Not just for rock!! Klipsch Cornwall IV Review w/ Upscale Audio's Kevin Deal

[@markeastabrooks5005]

Kevin, you have reminded me of my love of audio from the 70's. I'm 63 now, retired from the Navy and more driven than ever to own a set of the new Cornwall IV's. I really miss the stereo stores of the 60's and 70's. All gone now, what a shame. I am so glad you are still here; I really appreciate you sir. Cheers.

[@mmdusa]

Cornwalls rock, for sure. Loved them for many years. But I'm still rockin' my Belle Klipsch. Most beautiful and delicious speaker they ever made!

[@scottchegg1209]

Bought a pair without hearing them. They are brilliant.

[@AudioElectronicsChicago]

Keepers till I am alive, amazing speakers

[@tylero8595]

Just ordered a pair. Stoked.

[@jonmcclure103]

Report back and let us know what you think. I've had mine for a few months now. I'll be keeping them forever.

[@stevemougeotte7273]

Not wrong on the break in period. I got the forte IV’s and was like what. The. Frick?!? Then literally, after a week I was playing music and turned it up a bit and - holy crap! I was hearing sounds that I thought were coming out of my surrounds. I had to check if I was in stereo and I didn’t believe it! The imaging, staging, the treble met the mid range with grace. I still listen with amazement and literally the soundstage continues to surprise me daily.

[@cpodurnell3701]

I got to meet Kevin at Axpona, love his reviews, his passion for audio at all levels of price, and his honesty.

[@MikeGervasi]

I love Kevin and UA..they have always been great. However I think an honest post is fair. I bought a set of these from UA about 4 months ago and they are in a 24x28 room. I immediately had an issue with a mid driver buzzing and they sent another which fixed that side. 3 weeks later the other side started buzzing and they replaced that one with no hassle. We aren't sure why it happened but all my gear came from UA and I wasn't cranking them. They DO break in and change a bit but I'm still trying to find this "magic" position to the point I'm starting to question my Rogue Audio Atlas Amp (KT120s). These speakers are NOT a step backwards in my mind but I'm not $6k impressed with them at the moment. The terminal cable shown in the video is not what you get (it's the standard metal pieces connecting the 2.). I will also say I demoed a set of Magnapan 1.7i at a dealer before I ordered the Cornwalls and I wasn't blown away with those either. So maybe it's me.

[@nickparkin8527]

Speakers are only as good as the room. If you don’t have any, I would highly recommend acoustic treatment. Even cheap diy panels can make a huge difference and eliminate room nodes and sharpen up the imaging

[@quantumdave1592]

Rogue Audio is Buzz Central…never buy their stuff again.

[@dank.6942]

I'm blessed to have the vintage cousin of these, the Chorus 2... Which split the difference size-wise and feature-wise between the Cornwall (mine have a 15" woofer too) and the Forte (with a passive radiator)... Once positioned properly they are remarkable. The musical texture along with the dynamics are like a real musical instrument...and not just a "sound projector" if you will. They cannot be all things to all people, and neither can any other speaker, but with my Klipsch heritage speakers I find myself grinning and tapping my toes far more than I have with any speakers I've ever owned.

[@millermark445]

I heard the Chorus at a store that sells used audio equipment. Not impressed. In fact, I was underwhelmed. To be fair, it might have been the way they were positioned (close together and against a wall). They sounded tinny to my ears. But then, no Klipsch speaker has ever wowed me. I've tried to like them (I've heard the whole Heritage series) but just can't get there, which is why I've stuck with my ADS 1230s for close to 40 years. In fact, back in '83 when I bought the 1230s, I heard an a/b against the Cornwalls at the same store. No contest.

[@bikdav]

I heard a church pipe organ and congregation processional on a pair of very old Klipschorn corner horns. I was floored by the sound.

[@2023C8HTC]

Break in:I think my Cornwall IVs just started to relax after 3 months.Folks that buy these need to live with them till they get broke in. I am pairing mine with the Luxman L509x.Again,like Kevin said."Quality/Quiet power".Amazing!

