Switched From Tubes To SS???Glad You Did???

Viridian, I have owned Cornwalls and Fortes (as well as Heresys)and imo they do not compare to Lascalas, no offense meant. All lacked that "magic". Pretty dramatic to make a total system change. How often do you do this ? I recommend you get a pair of used Lascalas and keep your tubes, if you like Klipsch. The larger mid horn and woofer horn of the Lascalas make them a much more "coherent" speaker than the others. With the ownership of Cornwalls and Fortes, I am assuming the room will give you enough space for them. Jesusa0, I sent you an email......

So if money, space, heat, hassle etc. are no object tubes are still the best way to go with both preamp and amp, right?

No, even if " money, space, heat, hassle etc. are no object tubes are still..." not necessarily the best way to go with either preamp or amp.

Mr. D, I have a good friend that has a couple of pairs of LaScalas, and I agree with you completely that the midrange on them is superior to the Cornwalls. Unfortuately - and this is just a subjective preference - when I went shopping for speakers, I could not live with bass that only extends to 50 cycles and I won't use a subwoofer, so really the K-horns or the Cornwalls were the only choices. I don't have available corners in my listening room, so I compromised on the Cornwalls, thinking that down the line I would make them into CornScalas. That day will not be coming however as I transition back to SS for the summer and find some other speakers. We all have different priorities; that's why so many different products are made.

Unsound, would you care to elaborate and give us some examples? Personally, I am not biased one way or another, be it tubes, transistors or something else. But I believe that most people will agree with my statement.