The KLIPSCH Cornwall IV is even better than I thought!
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- Living with the Klipsch Cornwall IV for well over a year I'm still learning more about the sound capabilities of this speaker. I feel like I still have a long way to go before I hear its limitations.
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Having bought a pair of Cornwall IVs because of your original review, I really enjoyed your update with this video. I continue to revel in their sound. Thanks Steve.
Many Klipsch converts are out there b/c of the CWIV. That said, plenty of haters on the forums: "I once heard Cornwalls in the '80s and hated them" this kind of asinine comment.
@GeneralCurtis3LeMay I like the Legacy series Tannoy's like the Arden and Cheviot, had the CWIV not existed I would have bought one of these two Tannoy's. HOWEVER, in direct comparison which I was able to do at uncle Kevvy's place (Upscale Audio) the Tannoy's def have a suck-out in the mid-band region that is not noticeable at first until you directly compare them to CWIVs. Another observer thought the handoff from a dome tweeter to a 12" woofer was too abrupt (Cheviot) and I tend to agree with this statement, in fact its a fatal flaw in most Tannoy models, IMHO. Off axis the Tannoy's midrange sound like its coming from a different room. Its a one-person speaker (listening position).
@@Carrera6rennsport I lived 724 between a pair of Klipch horns and a couple of hundred records in about a 10 ft.² space and that means I slept there too, amazing speakers - no matter where you sat in the room
Steve should review the Teckton Double Impact or even the Moab. Former Klipsch owners preferred the Tecktons.
@Colton Castiel you and roman are the same person. Thanks
My Cornwall 4s are feeling like they may be my last speaker. I have had several Klipsch Heritage speakers.... These are really special. I really appreciate you, your reviews and all that you do for our community Steve.
Same here.
Have you heard Khorns? I'm curious if the CW4 with a quality sub can compete with the Khorns
@@asplmn I personally think the Cornwalls sound better thank K-Horns. The K-horns are brighter and the bass can be hit or miss. I am not running subs either.
@@asplmn If you play around with speaker positioning, you will find a point where the bass clicks into place just perfectly for your room. Generally, you need to be close to walls on the side and rear of the speakers. Some room treatment may also be required.
Hey Sean! Is CW IVs better than La Scalas AL5?
Steve’s apartment rearrangement has essentially transformed it into a boutique hi-fi showroom.
@GeneralCurtis3LeMay stfu
I think that he's feeling the heat from his buddy in Texas!
No doubt!
Absolutely, Steve! I have a stereo 3-way pair consisting of 15” woofers and it’s hard to give up the completeness of sound you get from it. I can’t listen to smaller boxes after listening with those 15’s lol
I spy my favorite Michael Franks album: The Art Of Tea. Likely sounds great on the Cornwalls too. One day maybe an upgrade from my Vandersteen 2Ci's.
All of the Led Zeppelin remasters are a disappointment. Steve, you are correct. They need to keep Jimmy off the boards and on the other side of the glass.
An update to my earlier post..... the Cornwall iv’s are in da house!!!
Drove ninety miles to listen to them. I had listened to them a few weeks ago locally but the vibe from that showroom wasn’t working for me.
Anyway, spent over an hour playing different stuff through them...... Sinatra, Melody Gardot,Zeppelin, Steely Dan, Mariah Carey, Michael Giacchino, Dream Theater,Amy Inoi, Segovia, Bob James......the sound was fantastic!!
I had a crowd of customers huddled behind me listening as well !! The staff LOVED listening to them. Most had never heard them. They said the sound filled the room. A pretty good size show room
Anyway, boxed them up n loaded em in the pickup. Now they are in my living room. Setup tomorrow 😬
What amp do you use in your setup? If I get a set I am fairly convinced going with a tube amp(would probably with any Klipsch).
@@juleswinnfield6930 PS Audio M 1200 mono blocks and their GainCell DAC/preamp
Why be embarassed by your enjoyment of the Moody Blues? That is a GREAT album from my youth.
They always had terrible recording quality though. Great music-terrible recordings
I also wonder why so many reissues are just crap (even I they had the original master). Ruins the legacy of great bands for the new generation. That should really be forbidden by law 🙂
Actually your 2 watt amp is really a 2000 milliwatt amp..LOL As an amp/pre amp designer and long time Klipsch fan I agree with your assessment. My favorite combo is my home designed 45 mono-blocks for 2500 milliwatt amps with my highly modified 1979 Hersey speakers.