[@pf5658]

I absolutely love this no bullshit video. 😊 One thing I always wondered though is why you see Klipsch speakers in some hi end European, Asian stores but not in the U.S.

[@air2z]

the first half is literally bullshit... whatchu talkin bout?!

[@TM-fx2pi]

LOVE my Cornwall iv’s!!!

[@MrMichaelEsser]

Hey man, you still love them?

[@TM-fx2pi]

@@MrMichaelEsser ABSOLUTELY!! More and more every day and I DO listen to them EVERY day for at least an hour. Would I like to try something else ? Of course but just out of curiosity. I would never NEED anything else.

[@jons78733]

When I bought my Cornwall IV’s I thought, “I just made a $6.5K mistake”. Then after about 150 hours of listening, they became another speaker. The bass was non-existent out of the box. The midrange was anemic. The highs were over-powering. After the break-in, they came alive. First speaker I have ever purchased that I believe truly “Broke In”. BTW, I run mine with PL Dialogue 6 Monoblocks my PL Prologue Premium Preamp. This is my forever system. I bought the Cornwalls locally but all of my PL gear from Upscale. Upscale is the REAL DEAL! ✌️

[@MikeGervasi]

How did you go about the placement? I tried their setup and then went to moving them until they "disappeared".

[@jstoli996c4s]

Same experience with me when I got my JBL HDI 3800’s last year! I thought, this compression driver is horrible, it sounds utterly lifeless. Then after a good 200 hours, they finally woke up and came alive, and now they sound great 🔊🔊🔊

[@b0ssm4ch1n3]

I just bought some second hand but they were used in an apartment setup for under a year. I don’t think they’ve been broken in yet because the bass is almost Nonexistent…

[@hushpuppykl]

Got to hear the Forte. No way it’s bright. It might have an extremely mild horn tone but it’s just so mild that it’s not that obvious. They are nice speakers. Would love to listen to the La Scala one day.

[@ronnie5129]

Hello, to me Klipsch never made a bad sounding speaker, i love them all, I have noticed that on many websites, they Do not, do a Listening of the speakers, Why , 1n 1989 i purchased a pair of Klipsch Horns for $3000 bucks new, i wanted the Big Ones, I power them with Manley Tube 20 watt Mono Blocks, They sound Great listening to Guns & Roses, But i Prefer listening to a Symphony on them, you think you are at the concert, one day i was listening to Lynyrd Skynyrd, and i turned it up a lot, 20 watts mind you, and the sound Pressure from the Bass actually cracked my front room window, that blew my mind, Cousin Figel

[@TailspinTommy]

Really dig the passion!

[@jimmay6786]

I have always wanted cornwalls...but they are soooo big. I have a tiny space...so i will go for the heresy soon. You will get my order uncle Kev.

[@orwhat24]

Listen to the Forte 4

[@wvjon75]

I bought Cornwall IVs a couple of months ago. I also have KLF20s that I’ve owned for many years. The KLFs have titanium tweeter upgrades and have a bit more top end sizzle but the CWIV midrange is a nice step up. Bass is a bit punchier on the KLFs but the Cornwalls are really quick and tight for such a large driver. The soundstage is also much wider with the CWs. Overall the CWs are easily the best speaker I’ve ever owned.

[@margix1172]

Great sounding and looking speaker!!!!!

[@vulgarninja9]

8:18 Thank you for your passion. Gotta pair on order.

[@upscaleaudio]

Can’t wait for you to get them and tell us how much you love them!

[@mkshffr4936]

I would love to hear a set of these someday. I prefer sealed or open baffle generally but I am always willing to give anything a try.

[@RaymondKolbe]

I wonder if you could provide me with a little advice. I own a pair of Klipsch Cornwalls (I) which I purchased in 1977-1978. They seem a bit lackluster compared to their original performance, but many other parts of my audio system have changed, and I've aged those 43 years as well. But I wonder if the older electronics of the original crossover network might be beyond their useful life. How can I tell? And if they are expired, can I simply replace the entire crossover with the ones from the Cornwall IVs? Although I'm not certain how to acquire said crossovers...

