I bought Cornwalls new in 1980 when I was 16 years old and never looked back. My friend's $30K+ Sonus Faber and McIntosh system never came close to my Cornwalls with a simple Yamaha amp. I was always sensitive to time delay issues caused by folded woofer horns in the LaScala and Klipschorn and have always held that the Cornwall is the best sounding speaker in the Heritage lineup and the best speaker overall under $50k a pair.
The KLIPSCH FORTÈ IV are a true force of nature,they are magical with those deep tones and the perfect horns that give au extraordinary tonal performance.
I've got a pair of them Cornwall IV..drive these with an Accuphase E-4000..and play cd's or cd-r via xlr cables and a fantastic chinese smsl pl 200 cd reader.. Absolutely outstanding blues-rock sounds going out of this system.., very happy..! I have also a pair of Klipsch RF 7 II in the kitchen..(30 m2)...with an old Nad C375 Bee amp, and another Smsl PL200 cd player ( 739 € here in France)..excellent too.. Klipsch loudspeakers fan forever...
Yes, the Cornwall's are truly fantastic (as all Klipsch Heritage speakers are), and possibility the funnest speaker ever made! They'll play loud as hell, sound so life like and real, and because of their efficiency they are great at low level too. Take them to the next level with McIntosh or Audio Research separates for amplification. That will be a huge step up from the Rotel.
What you say is definitely true you get so much better 2ch music enjoyment with a Stereo Amp, just add Stereo Amp with AV Bypass to Preouts on AV Receiver then, add Music Sources to Stereo Amp, turn off AV Receiver and use Stereo Amp for better Enjoyable Music playback
It always gives me a kick when someone new discovers these speakers. I've had Cornwall III's for 8 years now and may never want to replace them. Stereo only, mainly classical and jazz. If you don't want to get into tubes get a 30-50 watt class A SS amp and you're done.
What a huge difference the electronics make huh?! No doubt it was even more dramatic in person, compared to listening to it through my iPhone, and my relatively cheap iPhone headphones
I have a YAMAHA A3070 aventage and i don't use the front amp... i switch between my Musical-Fidelity M8 500S (500w) my Sony TA-N80es and my Couterpoint tweaked SA-12 power amplifier... i use the preamp and dac of the receiver for the moment... but i'm gonna buy a good preamp-dac soon... and maybe sell my home ATMOS setup... in PURE-DIRECTE mode the sound is well good but i'm sure with better dac-preamp the fun gonna be there 😛
@@homecinemaking397 i want to know.. the Marantz sound test is made with only the receiver only ?? ( surely yes... 😉) but i can say that in preamp use my Yamaha did a very good job with all my extern amps. Of course. I listen them with Magnepan tweaked MG-12 ( Cardas plugs no fuses etc) a pair of tweaker B&W 801 and a pair of TRIANGLE antal esw....and finally 3 subs...( SVS and Paradigm) I"m really close to sell my ATMOS setup soon.... really soon....☺Thank for the answer bro !!!!!
I heard the Klipsch Cornwall lacks proper insulation and bracing. Also, the crossover uses cheap parts - why not use high quality materials Klipsch especially at that price point?. That said they still have a decent sound quality.
Hey mate! Huge fan, have you got any thoughts on pairing the Rotel S14 with the Klipsch RF7 III? If it can power the Cornwall, could it also handle the two 10's ? I currently power my rf7s with the Bluesound Powernode
@@homecinemaking397 thanks for the reply! One of the best hifi - home theatre - amplifier youtube channels out there. And I watch them all mate so I'd know 👍
The RF7’s dip to 3 ohms, so they require big power to sound their best, especially if you like to crank it up and/or play bass heavy music. And you will be rewarded - the RF7’s produce staggering amounts of bass!
I have a new pair of the Chive's.The placement makes a huge difference.I set them as far apart as possible and angled the tweeter with the right speaker to my left ear and the left speaker to my right ear.I can play them soft or loud now as the glare and harshness is gone from my previous placement.Gday mate,LOL! & yes, the CW is the best of the Heritage line.
@@homecinemaking397 thanks mate. I own a set of the RF-7ii but always wonder how the different heritage line stack up for one day in the future possibly :) but enjoy your videos covering them. Id still be keen on your views on the Arcam AVR21, how it compares to the Marantz but also the Rotel you have there if you can find one
@@Joel-fz2uf for me the Arcam is the same as the NAD. Sounds great but lacks the R&D that goes into Marantz so not as refined and not nearly as well balanced over all.