I know the high-end audio snobs look down on Klipsch, probably because they are affordable by the rest of us.
The Cornwalls are probably my favorite of the Heritage line but in my modest sized listening room are just too large. Even though, I had a pair of K horns in the same room once and they were just too much speaker even at 2 watts. Our windows rattled and ears HURT at and below 2 watts/2000 milliwatts.
Paul Klipsch once said, "What the world needs is one of my speaker sets and a good 5 watt amp....To which I say...BRAVO Mr Klipsch !!!
Another thing about speakers is not to worry more about the specs on paper than how the same speakers move your soul. AS an engineer, it took me a long time to believe this but out of the Heritage line of Klipsch speakers, they all can take me places that other speakers just sound too sterile.
Music is very fluid with all sorts of things happening at once. To look at just specs/graphs is pointless to a large extent.
So, you sir, know what I'm talking about. It is so easy to get totally lost in the music with Klipsch speakers, at least the Heritage line. And after all, isn't that what we are all looking for, that is, TO ENJOY THE MUSIC !!!!!!!
I am so excited!!! My Cornwalls will be here Wednesday, the next 4 days will be the longest ever!!! I was going to settle for afford Forte IV's but I really wanted the Cornwalls bad! Space is a little limited and money is tight as well but I decided to move my current speakers to the basement and I will make more money! I cant wait!!! Thanks for helping me in my decision.
In what way are CW better than Fortes ?
@@frankl5772 I listened to them side by side in a friends house and the CWs were just sounded better, a little more roomy or fuller if that makes sense. Not by all that much though.
@@bchboy1206 Thanks Jim for sharing your thoughts on both speakers!😃
Thanks Steve, it would be great if you could include your music recommendations under the video to make it easier for us to find them
Because of your thorough reviews Steve I recently purchased a pair of Cornwall IV's and a Heresy IV for a center from Cory and Steve over at Paducah Home Theater in KY - Absolutely fantastic transaction and speakers are AMAZING!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH SIR!!!
Awesome. Can I ask what you have on the front end?
I had a very hard time choosing between the Lascala and the Cornwalls. I choose the Cornwalls. These are my last speakers.
Thanks for your review Steve! The really frustrating thing for those of living in Australia is just how outrageous the pricing of Klipsch Heritage speakers is here. The Cornwall IVs retail for around $6,000 dollars in the U.S., whereas here they sell for over $14,000 U.S. dollars!! Even allowing for shipping and import duties this is a crazy price. Most other speaker brands sold in Australia are pretty close to their U.S. dollar price, which makes Klipsch' pricing all the more puzzling and out of step with the local market. Come on Klipsch, how about a fair go for us Aussies who would love to own your speakers!
Start an importing business
I got about 3 weeks in to mine... They are my babies
How would you compare the Tekton Perfect 15s against the Cornwall IV with the Decware amp?
I love that you re-reviewed this! The size and composition of the Cornwall said to me that it would 'mellow' (in the blending sense, not the dulling sense) with a larger space. I currently have a problem that all the speakers I either own or really really want to own/try out are probably best for rooms of MUCH larger size than I currently have. To solve this, I'm designing a house.
Just when I'd talked myself into something smaller and cheaper. Lol
Love your passion Steve - and your ability to put it into words. 15" bass drivers? yes! (my Spatial M3 Sapphires have 2 - each - no need for subs here ;) Guess you now have enough space for some OB speakers? ;¬D Greetings to one and All.
I'll try some Spatials in a month or two.
It truly is amazing what a difference a little change makes. I moved one speaker inward about six inches and was stunned by the improvement
I know exactly what you mean Steve.. when I switched from a crappy generic solid state amp to my Prima Luna Dialogue int amp, my Cornwalls came alive! It was like I bought a new amp AND new speakers.
I have Klipsch La Scalas but have wanted to try Cornwalls, never heard them.
Thinking about the Cornwall 4. Would they be worth it over my KLF 20s?
BTW I like the Kim Gordon painting!
sweet jesus I want these. can some on her lend me 6k I'm good for it
You mentioned using different amps but which of the solid state ones worked best?
