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In the Forum: Horn-Loaded Speakers
In the Thread: “Why horns”, years later.
Post Subject: Yes, good sound is possible with DRsPosted by manisandher on: 9/27/2010
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 Romy the Cat wrote:
In fact you can model the great sound for very, very small rooms (headphones) with existing direct radiators, have great result and no need for horns.

Yes, this is exactly what I've attempted to do. The rooms in the UK tend to be smaller than those in NA (mine is 18'x15'x12'). Also, the whole house is made of brick and over-engineered in typical Victorian fashion. This seems to help with getting good LF even at lower volumes.

I've tried to replicate the sound that I can get from a pair of AKG K1000 headphones driven by a Berning 300B amplifier. I haven't entirely succeeded - I just can't replicate the 'sweetness' and 'colour' of the sound that I get through the headphones. But it's listenable. The closest I can get is sitting near-field in the middle of the room... but then I'd just rather use the headphones!

Mani.

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