Cornwall IV vs. Volti Rival, Razz; Razz v. 1, 2, 3 -- what changed?

For over 50 years I have been damping horns, of all speakers using them. They did not have Dynamat back then, but there were materials that we used that did the job, such as clay, mortite etc. Mortite is still an excellent damper of resonance and vibration, is cheap to buy, and very worthwhile. Horn bodies make a sound, especially those made from polycarbonate plastic (whatever), and aluminum/metal. If you have ANY Klipsch (and many others), I can tell you, this is an area of great improvement. Over the years, I have had hundreds of customers following my directions on doing these simple, inexpensive but somewhat time consuming procedures, and some say it is a different speaker altogether, saying the " nasties " have gone away. Woofer frames also benefit from damping. And cabinets...there are endless things one can do. As a Klipsch supporter (specifically the Heritage series) the newest versions are no different than the older ones. I can easily hear these colorations, as my good buddy Mike from NJ. I guided him on these modifications with his mid 80s Lascalas, and he no longer uses an eq to rid himself of some nasties that were there before. YMMV. My best, MrD.

I own the Cornwall 4s.  I damped the tweeters and mid horn.  I did not do the woofers.  Is it worth it to do so?   Also, should I have these toed in or just aimed straight ahead?   I will experiment on my own but I wanted to know if there was a general consensus.  

Slight toe in worked best for me with CW IV.

Seems the OP is targeting ~94-95dB. 

My vote is for the Volti Razz or stretch to the Lucera.  

Other options:

Charney Companion Moderno/Excalibur 104dB 

Tekton ~98-100dB

Daedelus is popular with low powered amps, maybe used to meet budget

Zu Audio

hilde45

First off, I've never owned any horn speaker. I have listened to them many times at audiophile friends houses, dealers, and at shows. Klipsch fans please don't flame me, just posting my personal experience. That said, I have never heard a Klipsch speaker that I thought to myself "I must go buy this"; they've been really good, but not magical

I have though, heard Volti speakers that made me drool over the thought of owning them. I've heard the Razz many times (in many environments), and always have been really impressed with the sound.....dynamics like I have never heard in any speakers. They also seem to be very forgiving of set up, as long as you follow a few rules.

Recently one of those friends of mine (who has only owned horn loaded speakers), upgraded to the Volti Lucera. To my ear they are some of the best speakers at any price I have heard.

I also will be looking at the Pure Audio Project Trio 15, which has several options for tweeters including a horn.