Klipsch Heresy vs Cornwall
The Klipsch Cornwall is currently worth more: about $3,750/pair against $1,199.95/pair for the Klipsch Heresy, based on trimmed-median asking prices of current eBay listings. Below: specs, values, price history for both, and which one to buy.
Side by side
| Klipsch Heresy | Klipsch Cornwall | |
|---|---|---|
| Years produced | 1957–1985 | 1959–1985 |
| Original MSRP | $500 | $900 |
| MSRP in today’s dollars | ~$5,750 | ~$9,950 |
| Working value today | $1,199.95/pair | $3,750/pair |
| Restored / serviced | $2,089/pair | — |
Values are trimmed medians of current eBay asking prices, updated daily. Full data on each model page: Klipsch Heresy · Klipsch Cornwall.
Price history, head to head
Daily asking medians; days without a fresh sync are not plotted.
Which one should you buy?
The room decides this one. The Cornwall is the full-range speaker of the two, with bass the Heresy cannot make; the Heresy is the compact that fits real rooms and budgets, and many owners run it with a subwoofer and give up nothing. On the market side, Cornwall prices have climbed harder in recent years, while the Heresy remains the affordable door into Heritage sound. Big room and full-range ambitions, Cornwall. Normal room, tighter budget, or a sub already in the rack, Heresy.