To all Klipsch Heritage fans

I owned Klipsch Belles for over 40 years.  They're not made any more but they were the furniture grade version of the LaScala's back in the day, one step down from the Klipschorn.  I still own 2 sets of Heresy's.  I know from experience that Klipsch manufactures a very nice line of Heritage speakers.  But the Volti's are a step up in quality of components, cabinet structure, veneer workmanship and SQ.  I sold my Belle's 2 years ago and purchased the Volti Rivals.  They are unbelievable!

I think you can get close to Cornwall money with the Volti Razz.  As part of your due diligence you should give Greg Roberts a call and have a conversation with him about what you are looking for.  Just my 2cents.   And, I wouldn't put a lot of weight on measurements.....let your ears make the decision.

Cornwall IVs can (and were made to) be placed smack against the wall. The ported Forte IVs need a little bit of room. Klipsch says 12" but I think 18" sounds better, at least in my room.

I have Forte II's, and I prefer them to be around 15" to 18" from the wall.  They are in a room with wooden floors and area rugs.  Fantastic speakers that will rock and sing with tubes.

I owned Forte IIIs and they sounded best when about 10" from the wall behind them.

As for your other question, I have owned Cornwall IIs, Cornwall IVs and Crites Cornscalas. The CW IVs are the ones you want for sure. The CS was pretty good, but that birch plywood cabinet with the removable back wall would resonate at certain midbass frequencies. Once heard, you couldn't unhear it. Regarding the Crites xovers, they were another weak point of that speaker. I bought a set of ALK xovers and they were a huge improvement.

Hi, I'm an old Klipsch fan. But due to cost, I bought a set of Crites B.  I Clear coated them and have nice grills but never put them on.  Birch plywood with no bracing or deading.  I think they sound better than Cornwall but I use subs.  Everything I make an improvement, to filters, electronics, isolation, etc. The speakers keep getting better. The tweeter is very good.  There is a different horn.  The dimensions are almost identical.  My room is 12 ft wide.  That is about the minimum.   I have them 8 ft apart and about 3ft from the back wall.  They are aimed to intersect behind my head.  I have sound panels.  This helps with imaging which is better than i hear in most systems.  I figured by the time I veneered them the price would go up.  I am not sure i could do a passable job.  There are other people who make crossovers using high end parts.  DeanG on Facebook.  He quoted me a price a couple years ago, but I didn't have cash at the time.  The crossover is 500 for mids..  Some change it to 600.  I tried to maintain a neutral sounding system.  There are newer used and B stock Cornwalls for 4-5000.  Crites is 3000 assembled.  Crites are about 100 dB efficiency wise.