I have demoed them twice at the local dealer on a McIntosh 7200. I do not get the hype and thought they were kind of meh. They seemed pretty average to me.
I felt like the leading edge of the bass was pretty soft and ill defined. We moved them around the room to try different setups for bass and soundstage. People talk about dynamics from the Cornwalls but I think a lot of the dynamics in music comes from the bass and these missed that imo. I feel like they need subs.
The highs were pretty good. Much more refined than other klipsch I have heard (I have heard the la scala, forte iii, and klipsch horns). The highs were my favorite part of the speaker. Clean and detailed. Not the hifi air type of sound though.
The mids were fine. No major issues stood out. They did not grab me either.
All in all they were a pass for me. The sound just did not inspire me.
There is a lot of Cornwall discussion going on in the thread called “looking for my final pair!!) if you missed it.
I felt like the leading edge of the bass was pretty soft and ill defined. We moved them around the room to try different setups for bass and soundstage. People talk about dynamics from the Cornwalls but I think a lot of the dynamics in music comes from the bass and these missed that imo. I feel like they need subs.
The highs were pretty good. Much more refined than other klipsch I have heard (I have heard the la scala, forte iii, and klipsch horns). The highs were my favorite part of the speaker. Clean and detailed. Not the hifi air type of sound though.
The mids were fine. No major issues stood out. They did not grab me either.
All in all they were a pass for me. The sound just did not inspire me.
There is a lot of Cornwall discussion going on in the thread called “looking for my final pair!!) if you missed it.