[@scottyo64]

Anytime someone says Klipsch are bright I roll my eyes and stop listening to them. It becomes very apparent they are regurgitating what they have heard on the internet and never spent anytime with them. I get tired of the bulls**t.

[@teashea1]

I very much like mine. So dynamic. Excellent for pleasure listening.

[@brians304]

I was at Axpona this year and heard the Spendor 2/3 in the Sound Organisation room. To my ears that system was the best I heard that day. Those speakers disappeared, I thought the artists were there in the room. I see that Upscale sells Spendor. Anybody out there heard the Spendor and the Cornwalls? Thank you.

[@eventin23]

Hello I have a Klipsch Cornwall IV hooked up to a Naim Uniti Atom.... What amp would you suggest for them? Greetings from Poland

[@SpyderTracks]

Kevin, your passion speaks volumes, it's what made me buy a PrimaLuna Evo Integrated and not look back. Keep on keeping on, love your honesty.

[@scottprice8994]

On the Andrew Robinson channel, he reviewed the Klipsch Cornwall IV. He said you can order the wood and the front covers to your liking. The Cornwalls he had looked beautiful. His have light wood with a light lamb's wool front cover. Andrew Robinson was raving about how good the Cornwalls are. By the way, I love how passionate he gets about music and these speakers. "Fuck yeah, man!" Ha ha

[@l.b.stringfellow2413]

Arkansas is called the diamond state. Klipsch is definitely one of their jewels

[@reaality3860]

With the grill on, It looks like my son's mini refrigerator. Can a refrigerator really sound that good? I currently have Klipsch's RP 8000F II tower speakers with two of their 15" subwoofers. At over twice the money, are their Cornwalls really worth trading what I have?

[@blackcatsarenopussies]

Wish you'd try them with a Sugden A21SE. Wonder If anyone heard this combo

[@kingok9147]

I"m sold.Will get a pair once I can afford them.

[@MK-rn2hm]

Kevin you rock…finally!

[@alwynroberts8465]

I love your passion - can you bottle it up and send it to Finland

[@jclar3565]

I had a couple Cornwall twos and the problem was I kept going through voice coils on every driver actually. So ultimately I up dated to some of their industrial voice coils. My dealer kept putting them in for free. I was driving it with an adcom 200 watt per channel amp. Ultimately, I bought a rock nightclub that had 4 LaScalas and those huge Woofers that everybody used to dance on. Industrial. That system rocked. Dinosaur Jr, Reverend Horton Heat Even Soundgarden played through that system. Very few problems

[@scottyo64]

I have run my Cornwall IVs with 650 watt monoblocks for the last 2-1/2 years with no issues

[@ericharrelson32]

Kevin, I would really like to see you do a review for Klipschorn AK6.

[@joeygsaudiochannel3972]

Bullshit baffles brains Kevin. And I'm running gently used Cornwall IV's on the L & R and a brand new Heresy IV as my Center Channel. 1968 Bose 901's Resto-Modded for my Surrounds. BUT........That 15" Woofer needs juice to make "the earth move under my shoes". I get that courtesy of an Orchard Audio Ultra Dual Mono Fully Balanced Amplifier feeding 500W@4ohms (cause with the straps on, CW4's are 4ohm speakers). The Mids and Tweets would do nicely though with a flea bag teeny tiny SET Amplifier. No arguement there. You guys have a great online store and I'm glad I spent some money with you Guys last year (8 6H30's and 4 KT150's - all cryo'd - "ooh I'm a believer"). Met Kat at Axpona, missed you upstairs though. Cheers, Joe

[@MikeGervasi]

I just measured the impedance with the straps on and it's 6 ohms. So with the tiny bit extra from the cables you'd be slightly closer to 8 than 4. However it's SO slight I think you can set it to taste.

