We did not have a lot of time to compare the speakers. They were set up side-by-side at the Klipsch factory in Hope, Arkansas. Swapped back and forth between them. The Cornwall I vocals seemed a little 'tinny' and not as clear as the III's. Bass on the III was a little stronger.
The CW I had good caps in the crossover, the Klipsch engineers had run a bunch of tests on it, and concluded the crossover was working correctly.
The CW III is on the left, CW I on the right. The woofer on the III is higher than the I. This is to smooth out the bass response.
Notice the III is taller than the I. No sonic advantage...small stand makes it easier to use the vacuum cleaner.
The attached image is a SPL vs Freq. graph of the Cornwall I in Klipsch's anechoic chamber. The purple and red lines are essentially the same line. I believe we tried a new inductor. It did not make a significant difference. The thing to note is the drop off at 400-600 Hz. The green line is swapping the polarity for the squawker (I think). All it did was move the drop to 700-900 Hz.
The drop off is due to resonances set up in the box. Later Cornwall I's used a B-2 crossover that helped some with the dip at 400-600 HZ. Klipsch fixed this on the CW III by raising the woofer (see the above picture).
Here's Ralph's website http://www.artisanaudio.co.uk/ He's in/near London and could probably get you hooked up with a pair of Jubilees if you wanted (at a price that might surprise you?)
If I recall... his Jubilees are located in his home which is the same place he does the auditions for you. (I don't pretend to speak for him though)
:time-out: Who's the goof that trusted a Klipsch nut like rcarlton in the building. I mean sheesh I am suprised he didn't run out with pair on his shoulders.. :rofl:
Just messing with yeah dood..I like theri newer THX Ultra 2 series alot. My dad had a pair of old Magnavox speakers (circa 1973-74) The he finally had to let go of when we started on the HT. Those were some great speakers. Horn loaded tweeter and 15in woofers. I remeber the first time I listend to Deep Purple's smoke on the water from LP on them. Really set me on home audio.
:time-out: Who's the goof that trusted a Klipsch nut like rcarlton in the building. I mean sheesh I am suprised he didn't run out with pair on his shoulders.. :rofl:
After living with the Cornwall's for a month, used only for two channel through a vintage McIntosh MAC-1700. All I can say is Wow!!!:holycow: Not as big a sound as K-horns, perhaps a more intimate sound. Terrific separation of instruments, nice wide sound stage. Accurate reproduction of the music. Non-fatiguing. Works well with Jazz. Rock doesn't sound too bad either. Haven't played much Classic or Blues yet. No Hip Hop, Rap, at all (no plans to either).
I have only gotten back into music now for about six weeks. I started with a set of Klipsch KSP 300, then went to four Bose 901 Series VI. Sounds really great but as you can see I am still looking. I missed out on a set of Cornwalls by one day when I first started looking. I have a set of Klipsch Belle's spotted that I want to hear but they are a four hour drive. I really dont mind that but I would rather look at some local. I looked at a set of Klipschorns but condition was a 5 on a scale of 10.
The DFW_hornheads have listening parties about every quarter. Last one we heard Cornwall's. There will soon be Jubilee's in Waco. Perhaps that will be where the next meet will be.
Me, I have all the big Klipsch at home: K-horns, LaScala's, Cornwall's and Heresy's.
Ron... I really appreceiate you answering my questions. My main reason for coming here to begin with was to find out what I could about the Belles. If you would tell me what you think of the Belles. I have a set of 82 Belles spotted that I am very interested in but dont know anything about them. What would you consider a terrific deal? I went and looked at a set of Klipshorns at a reasonable price just wasnt happy with thier history even though they sounded pretty good through a low buck amp. My intesion was not to hyjack this thread but I am not able to PM you until I have 10 post, if I am correct.
Thanks, Don
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