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In Reply to: RE: Klipschorn's / Art Dudley posted by Jeffrey Lee on August 14, 2019 at 06:58:36:
Having lived with a pair of Cornies (umm, I mean, Cornwalls ) for a decade -- yeah, I've noticed that, too.They were big, brash, loud, and crude. Really good with some recordings; really horrible with others. Cheap drivers and flimsy cabinets (the K-horn cabinets are better in that regard, I'll acknowledge). Very picky about amplification, too -- with some painfully obvious, 'baked in' flaws (e.g., a nasty upper midrange peak) that no 'amplifier synergy' will overcome. :(
Note the "J.C. Whitney"-like :) cottage industry of individuals and companies that sell mods and upgrades for the classic "Heritage" Klipsch loudspeakers. It is literally (!) possible -- and, it seems, recommended (by some folks) -- to replace virtually everything but the cabinet wood in, e.g., a Cornwall, in a 'Klipsch fan'-endorsed gambit to improve performance. Bracing and even modification to the "port" (vents) in the cabinet are often recommended. Philosophical question:
Is it still a Cornwall after all of those mods?First time I heard an Altec Valencia in my own house -- I sold the Cornies. EDIT: And I'll readily admit that the bass extension of the Cornies was considerably better than the Valencias. Everything else about the Klipsch speakers was worse though. :)
So... yeah...
:)
Note the application of copious (nay, ridiculous) amounts of "rope caulk" in my quest to tame the aforementioned shrillness of that gruesome midrange horn. :p
all the best,
mrh
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- 'salty' Klipsch fans. Yup. - mhardy6647 08/15/1905:16:16 08/15/19 (0)
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