the QSC sounded worlds better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meagain Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Dean - You seem to REALLY like that amp. Is it still in use over there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Here is a link to the QSC amp on Amazon.com for 539.00.......... http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002BSRSY/102-7882405-7793712?v=glance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEC Posted May 1, 2006 Author Share Posted May 1, 2006 Still trying to come up with a good bench test amp. I saw the suggestion above and have been given a couple of others. One was the Peavy PV 900 and another was the Crown CE 1000. Both of these are are sort of in the price range I want to pay and both have specs that would indicate they would work well for a bench amp. Does anyone have anything to say about either of them? Bob Crites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 One was the Peavy PV 900 and another was the Crown CE 1000. Both of these are are sort of in the price range I want to pay and both have specs that would indicate they would work well for a bench amp. Does anyone have anything to say about either of them? Bob Crites The Crown CE's are base models, similar to QSC RMX series, or the Behringer EP series... fans are on the noisier side... and pretty heavy to haul around. I'd prefer RMX over CE, but PLX takes it up a notch. As a test amp, i'd be temped to find a fanless used unit... ROb EDIT: Does it have to be new... or will used do? What's the power you are after? Klipsch uses QSC in their test labs BTW... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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