And which value SS amp worked best?
Three systems in your place? Man, that's awesome!
@GeneralCurtis3LeMay stfu
My Cornwall IV’s are sounding better every day...they have great scale, presence and an addictive sense of dynamic contrast. Authentic to the music...Klipsch delivered with this Heritage speaker!
I just got Forte III - and have a similar impression as you guys describe about the Cornwall IV... and they are like 40% the size!
The forte 3 ,iv Cornwall iv are all fantastic . I would own any of them as I own the Cornwall iv
Care to revise your assessment of the Cornwall's vis-a-vis the K-Horns? You were sort of harsh a few months ago saying something like "The K-Horns are head and shoulders above the Cornwall IVs". This still true?
Indeed. You can never go back from a large speaker with 15” woofer - nothing else sounds real. It has something to do with the instantaneous compression of the entire room - just like a kick drum. You feel it as much as it is heard.
Hi Steve, great updated review, I feel like you should try and get a pair of Tannoy Arden to compare with the Klipsch Cornwall, it should make for an interesting comparison ;-)
Great idea!!
Wish I could afford. Love your enthusiasm, almost makes me want to pull the trigger anyway.
Steve, your excitement in this video was second to none. The smile on your face during this video is like a child watching Santa come down the chimney with a new sled! It was fabulous.
Steve, you shouldn't be embarrassed by liking the Moody Blues. On the cornwall's try the first cut of "Question of Balance". It opens with an acoustic guitar centered between the speakers. Then suddenly the rest of the band comes in and the soundstage extends beyond the edge of the speakers and a kick drum that should sound awesome on the cornwalls. It is also a brilliant song combining an anti-war and love song together. Enjoy!
Sorry bud, you lost me as a viewer when you said you could hear a difference in a power cord upgrade.
Your comment is pure beauty
your rooms are getting better and better by the day ! absolutely beautiful space
In the 1960's you could have Cornwalls, tube amp and a decent turntable. Today my source is digital and sound is great but really we have not come very far in the last 60 years. We traded sound quality for features, price, ect.
Steve, are you pursuing a review of the Volti Audio Razz? Seems like they're right up your alley.
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 TH-cam 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😮 I'm a Vintage Tannoy guy after a few years of testing vintage and other speakers...I'm sure there are those that will like these...I've only heard them on TH-cam...but so far I think the Forte sounds better than this Cornwall lV...
Klipsch heritage speakers, the vintage and the reference ones like RF 63, 83, Palladium Made in USA are beautiful things and are also heirlooms.
If I can fit an entire band inside my speaker, I know I can get good music out of it.
Let me figure this out. If I can get my hands on crate loads of 49cents sealed albums and flip them for big bucks. BINGO !!! I can get closer to afford these awesome freakin' speakers!!!
You really got it right with that Moodies album! Especially the mellotron explosion in the beginning of higher and higher. I though my speakers exploded when I played it in 1972!
Nice job. I’m glad you brought up the Moody Blues. I had all their early records and have been a fan for more than40 years, my brother who’s about your age led me there. I would recommend just listening to the threeJustin Hayward tracks on each album. I have a cd with just his songs from those first seven albums. It’s one of my favorite discs. “Dawning is the Day”, “The Actor”, “It’s Up to You” I never get tired of. He still tours regularly and if you have a chance to hear him you won’t regret it. He’s one of the few guys from that era still making new music I want to listen to. Him and Keith Richards.
The Moody Blues masters of incredible songs.I listened for years then found For your children's children children what a masterpiece
Got a Reisong a10 coming to run my Klipsch Chorus. McIntosh MC 2105 for solid state, Reisong for tube. Hoping for very different sounds
Did you try them in the corners for more bass ? My CW 1s from late 70s are still in use.
I'm seriously considering these puppies as my dear companions for my last life's chapter. When you age the desire of chasing live event lingers and in addition to that fact live concerts are way to loud for my likening .Bottom line I wand the show in my house as loud as I wish. Been thrifty for whole my life want this time go big ticket. Music has been and still is my great passion. Kids grew to man so time has come to think a bit for myself. Here in Italy they cost a kidney, 80000 US dollars so I have a gripe with Klipsch here and hope somebody there is taking note, Crossover components are a bit underwhelming for the asking price and Klipsch had enough headroom for better parts and Q.C. issues. There-s an unboxing video here in Y.T. where an unlucky guy finds not one but to scratches in the worst possible place, in the front and that is simply unacceptable when you pay that much.