[@russellewandowski843]

I just auditioned a pair of Cornwall 4's next to my ESS AMT 1a's and found them to be pretty much comparable. But I had to boost the treble response to get comparable highs out of the Cornwalls. I sent them back.

[@ProjectPete]

What about running these off a decent quality home AV theater receiver? Or off a computer hooked up to one of these relievers until you can get a decent analog setup?

[@dednside5229]

I read your email article about the kid blowing the bubble.... am i wrong for thinking jbl pioneered that shape ? If im not mistaken it was a constant directivity application for livesound. If im wrong please diaregard but im pretty sure jbl implimented that first maybe not conceptually as you said in 1964. Is that a true horn or a backvented design?

[@gilberthardy8002]

Dam your a really cool guy thanks for the true good info i just became a subscriber.

[@carrion_man3700]

I love this guy

[@ВладимирВороненко]

hello! please tell me (recommend) an acoustic cable cable t to klipsh forte 4. sincerely, Vladimir.

[@comet14]

i have a pair since 5/3 /1980, more than 80000 hours on duty. I think they are the best of their kind

[@briancampbell7712]

Upscale Audio...is it Kevin Deal...hope that's correct...love your reviews... Klipsch must have either given free Cornwall lV to every audiophile reviewer they possibly could have...or else paid reviews or perhaps both... Why do I say this...? do a KZbin search for Klipsch Corwall lV 🤣... ...and now I'm seeing these Klipsch Cornwall lV speakers and other Klipsch speakers poping up used everywhere for sale...seriously😮

[@nebulusnebulus6503]

Minimum square feet room size recommended for these Cornwall speakers?

[@dannyfannyfoodle]

I have mine on the “long” wall of a dedicated room that’s only 13.5’ X 12’. Powering them with a Conrad Johnson CAV-45S2 and it’s pretty incredible. Placement took quite some time and experimentation to get just right. They are about 8’ apart and a foot-and-a-half from the front wall. I sit about 8 feet away and they are ever so slightly toed in. Huge soundstage that is deep and wide and quite tall. Imaging is okay, but these are giant horn speakers, so that’s not their strong suit. If you have a small room, don’t let that scare you. Cornwalls were designed for wall and corner placement (corner wall = Cornwall) and the front port really helps in this regard. I have no issues with bass overloading my small room.

[@paulwbranner6609]

Try using Funky Oscar by Serge Forte' for a reference track!

[@aldoantoniovicentesilva6996]

KEVIN 👍👍👍👍👍🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵💪💪💪💪💪

[@jackfrost838]

looks like something from 1970.

[@brettb5257]

1959 is when the Cornwall was introduced. Same box size and shape as todays design. So yes, these would have been in many homes in 1970!

[@jstoli996c4s]

Uh that’s why it’s called the Heritage line

[@roinebloom2807]

And that's a good thing!

[@mikejames-drummerreginacan1386]

GREAT VIDEO......thanks.

[@CarlVanDoren61]

Magnepan 20.7s with Coda 16.0 👍

[@garysmith8455]

Martin Logan 'Classic 9's driven by a Parasound A-21 Listeners need to come and hear them for themselves..............at my place of course (O:

[@snomofilms]

Lol love this guy 😎

[@billenright2788]

killer info.

[@The.Original.Mr.X]

I'm lucky enough to have Volti Vittoras and would encourage anyone to audition horn speakers. Done right, the experience verges on the religious.

[@dnate697]

@2:15 I call this guys Audiophools! Break in? Bye!

[@Quietprofessional1]

I have a 2,300 pair of Klipsch towers that have the cheapest crap crossovers money can buy.

[@rgarid62]

All take a Pair of Cornwell lV

[@GOHoNZ]

Any suggestions for someone on the fence between Cornwalls and La Scalas?

[@mattwardpictures]

Listen to them both at an authorized reseller, if you can. Nothing beats auditioning, especially when you're considering spending that amount of cash!

