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To all Klipsch Heritage fans

Likely going to purchase Klipsch Forte IV. Would opt for Cornwall IV but space may or may not be a factor. If not, then it’s the Corns.

Two part question: if I have to opt for the Forte IV I’ll be happy. Question is: how many folks out there find placing these 1’ or less from the front wall satisfying? I’ve seen a ton of YouTube videos and most people claim they had to pull them out a good 3-4 ft out; however, the majority of those reviewers had bare wood floors, no wonder, the bass must have very boomy. I have thick carpet so I know it will tame it down significantly. I prefer to set them up along the long wall so I have little wiggle room to pull them out; on the other hand, placing them along the short wall will give me 3-4 ft of play from the rear wall.

Question two; The Cornwall IV. I can get these only if I opt for my system and tv along the short wall. What say anyone regarding Klipsch Cornwall vs Crites Speaker CS Style B Cornwalls? I’ve got no problem putting wood veneer on them myself. The Crites crossovers look impressive and higher end than Klipsch (sorry Klipsch, but it does). Thoughts welcome. Cheers and thanks. 

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larryi
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I am not an owner of Klipsch speakers, but I’ve heard Cornwalls and Forte models and I like them.  But, like any “energetic” speakers like them, they are picky about the amplifier paired to them.  My preference would be a low powered tube amp of the highest quality you can afford.  Something in the 10-40 watt range should work.  Many higher powered tube amps will sound hard with these speakers.

I am not do sure that you can count on carpeting to reduce bass boom.  Bass frequencies are not easily absorbed and the carpet might, instead, absorb higher frequencies making the balance even more bass heavy.  But, you should be able to find decent balance by experimenting with speaker placement and location of your listening chair.

Good luck.

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lak
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+1 @mapman.

timlub
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Hi guys, I had posted on here for many years. The last year or two I backed off. I recently semi-retired and decided to start my own company. A lot of you know I came from Marcof Electronics since SpeakerCraft out of the St Louis area. I’ve helped many people from audiogon over the last several years. If anybody needs help with maybe doing some modifications or repairs to their speakers, reach out to me through my website I’m happy to offer the same advice I’ve always offered audiogon folks at no charge. if anyone is interested you can look at my YouTube channel and see educational speaker videos. My business is new so there’s not much on there yet, but still some good information.  I posted this specifically because I’ve done a decent amount of work on Klipsch and they can normally be improved quite a bit.

 

 

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bolong
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Recently I have been running the Cornwall 4's on the Thomas and Stereo TS120SE tube integrated amp. This has turned out to be a very well-behaved amp. The stock tubes are well matched with the amp as well. It has just enough variations in amp settings to be useful without being intrusive. Still learning about what it does best which apparently is "everything."

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