Got my new pair of Cornwall IV last tuesday. It sounds awesome combined with my Denon PMA-A110 and the Bluesound Node 2i. Love it!
Wow, sounds like you have an amazing system! Do you have any issues with volume adjustment from the remote of the PMA-A110? I am finding that the volume increases/decreases more than I would like when using the volume control.
@@CaptainCrunch823 I don't use the original remote because i control all my stuff with a Logitech Harmony Elite. Here i programmed smaller steps for the volume because they were to big in first case. Problem solved. But yes, the steps are to big if you have such efficient speakers like the Cornwalls. They are loud as f*** ;) Greets from Germany.
@@usaguitarmaniac thanks so much for the feedback! I’ll give it a try😊
You lost me at power cord.
Thank you very much for your album recommendations! I am a “sonic explorer”... :)
Thanks for a great video. It would be very interesting to hear your thoughts on the klipsch RF-7.
Steve your room redo turned out great. Sounds like you're more excited about listening lol. I'll be right over 🙂. Greg
Hi Steve. I'm considering purchasing this model. I'm currently using an MC312 amplifier. I know it's way more than I would need for these but would it be fruitless to pair the two? Thanks
Second! from Nottingham, England
I like your very high tech cardboard and masking tape sound control baffles. Were they expensive? were they difficult to install? Was there a long wait for their shipping and delivery. I'm sure that your wife loves them. They're quite elegant and chic.
Hi Steve, excellent review as always. Your comment about how the sensitivity of the Cornwall IVs helps to reveal the subtle differences between amplifiers reminded me of the comment I had left in your first review of these marvelous speakers (your Dec. 19, 2019 posting) - namely, that their sensitivity can be leveraged to shape their sound spectrum by changing the thickness of the cables (note - this is not a reference to the design nor the cost of the cables - only their overall effective gauge). In short, the thicker the wire, the more bass-centric you will move the sound spectrum, the thinner the wire, the more the sound spectrum will focus on the mid-/high ranges. The difference is very pronounced and is NOT subtle with Klipsch speakers. In my experience, very few speakers have this pronounced trait, but heritage Klipsch speakers do which I believe is associated with their high sensitivity and dynamic depth. I'm certain all speakers can be modulated a little, but no where near as much as a highly efficient speaker. Years ago, I had mentioned this to the owner of the audiophile store that I purchased my Carver amp from and, while intrigued, he was in disbelief. So I brought my Tangent 40s (the predecessor of the fabulous Forte line) into the shop with both a regular speaker wire (10 gauge Monster cable) and my mammoth cable (4x10 gauge wires per terminal for a total of 8x10 gauge wires per speaker) - the difference absolutely blew his mind. I estimate at least a 2-3x increase in dynamic bass depth when using my mammoth cable. The point is that highly sensitive speakers, like Klipsch speakers, have this amazing, and under-appreciated, trait that allows you to shape the speaker's sound spectrum in significant ways so that it matches your listening preferences - cost of entry is only limited by your willingness to try different speaker wire gauges - be bold. Klipsch speakers may indeed be the ultimate shape-shifters in the industry!
there's no shame admitting you like the Moody blues ! they're among the alltime best...
Damn right they are!
This review sounds like a sales pitch for extremely expensive audio gadgetry.
Recently bought the Cornwall IV and paired it with the Luxman L-507z integrated amp.....God tier
Yes, Sinatra Sings Only for the Lonely is probably my favorite Sinatra record! Look for the early Larry Walsh cd remaster. Sinatra thru those Cornwalls sounds like As Good As It Gets! I can't get over only 2 watts!
Certainly an impressive impact-like sound to the cornwalls but one look inside the cabinet drove me away from considering them further. The price is too high for mdf, some ply, two glued 4 by 4s and a whole lotta empty space. Cheaply made.
"Back To The Future" again!
The High Sensitivity/Low Amp Wattage approach of pre-WWII and abandoned in the 60's proves to be the superior approach.