[@jstoli996c4s]

I’ve never heard the La Scalas, but the Cornwalls are badass for sure 🔊

[@MikeGervasi]

@@mattwardpictures 100% truth right there. I was ready to drop $10k on Maggies and once I heard them I didn't see the $ there so I passed.

[@mattwardpictures]

​@@MikeGervasi I enjoyed my MMG's & Emotiva stack for several years, and even auditioned 20.7's powered by Ayre monoblocks at a place in Centerville, VA, but in recent years I just wasn't listening to my system very much at all anymore. Just out of curiosity (fed by videos from Upscale Audio & Paducah) I went to a Klipsch Heritage merchant in Toledo, OH and auditioned Cornwall IV's powered by McIntosh. That was it. I decided I would trade the Maggies' last word in top-end resolution for the dynamics and realistic impact of horn speakers. I was smitten. Even then, I was worried that the Cornwalls wouldn't scale as well as Maggies on full-size symphony orchestra content. Long story short, while steeling myself to save up for La Scalas, a special opportunity to nab Klipschorns at the right price fell in front of me, and I pulled the trigger. No regrets. Not one.

[@dannyfannyfoodle]

If you have the budget and are prepared to budget a tad more for a nice REL sub (or two), get the LaScalas. They are amazing. Truly next level. I have Cornwall IV and if my budget would have allowed, I’d have bought the LaScalas. But they’re both awesome.

[@paulgyro]

Dude, Hersey IV is super bright and has no bass. My ears and objective measurement both attest to this. Now Forte IV and Cornwall IV are a different story.

[@labalo5]

horns baby…there is nothing hifi pretty about this, this is a great speaker that isnt a pretender.

[@jstoli996c4s]

Cornwalls are just big badass speakers 🔊

[@brianmoss5483]

Thought you were going to the Bose klipsch joke when you cupped your mouth

[@madisongraham9307]

I got that cupped hands demo once upon a time. Bought a pair of the New Larger Advents instead….

[@RichardOzOuzounian]

Why is Klipsch using MDF? Shouldn't speakers that cost this much be made out of real wood?

[@peterw2714]

MDF is a very good material for speaker cabinets as it is very dense. More so than solid wood. That’s why it’s used so much!

[@RichardOzOuzounian]

@@peterw2714 So far you are the only person with that opinion. I know former Klipsch dealers that won't buy any MDF Klipsch speakers and call them "junk".

[@peterw2714]

@@RichardOzOuzounian I might be the first person to comment on it on this channel but I am hardly alone in my opinion. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYXOqHyfhbpqe9U

[@blackcatsarenopussies]

MDF is denser and more rigid material. And absolutely not prone to work over time as wood does. What I mean is aging. Wood, no matter how well is conditioned and dried it will still work to a certain extent, contracting, sensitive to moisture etc

[@B1B904]

@@RichardOzOuzounian he is not the only one with that opinion. Good MDF is not chosen because it's cheap and they don't want to spend the money on wood it is chosen because it is the best material for the application.

[@sevestan]

3 stars

[@thomasschafer7268]

Sorry, Designer for what? 70s stuff for 8000€. Explain for what? The plywood or the old Chassis structure. Not the crossover.

[@l.b.stringfellow2413]

Klipsch… there really is no substitute

[@AN-ce1nd]

Nah, that’s definitely old technology. If I can’t feel the bass, pass.

[@hifijohn]

bullsh!t that sums up all of high-end audio manufacturers reviewers and especially dealers.

[@danijelsan81]

Klemenovic hrvatina

[@Okuti8779]

The problem is that they’re very expensive. Not all of us have that kind of money.

[@darrelldarrell1447]

So literally 4m of talking about nothing that has to do with the cornwalls......

[@ELVIS7198]

ces enceintes c'est de la merde!! y a rien dedans ,c'est du vol!!

[@lookingjust987654321]

102db at the cost of ear bleeding distortion. I've got the CW I, CW IV, Heresy I and IV. I tried. Time to move to Martin Logan. These things aren't good on the ears