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In Reply to: RE: "screech of the Cornwalls" posted by David S. on December 9, 2021 at 07:40:45:
1) The EMILAR EH-500-2 is a pretty sweet sounding horn.
2) The WE/Altec 32 family (bent horns) are excellent.
3) The huge (and ugly) Community BRH90 aren't bad at all.1) and 2) have become - tricky - to find, and aren't the bargains they used to be ('specially the plastic 32s).
all the best,
mrh
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Klipsch Cornwall IV's are terrific! - ecl876 09:37:59 12/7/21 (73)
- RE: Klipsch Cornwall IV's are terrific! - Larry I 05:52:39 12/16/21 (1)
- Although Klipsch's "hybrid horns" like 4 ohm capable amps... - peppy m. 15:31:59 12/16/21 (0)
- New review of the Cornwall IV - ecl876 08:05:01 12/15/21 (11)
- Ah, the old "break-in" debacle. - peppy m. 08:52:58 12/15/21 (10)
- I spent 10 years 'acclimatizing' to the Klipsch sound... - mhardy6647 11:09:40 12/15/21 (6)
- Well, you should have brought them indoors at some point, then. nt - tinear 10:47:32 12/16/21 (0)
- RE: I spent 10 years 'acclimatizing' to the Klipsch sound... - Ozzy 04:11:44 12/16/21 (0)
- RE: I spent 10 years 'acclimatizing' to the Klipsch sound... - ecl876 16:58:36 12/15/21 (1)
- RE: I spent 10 years 'acclimatizing' to the Klipsch sound... - Tom Brennan 17:19:27 12/15/21 (0)
- RE: I spent 10 years 'acclimatizing' to the Klipsch sound... - Tom Brennan 13:42:35 12/15/21 (0)
- More evidence that 'acclimatizing' is not the same as "accepting". - peppy m. 12:09:16 12/15/21 (0)
- RE: Ah, the old "break-in" debacle. - jimbill 09:50:45 12/15/21 (1)
- RE: Ah, the old "break-in" debacle. - ecl876 10:19:37 12/15/21 (0)
- RE: Ah, the old "break-in" debacle. - ecl876 09:24:49 12/15/21 (0)
- I'll bet - Craiger56 13:02:23 12/12/21 (1)
- RE: I'll bet - Mick Wolfe 10:21:44 12/13/21 (0)
- Indeed! - Ozzy 05:20:37 12/9/21 (22)
- I see Klipschorns in your future ................... - Cut-Throat 13:27:43 12/16/21 (0)
- RE: Indeed! - ecl876 08:55:16 12/9/21 (20)
- RE: Indeed! - Ozzy 09:14:26 12/9/21 (14)
- Will the Cornwall IVs fit in my space? - dandaroy 11:14:25 12/11/21 (13)
- RE: Will the Cornwall IVs fit in my space? - ecl876 15:14:14 12/11/21 (0)
- early Moog star player Walter (now Wendy) Williams... - mhardy6647 13:42:37 12/11/21 (5)
- Wendy Carlos... etc. (long) - John Marks 05:26:26 12/14/21 (4)
- RE: Wendy Carlos... etc. (long) - tinear 10:43:18 12/15/21 (1)
- Oy. - John Marks 11:08:00 12/17/21 (0)
- I recall - Steve O 06:12:52 12/14/21 (1)
- four Cornwalls in one room = surrounded! ;) (nt) - mhardy6647 09:20:43 12/14/21 (0)
- They are large, and, arguably, do their best in a large-ish space, but... - mhardy6647 13:37:34 12/11/21 (5)
- At most I listen at moderare volumes! (nt) - dandaroy 22:07:52 12/12/21 (4)
- RE: At most I listen at moderare volumes! (nt) - Tom Brennan 09:51:04 12/13/21 (0)
- RE: At most I listen at moderare volumes! (nt) - ecl876 08:30:21 12/13/21 (2)
- RE: At most I listen at moderare volumes! (nt) - dandaroy 22:17:04 12/13/21 (1)
- RE: At most I listen at moderare volumes! (nt) - ecl876 22:29:44 12/13/21 (0)