IF ... beautiful, true to life home audio and music appreciation is your goal then a Decware or other with High Sensitivity speakers like Klipsch or Zu's will deliver ALL of the musical characterstics ... speed, dynamics, imaging, timbre, extended range that you just can't get out of acoustic suspension speakers of lesser efficiency with high powered and therefore wasteful amplifiers... The Decware for example, only consumes less than a 15 watt light bulb.
If music appreciation is your goal, why not treat yourself to a far better approach to home audio and at a reasonable cost so you can spend more of your time listening to the music you love as it was meant to be heard and less time listening to the shortcomings of your system and the recordings themselves.
Horns and Tubes
Well I been waiting on a review of the sound diffusers. I been looking at those for a long time and would like to see what ya think.
@SteveGutenbergAudiophiliac i need your help. I currently have the JBL Array 1400, but am very curious about the Cornwall 4, and possibly JBL S3900. I know you've heard them all. PLEASE, i need your help: what would you do? Which would you choose and why? I'm not able to tes listen to the other speakers so it's difficult to make a decision
Love the Moody Blues, saw them 4 times in Concert.
Yep, they are legends.
Thanks for mentioning the early Moody Blues. I still listen regularly to their early albums that I purchased 50 years ago. The first Klipsch speakers I ever heard were the Cornwalls back in the 70's. I've had Klipschorns for 25 years now and Moody Blues sound great at low volume, as you mentioned.
Size absolutely matters! I got some very cheap Yamaha speakers (NS-777) but they're big! Not audiophile quality but paired with my Sony bookshelf speakers they sound amazing for how little money I've spent on my system.
I found a pair on CList for 700 bucks. Not sure, but I think they're the original version. Upgraded (?) to Crites tweets and new caps by the previous owner. They sound fabulous so I can only imagine what the newer versions sound like. They are a huge improvement over my completely delightful and more than adequate Fortes. They're my last set of speakers, unless I win the lottery. I am a bottom dweller and don't have unlimited funds so I am pushing my gear with 70s SS gear...Marantz, Pioneer, Sansui and a Fisher 500B. Good enough for my old ears.
You like a large vibrating surface area to produce sound so there is less audible stress in the music making process. The woofer is 15", so it probably has over 800 square centimeters of cone area, which is almost as much as dual 12" woofers. You like horns because they couple the sound of the tweeter and midrange to a mass of air, which has the effect of synthetically increasing the surface area of the vibrating membrane. Again, the result is an effortless, stress free sound. The large radiating surface areas of Magnepan speakers does the same thing in a different structural format.
True, and well expressed---for low and mid-bass anyway. It's not volume displacement but 2d radiating area that is critical. Whether a big cone or horn mouth, long (bass) waves need lots of radiating area for clean and effortless "wave launch". A broad baffle helps too!
I've got a gigantic pair (15" woofers) of Jensen speakers bought probably in the 80s for maybe $200 a pair. I use them as left right for my little home theater. Refined....probably not. But it works more than fine for the movies - Master & Commander (a wonderfully made film technically and artistically) sounds fab - you year the wood creaking inside the frigate. No sub needed here. I'll trade for some Cornwalls, but I can't really afford them. But big is better if the space is there.
Love to get a comparison between the Cornwalls and the La Scala's. It's very cool to hear your vinyl choices and reviews. Thousands of your viewers, all at the same time blow up EBAY. Gotta be quick with the credit card...
I have the LaScalas and man I love them
Plus one. Thank you again for what you do, these ARE my retirement speakers. I hope you do more tube amp reviews with good iron, maybe a single ended parallel if anyone still makes them. Oh, and now you can do some speaker cable reviews lol
Mr. Guttenberg: Forte IV or Cornwall IV. I own the Forte IV I just bought them but, the Cornwall IV similar to my Altec Valencia. Thank you in advance.
I'm new at higher end equipment. I'm considering getting a tube 300b amp. In addition to the Cornwall IV, what other speakers should I audition? My room is roughly 15x25 w/ tall ceilings.
After living with Cornwalls for several months, I’m trading them in now. Based on many reviews, I bought them new, but could never really get attached to them.
OK, where are you going next? And what did you have before the cornwalls?
