In celebration of the 70th anniversary of Klipsch, exclusive limited edition Cornwall speakers are being manufactured in exotic Australian Walnut wood veneer.
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Australian Walnut (also known as Queensland Walnut) is grown in the coastal tablelands of North Queensland, Australia. The species varies in color, but is usually a pale golden hue highly contrasted with darker streaks of chocolate brown, grey, black, or even pink. Australian Walnut grain is moderately close and even and sometimes wavy, resulting in a wide variety of figure effects. In other words, every pair of speakers is visually one-of-a-kind.
Like all Klipsch Heritage speakers, the Cornwall III is a lifetime investment. Built to the strictest Klipsch standards, these speakers offer years of gratifying performance. The 70th anniversary Cornwall is limited to a production run of only 70 pairs of speakers. Each speaker features a small plaque identifying its numbered sequence in the series and is hand-signed by the craftsman. Each pair of Cornwalls feature vintage “script†style nameplates mounted to a beautiful silver luster grille cloth.
Each pair of Heritage Series loudspeakers is grain-matched using wood veneer panels that come from the same timber. Each cabinet is carefully matched so that each speaker in the pair is practically indistinguishable from the other. The anniversary edition speaker is a three-way design using horn-loaded compression drivers for the midrange and treble and a direct-radiating 15-inch woofer for bass. The updated Cornwall delivers the full-range bass response of the Klipschorn with sensitivity and output approaching the fully horn-loaded models.
Frequency Response (+/- 4 dB) is 34Hz - 20kHz, sensitivity is 102dB @ 2.83V / 1m, and Power Handling (Cont/peak) 100W/400W. The Cornwall derives its name from being the first Klipsch loudspeaker designed for placement in a corner or against a wall—hence the name, “corn/wall.†The 70th Anniversary version is based on the La Scala II. That legendary Klipschorn – and the La Scala II speaker – aren’t 0.5% efficient. They are 20% efficient. For a given input, they will deliver forty times more sound than the average high fidelity loudspeaker. ■
