Klipsch cornwall speakers

I'll second both prior posts.  I run a 1980s pair of Klipsch Belles with a 15wpc SET and rarely take the volume beyond 10 o'clock.  However, I'm still working on "tubing down" a bit of shrillness on some female vocals:  Tracy Chapman and Cassandra Wilson sound sublime; Lucinda Williams and Ricky Lee Jones - meh, not so much.  It's a work in progress.  I  imagine this would only be made harsher using most SS amplification.  

Love Em !!!    If you have the space you will not be disappointed .   Just bought the Forte IV a few months ago , they fit my space better.   If I had the room I would have bought them.  

The new IV series are not bright, or shrill, or any of the things you've heard.   I bought my Forte sight unseen, after listening to the Heresy IV and Cornwall IV and have zero regrets...

As has been mentioned, the CW IV is much improved over earlier versions. If that one is on your radar, don’t hesitate.

Oz

They (Current version) are currently Steve Guttenberg's favorite and go to speaker on YouTube. He has done a good review on them.

There have been many versions over the years.

Not being a typical Horn Speaker listener, I was frankly quite shocked at how much the Cornwall II took my breath away in 1987 when I hooked up a demo pair to a Kyocera system in the Audio Store where I was working. These were the later “II” versions with the round plastic rear plate containing 5-way binding posts for spkr wire connections. They were sweet. The next (last?) “II” version had a larger rectangular plastic plate w/5-way binding posts which I understand actually internally  hold the networks as a single assembly using similar components. Finally fading out of production . . .

When the Heritage line was reintroduced (at the strong request of Cornwall lovers everywhere) Roy Delgado was not in the game as the new designs were done by Mark Kaufman in the mid 2000’s. The Cornwall III was what Mark was able to come up using the Heresy midrange/squawker instead of the original larger Cornwall arrangement - seems the original tooling was gone and . . .

Cornwall IV is all Roy including use of the new Tractrix® midrange 👍
With the right amplifier pairing, the IV can be embarrassingly good. While efficient, they still appreciate power & control. I’ve heard from two separate first-hand accounts that the Jadis DA88S is a magical pairing.