The timing of this couldn’t be better. I’m getting ready to go listen to (and probably buy) a pair of Cornwall iv’s in a couple of hours !!
Have you noticed a change in the sound of yours over time ? What are your thoughts on “ speaker break in time” ?
I've had mine for about a year and a half now and the first thing I'm going to tell you is that they have never sounded bad.. From the day I got them out of the box my jaw hit the floor. However! Roughly after about a month, it's like they bloomed and really opened up. I get and 100% agree with everything Steve has said about these speakers in all his reviews.
I hope you get them, I can confidently say these are my forever speakers!
I’m very tempted to buy some. I live in China and can get them new for 2,700 USD …, just have to sell what I’ve got already 😂
Put on Rochberg piano music vol.2 Evan Hirsch pianist…the Cornwall IV’s recreate the piano so realistically that you may shit yourself! Beat out all my previous Wilson, B&W, Maggie, Martin Logan high end stuff handily! Not sure how they do it but who cares…they sound fucking reall man 👌🏻😎
Is it possible to upgrade Cornwall II's to sound like the new Cornwall IV's ? I want the Cornwall IV's but don't have $6000. so I am hoping it is possible to buy Cornwall I or II's and upgrade the crossover and/or drivers to perform like a Cornwall IV. Is it possible?
I’m interested to buy a pair of Cornwall for my ARC Vsi60…but i’m also interested to Graham 5/8…i can’t decide 🙄
Hello, could someone tell me if the Klipsch CORNWALL IV would sound good in a 28 meter 4x7 meter sale?
The Cornwalls are great. Open baffles are a must listen as well...
Do you still have the same opinion of the Cornwall's today? I bought a pair of Cornwall IVs in Walnut in part because of you raving about them.
Talk about bass. Wait till you hear what a nice bass horn can add to a system like that. They used to be big and expensive, not anymore. I am talking about 20 x 20 x 26 at 108db @ 1 watt.
What’s the minimum sized room for the Cornwall speakers? I never know what people mean when they say “medium size” room.
Anyone able to comment about driving cornwall IV with a primaluna dialogue integrated amplifier?
Hearing the measurement reviewers tell me Klipsch Heritage speakers are crap is like
hearing them tell me beef tendon and tripe in hot chili oil is crap because it’s
not like their reference - macaroni and cheese. I don’t like macaroni and
cheese. I like beef tendon and tripe in hot chili oil…and Klipsch Heritage speakers.
I am a Moody Blues fan. Big time! It took way to long for the group to be inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame! But, they are IN! Oh, don’t be ashamed to admit you like the Moody Blues. Ever.
In search of the lost chord is a great album
The Moody Blues are /were an epic band!
One of the beauties of klipsch heritage speakers are their efficiency effortless sound I am a fan, but I also love the sound of other speakers that are not horn driven so I have three different sets of speakers depending on my mood
It seems it would be difficult to listen to music with car noise and car horns right outside your window.
How do you think the Cornwalls would sound with a Pioneer A27 integrated?
I made a clone, the Klonwall based on a German design from Klang und Ton. Anyone familiar with them? Anyone conpared them to the original? I am very happy with them anyway. 102dB efficiency driven by the Reisong A10.
Love the music recommendations
Almost never sit in one place when I listen to sounds. I want to have a system where I can walk around my work space and have sounds that demand my attention but also allow me to work visually and intellectually without being in one place or focusing on a TH-cam screen.
Danny from GR research took it apart, its junk.
Watch your stuff everyday. I'm about your age so I relate to most of your views. After a long vacation, I am getting back into hi-fi. I'm an ex- musician and have a lot of stuff playing around. To my point. I am using a Denon 7.1 avr. I set in on direct for music and have a set of klipsch 3002 for mains. I love the sound. I also have a set of big Maggie's 6'2" or so. Don't remember the model off hand. Thinking about getting a decent stereo amp and running them with the klipsch. I know it will take a lot of room. But, is this feasible? Best of both worlds?
Thanks.
Buy the klipshorns directly, they are on top and take up less space in your living room!
Guilty you are! New Cornwall Owner here.
Cheers Steve :-)
Please...next review should be VOLTI speakers
"Honey, you need to rent a storage space and put all your stuff in there, because I'm a big TH-cam star now, and I need the extra space." lol