- indeed they don't -- - mhardy6647 09:10:37 12/9/21 (4)
- LaScala "vs" K-horn response (from Klipsch, of old) - mhardy6647 09:20:14 12/9/21 (3)
- Was that meant to impress, or something typical of that time? - airtime 12:24:54 12/9/21 (2)
- well, I've always felt that some amplifiers were more empathetic towards Klipsch than others... - mhardy6647 14:07:52 12/9/21 (1)
- Marantz 8B - 1973shovel 15:04:19 12/9/21 (0)
- The only "Heritage" series Klipsch speakers I've ever heard... - peppy m. 10:52:32 12/8/21 (9)
- RE: The only "Heritage" series Klipsch speakers I've ever heard... - RV817 11:15:21 12/8/21 (8)
- Those are good too... - peppy m. 18:46:22 12/8/21 (7)
- RE: Those are good too... - G Squared 07:21:39 12/9/21 (6)
- At least some CVs have the "boom & sizzle" sysndrome. - peppy m. 08:52:07 12/9/21 (0)
- TP mod didn't work? - David S. 07:45:07 12/9/21 (4)
- RE: TP mod didn't work? - G Squared 08:35:24 12/9/21 (3)
- I thought that toilet paper attenuation was a custom solution for the Yamaha NS-10/NS-10m :) (nt) - mhardy6647 09:13:55 12/9/21 (2)
- RE:Yamaha NS-10/NS-10m :) YEP! - David S. 08:41:15 12/10/21 (1)
- RE:Yamaha NS-10/NS-10m :) YEP! - Story 03:41:38 12/11/21 (0)
- RE: Klipsch Cornwall v Altecs - catbert242000@yahoo.com 05:24:42 12/8/21 (14)
- RE: Klipsch Cornwall v Altecs - Tom Brennan 11:05:05 12/9/21 (1)
- uh-oh -- I've misquoted you, twice, in this thread already! - mhardy6647 14:23:29 12/9/21 (0)
- RE: Klipsch Cornwall v Altecs - Ozzy 05:23:13 12/9/21 (1)
- RE: Klipsch Cornwall v Altecs - Tom Brennan 10:52:28 12/9/21 (0)
- No accounting for taste (mine). - viridian 20:21:39 12/8/21 (0)
- RE: Klipsch Cornwall v Altecs - Scholl 13:46:32 12/8/21 (1)
- RE: Klipsch Cornwall v Altecs - fstein 12:56:19 12/9/21 (0)
- RE: Klipsch Cornwall v Altecs - George S. Roland 09:45:22 12/8/21 (1)
- RE: Klipsch Cornwall v Altecs - KanedaK 20:38:28 12/8/21 (0)
- that was my experience as well with Valencias vs. Cornwalls - mhardy6647 07:06:01 12/8/21 (3)
- RE: "screech of the Cornwalls" - David S. 07:40:45 12/9/21 (2)
- RE: "screech of the Cornwalls" - KanedaK 22:40:50 12/9/21 (0)
- altec (or some other) multicellulars, or -- on a budget -- - mhardy6647 12/9/2108:26:11 12/9/21 (0)
- I still have Valencia's - Story 06:40:02 12/8/21 (0)
- PS -- shouldn't this thread be in the "High Sensitivity" forum? (nt) - mhardy6647 04:52:21 12/8/21 (0)
- RE: Klipsch Cornwall IV's are terrific! - KanedaK 23:51:52 12/7/21 (1)
- What amps and source did the use in your Cornwall IV demo? (nt) - kuma 11:04:05 12/9/21 (0)
- If 102db is real, it's in SET territory.... - Rod M 20:18:28 12/7/21 (1)
- If you have (real) Altecs -- no need for Klipsch! ;) - mhardy6647 04:48:29 12/8/21 (0)
- RE: Klipsch Cornwall IV's are terrific! - Mike K 12:45:49 12/7/21 (0)
- Tubes are in your future - airtime 12:06:12 12/7/21 (1)
- RE: Tubes are in your future - ecl876 12:11:03 12/7/21 (0)
- RE: Klipsch Cornwall IV's are terrific! - Larry I 11:35:16 12/7/21 (0)
Follow Ups
- altec (or some other) multicellulars, or -- on a budget -- - mhardy6647 12/9/2108:26:11 12/9/21 (0)