Klipsch Cornwall IV

@ozzy62

After installing the speaker bars, I immediately noticed the midrange was clearer, voices more 3D. One thing I noticed, however, was that bass seemed like it had diminished significantly--that was until I turned on my subwoofer. I’m not sure why, but cleaning up the bass distortion on my main speakers made the subwoofer’s contribution sound so much better than before. The bass is tighter, cleaner and plentiful.

I have the Size 1 seismic bars and have them run from front to back. You can see them in my virtual system here on Agon.

Prior to the seismic bars, I had the following isolation pads that I got on Amazon. I liked the sound one these pads better than on the floor. I learned of these through a review for the Volti Razz. 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075MMT68C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks. Sounds interesting, but that price is a tough pill to swallow....lol

Fun fact...dug out some old cables I have on hand just to check my ears.  They all sound different...sorry Audioholics 😔  Reminded me why I love MIT products...just so much more realistic sounding on every level!  My REV MIT loom delivers better tone, articulation, clarity, dynamics, bass definition and extended airy highs.  Everything sounds muffled and constricted comparatively!  The MIT cables delivered most of the improvements sought by other audiophiles via extensive and costly tweaks.  Get the room and cables right first...then tweak 👂

@jayrossi13 Are you on a suspended floor with joists, etc? The reason I ask is, I've had my new CW for a few days, situated on a concrete slab (covered by wood flooring glued down), and I have not been experiencing the bass boom and distortion you've mentioned. Perhaps the woofers' cajones haven't dropped yet, though. lol.

Just because Klipsch speakers are voiced with low-fi cables doesn't mean that everyone should follow suit and use the same thing, or that expensive cables are BS. Klipsch is not marketing exclusively to a high end niche. The designer needs to make sure that the speakers sound good for a wide range of users and not just for tweaky audiophiles who treat cables as if they're another component. So whatever Roy Delgado uses in the factory doesn't really have any bearing on what listeners prefer at home.