Klipsch Cornwall Speakers Wanted!!!

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 4:55 pm

I'll keep an eye out for some Ron. I have a pair of Forte IIs that are really nice. I's hard to beat horns for high-quality high- and mid-range sound reproduction.

jps · Post by **jps** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:28 pm

I think my Maggies do great in the midrange department. In fact they are quite natural and real sounding, with the exception of the deepest bass due to the dipole design of them.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:41 am

Hey Ron, check out this link to a pair posted on 9-20-2005:

http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/15517-klipsch_cornwall_speakers

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 11:29 pm

There were some on eBay, too, but "local pickup only" was the rule.

ratso · Post by **ratso** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 6:04 pm

Thanks Gary. The Winnepeg speakers look nice. What is $1400 canadian equivalent to in US dollars? From what I've seen on ebay they usually go for $750 average. Wonder what freight would be to Portland? I don't even know where Winnepeg is.

soundmasterg · Post by **soundmasterg** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 10:49 pm

Ron, how did you luck into a McIntosh? I've got a Dynaco Stereo 70 I need to restore that I got for free with good Mullard GZ 34, and Mullard EL34's, and I'm sure it will sound good, but I'm also sure it won't be close to a McIntosh! I have no idea what speakers to use for it when I get it done but some Klipsch's would be nice.

Is that a T60 bass amp in your picture there? I've wondered how those sound. Where did you get that? Would love to see you make it down to the Duff's jam again sometime.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 11:30 am

According to the Yahoo Finance Currency Converter (http://finance.yahoo.com/currency?u), CAD 1400 = USD 1192, so they sound a bit pricey. I don't know about shipping such heavy items from Canada to the U.S., as I've only gotten a guiatr and some smaller items from sellers in the Great North.

BTW, Winnipeg is in the southern part of Manitoba province.

http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/region/manitoba.html

ratso · Post by **ratso** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 6:11 pm

Thanks Gary, I'll keep looking. There seem to be quite a few that pop up. They are heavy so it would be nice to be able to pick them up vs. having to ship them. I really want a nice teak set with risers. I'm probably asking for the moon!

Greg, Yeah it's a T60 I picked up 10 years ago out of Wisconsin. They are a SS state amp so they take a distant second to my tube stuff but they are a neat old piece that has that Beatle vibe! The Mac was given to me by an aquaintance of mine. I really lucked out!

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 1:17 am

Hey Ron, I spotted a pair on craigslist SF Bay. No indication whether shipping wold be possible. Would it be worth a drive from Portland (assuming that you had a vehicle large enough to transport them!)?

ratso · Post by **ratso** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 7:53 pm

Thanks Gary, I'll look in to them. If they are super clean teak with risers I'd probably find a way (even though my car is small and gas would run me $120!)! If they're not, well...I'm a patient guy.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 6:42 pm

La Scallas!

in the painted version no less.

ratso · Post by **ratso** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 4:57 pm

Jared,
I don't think La Scallas would work for me. My room is small (probably too small for Corns), but I'm a bass player and want a little boomier speaker than the Heresey's that I dearly love. Aren't those La Scallas a corner speaker?

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 12:06 am

The La Scalas (I think it's spelled with one "l") are pretty big speakers, but they are rectangular in shape, not trapezoidal like the Klipshorns, the speaker that definitely had to be in a corner.

BTW, in case I did not mention it, I have a set of Forté IIs that sound very nice, and are a manageable size.

ratso · Post by **ratso** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:04 am

I'm not familiar with Forte II's. What can you tell me about them?

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 12:25 pm

Here's a blurb from a current eBay auction (http://cgi.ebay.com/Pair-Klipsch-Forte-II-2-Speakers-Oak-1986-Floor-NR_W0QQitemZ5826563968QQcategoryZ61378QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) that sums up the specs:

FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 32Hz-20kHz±3dB
POWER HANDLING: 100 watts maximum continuous (500 watts peak)
SENSITIVITY: 99dB @ 1watt/1meter
MAXIMUM ACOUSTIC OUTPUT: 119dB
SPL NOMINAL IMPEDANCE: 8 ohms
TWEETER: K-75-K 1" (2.54cm) Polymer diaphragm compression driver
HIGH FREQUENCY HORN: 90°x40° Exponential Horn
MIDRANGE: K-61-K 1.5" (3.81cm) Phenolic diaphragm compression driver
MID FREQUENCY HORN: 90°x40° Tractrix® Horn
WOOFER: K-25-K 12" (30.48cm) Fiber-composite cone active / KD-15 15" (38.1cm) Fiber-composite cone passive
ENCLOSURE MATERIAL: Medium density fiberboard construction (MDF)
ENCLOSURE TYPE: Bass reflex via passive radiator
DIMENSIONS: 35.4" (89.92cm) x 16.5" (41.9cm) x 12.25" (31.1cm)
WEIGHT: 67 lbs. (30.42kg)

They are a little smaller than the Cornwalls (38" x 25.5" x 15.5"); La Scalas are 35.5" x 23.75" x 24.5", a bit more compact owing to their folded horn design.

I can't tell you how they would sound with a really good amp driving them (I currently am using a bought-from-Costco cheapo Sony), but I really like the high- and mid-frequency response for all kinds of music.