What's wrong with this picture?

[Jenkster]

This is from an Ebay ad for a "matching" pair of Cornwall's. This maybe easy but, what's wrong with this picture?

 

[knasty]

One of horn is horizontal and they other is vertical.
Woofers are mounted differently.

 

[Djcoolray]

Yes...

Different generation of the same speaker, or one was built and sold in Europe !

 

[Lazarus Long]

Would pairing those up hurt the sound quality? They most certainly are not matching...

 

[Jenkster]

Correct, the one on the left is an original Cornwall 2, vertical horns sold in mirrored pairs. The other is a standard Cornwall I. I spoke to the seller on the phone. He told me he acquired these several years ago from an estate sale. More curious is he said they have consecutive serial numbers? The letter M in the serial numbers means they are from 1974. Klipsch usually sold their speakers in matched pairs with consecutive serial numbers. Maybe the original owners order a pair of Cornwall 2's and a single Cornwall I for a center speaker? I was really hoping it was a pair of C 2'S but I'm not interested in a mis-matched pair.

 

[BillWojo]

If they are cheap enough, make a new motorboard.

BillWojo

 

[Jenkster]

I haven't completely given up on them and they are relatively close. The seller seem s like a great guy. He runs a record store in the little town of Dunsmuir California, about an hour south of the Oregon state line. How cool is that! If I had better skills and the proper wood working tools, it would be a no brainer. Sadly, that is not the case.

 

[moray james]

just my opinion as to the SQ of horizontal horns Vs vertical, vertical sound better in my room. I prefer my Heresy and my Heresy 3 both with the horns vertical. Would be worth your tome to listen carefully to each id you purchase these.

 

[dontmindme]

Guy could be right. Maybe the original owner had 2 pair, one set of verticals and another set of I's and when he sold one pair he mixed them up and the new owner didn't notice?

I bought a set of JBL C53 Libra's that have JBL Lancer 77 grilles because the original owner had a set of each and got the grilles mixed up.

Not sure what to say about the serial numbers....... Are the serial numbers stamped in the wood?

 

[Jenkster]

Yes, the numbers are stamped in the top rear of the cabinet.

 

[weber1]

Yes, the numbers are stamped in the top rear of the cabinet.

The numbers are surely not consecutive...are they?

 

[Jenkster]

I have not personally seen the numbers. I am just going by what he told me. I can't think of any reason someone would custom order a Cornwall 1 and a 2 on purpose? I guess it could happen?