Blueone302
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Interesting tidbit. (To me at least.) In an effort to keep the room where my system is located "aesthetically" pleasing to certain members of the household, I had the Cornwalls in front of a large bay window which resulted in a triangle shaped cavity behind each that started out at about 16 inches to where the inside corner touched the wall below each window. So, since I know the Klipsch rule for the Cornwalls is against the wall, I came home an hour early yesterday and a friend and I moved some furniture around and the speakers out toward the end walls approximately three and one-half feet each.... and guess what I found? The missing low end and depth that I was whining about. Drums are more pronounced and rim shots seem more accurate. Plus, the bass switch on the MK IV had no significant effect before. But now, you can tell it tightens up the bass. Now I understand where this can be handy on various music and recordings. I also had read an article on stranded wire, that the larger the wire gauge, the potential to actually lose some of the nuances of the recordings. Supposedly the signal/charge travels the outside of the wire regardless of the size. (Not sure if I'm buying.) But, I did read it. So, at my friends suggestion, we tried some 20gauge solid speaker wire. (I was using 14 gauge monster wire before.) And again, there were subtle yet noticeable differences with no audible loss of anything sonically. In fact, some of the high treble or high end vocals that could be strident at high volume smoothed out. Cymbals sound better too. And, some of the older 70's classic rock where the voices kind of ran together seem more distinctive. I tend to be a skeptic on many things. And these small tweaks seemed too simple to make any significant change. Yes, some of the older stuff is still thinner than the new. But, I'm chalking that up to the compression done on many of the early cd's. And so, with the exception of the following caveat, the tweaks seem to be a great bonus. About the caveat. My wife comes home and asks why I moved her stuff around, why there's wire everywhere, why said wire is elevated on tacky chop stick platforms.... She wasn't happy. But, once I clean it up and hide the wires, she will come around. It may not look as good at the moment, but it sounds much better. Now, out of curiosity, I do plan on trying some 14 gauge solid wire just to see if that makes a difference. In the meantime, I better get back to work.
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