'The benefits of horn loading have not changed.' He's quite right, of course, but neither have the caveats, not least because attempts to deliver realistic bass typically requires gigantic horns and speakers the size of the average British garden shed. Prepare to be stunned by the La Scala's scintillating sound.Įfficiency, sensitivity and coverage pattern – all attributes that are hard to beat,' says Klipsch's Principal Engineer Roy Delgado. So when you ask is it worth it, I believe that anytime you gain a noticeable and positive difference, its definitely worth it! Spending 10’s of thousands of dollars, no, but moving up to the C IV’s isn’t going to break the bank.Producing monumental SPLs from next-to-no-power, this refreshed American behemoth is no brick in the PA wall. Also the mid's are smoother than I expected. When I play movies or watch tv, I turn my tv sound and center channel OFF bc the voices coming trough the IV’s project from the middle of my tv screen (I was surprisingly shocked). I absolutely LOVE my Cornwalls! I have always heard folks say Klipsch speakers are terrible when it comes to imaging, soundstage, blah blah blah. I did a db comparison and the IV’s play right at +3db more than the upgraded Heresy’s at the exact level. I like to listen to my music very loud (for short periods), usually 99-106db at said 16’. My system consists of a Mac 7104 (bridged) and Mac pre C47, and a Def Tech 15’ sub. Honestly, I havent’ heard Forte’s in almost 30yrs. I had (still have) Heresy II’s with upgraded Crites woofers and crossovers and just recently moved up to the Cornwall IV’s.
My listening room is 18x24 with my ears being 15’-16’ from each speaker. With the latest price hike they are getting up there. They have a very strong horn sound, Wide soundstage that maintains focus. I felt like I could hear the wood but that could be in my head. I heard them without subs and they sounded really thin and dry to me. They have NO bass extension and need subs. The La Scala is a different animal and could be a worse speaker without subs.
Hard to say as they were in different rooms (heard them back to back though). The mids seemed to spread out a little more on the Cornwall. If the bass is good with your fortes I would look at upgrading something else or saving and going for broke later lol. The Cornwall is a little softer in the bass on the leading edge but easier to place on the room and far less room dependent. Get it just right (kind of close to the front wall) it hits harder. The Cornwall IV has the potential to have harder hitting bass depending on the room. The Cornwall iv and La Scala were in the same room with the same front end at both dealers. I have heard both and the current La Scala (at two different dealers).
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