tom b. 57 Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Well, its kind of late. I had a very busy day, and as it turned out I didn't get down to pick up the Cornwalls until 3:00PM Pacific time. By the time I got done shootin' the breeze and listening to the speakers with the seller, it was after 5:00. On the way back of course the traffic sucked and it seemed to take forever to drive 30 miles. I got home and had to do some running around with my daughter. That also seemed to take forever. By the time I got back to the apartment and attacked the hookup and placement of the Conwalls it was after 9:00. I hooked the speakers up to my Harmon Kardon HK3480 and they didn't sound right. I checked connections and everything was fine. I turned the HK on again and it seemed like I had to crank the volume to get any kind of decent listening level out of the damn things. I walked over to the receiver after listening for just a couple of minutes, knowing something was wrong, and about the time I was going to reach down to turn the volume down and shut the damn thing off, the SOB blew up on me. A spark was seen at the rear of the receiver and then that was it. The display said protect and the thing shut it self off. I thought holy crap my speakers somehow caused the HK to fry. Well I grabbed my trusty Sony and hooked the Cornwalls up and they are doing just fine. Evidently whatever caused the HK to fry wasn't the speakers. What a trip. Anyhow, the Cornwalls look beautiful and they sound awesome. I will post some pictures tomorrow. Oh, by the way the Conradial horns that came with them does enhance the high end a little, but, they sound fantastic without them hooked up too. Don't worry about the HK, its under warranty. I will be taking it to an authorized service center tomorrow. You can count on that. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted September 30, 2006 Moderators Share Posted September 30, 2006 Wow never heard that one before. Glad you like the Cornwalls, let us know after you listen some more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Robin Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 That's wild! Good thing it is under warranty. Cant wait to see the pictures of them. Later Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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