Cornwall Damping

[persons0]

Hello all in the Klipsch Korner! I am happy to announce that I am the proud new owner of a pair of 77' Cornwalls. I am just wondering if anyone has experimented with adding additional damping to the interior of the cabinets. I am thinking about lining the inside with asphalt damping pad in hopes of improving bass and reducing cabinet resonance. Has anyone tried anything like this?

Thanks

[gonzp]

Congrats on your Klipsch purchase! As far as lining the inside with asphalt damping pads, for more bass extension.... I personally would leave them alone. Cornwalls are not bass shy. Of course your personal preferances should dictate your choice. I would freshen up the crossover networks, if they have not already been done. Bob Crites here on the AK forums can either sell you a new network, rebuild yours or point you to a parts list so that you can do your own. Good luck and keep us posted.

[jcmjrt]

As a few other folks have done, I reinforced the sound board and back panel. It did tighten things up a bit as those are both rather large and fairly thin (for the expanse) pieces of wood.

And the crossovers should definitely be redone. I built the Al Klappenberger XOs which worked marvelously. Bob Crites' recap is certainly more economical.

[pmsummer]

Damping, no. Re-cap the XOs, yes.

[persons0]

Thanks for the info. I wont do any damping and a re-cap is on my to do list followed by a new veneer job.