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Guttenberg's Cornwall IV Review -- I'm in trouble

https://youtu.be/M8H3Wx80V3Y

He directly compares the Cornwall IV to the Forte III (which I own).  This is dangerous for me because his points on the differences between the C-wall and Forte hit home.  

I'm calling the credit cards telling them any purchase involving audio in the next 60 days should be flagged as fraudulent! That should stop me, right? 

Kidding aside, I'm dying to hear the Cornwall IV.  If you have heard them, please chime in!
jbhiller
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6K is the MSRP. They can be had for much less. If you cant work out a deal to get them for $4800 or less your doing something wrong. I got my Forte 3's for $3100 (4K MSRP).

Cornwall's can be placed on Dolly's with Isolation Mat's to make them a breeze to move around. Many people prefer to have them aimed crossing in front of you instead of pointing at your ears. YMMV
andrew3000
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My dream speaker? A Cornwall IV made out of Baltic birch, not mdf, Magico level bracing inside, then covered (all over, front and back too) in a Sonus Faber or Tannoy level walnut veneer. Then put a set of really cool 6 inch tall mid century looking legs on the bottoms to get them up to proper ear level. Then upgraded crossover, internal wiring and binding post components. Would they cost $25k? Probably. But those would be true mic-drop, endgame speakers. Wow! 

oceanandmountains
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@andrew3000 To your dream Cornwalls, I would just add a higher/flatter impedance (similar to Devores). Then I think I could convince myself to pay a stiff premium for a Klipsch product, but still well below $25k.

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