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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Another horn manufacturer by Wojtek on 2013-04-15 
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I can recommend Attila from Hungary ; fast , professional and reasonable . He advertises on AA classifieds : http://www.audioasylumtrader.com/ca/listing/Speakers-Horns-Parts-Stands/Manufacture/tractrix-le-cleac-39-h-spherical...../Wooden-horns-until-...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Midbass Horn by Jorge on 2013-09-07 
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Hi Gera"Has anyone done this and what were the observations of comparing different topologies."I have done just what you propose,  I tried the JBL2490 compresion driver with a 3" mouth in a 110 hz horn well made, MDF round tactrix horn,  it goes ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: Tapped Horn Application by skushino on 2013-09-28 
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Guest napping now from 16 hrs jet lag, so I have a moment...Jorge, you raise an interesting point about THs.  I may be incorrect in assuming THs sound worse as they play higher in freq.  Perhaps instead the limitation is one of narrow bandwidth rathe...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #33: Some Brit’s take on the Horn sound.... by Romy the Cat on 2013-11-13 
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http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread.php?95128-Horn-sound ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: X-Over Point in 250 Hz Horn; Diaphragm composition by boiklox on 2014-01-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: JBL 2226 2445 2405 3-way and a path forward in Horn-Loaded Speakers  27 Replies 
@Mats -- Thank you! This has already been the best sounding system I have built and designed, but hearing how good it sounds, lets me know how good it can be in the future. Thank you for the info on the JBL 2482. I've considered swapping the diaphrag...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Designing and building a 5 channel horn loaded (looking for directions... by kodomo on 2015-06-20 
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Disclaimer: I love listening to experienced people. However I do not do everything they say. I would like to hear them as it can direct me and save me some resources like time and money and make me think of things I have missed and ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: May be interest to others for gine tuning horn alignment (physically) by kodomo on 2015-06-24 
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This is called a macro photography rail. It is a very precise tool. You have 1 mm units on it. The ones I have found cost around 70usd each which is good. Seller says it is sturdy enough and can handle weight. It can not handle the weight of the horn...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: 4-way horn system Prelude by maxx on 2015-07-31 
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Hi all! I am also big horn fan from Latvia.This is my first horn project Prelude.1" high frequency driverCrossover 4000HZ2" midrange driver crossover 500Hz15" midbass crossover 100Hz15" Tapped horn (is not yet complete)Unfortunately midb...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: The Nutcracker horn by Romy the Cat on 2015-08-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Russian mythology and Horn loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  9 Replies 
I thought this there have depicted the ugliest horns but I was wrong. Here is a new phenomenal addition the Nutcracker horn.  Even Nutcracker is not sticky Russian character and derive from the Germans fantasy of Hoffmann but Tchaikovsky for sure ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Tapped Horn and frame surface. by Romy the Cat on 2015-08-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another time aligned 5-way horn project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  189 Replies 
Murat,   I am not qualified to talk credibly about Tapped Horns. I know that they get a lot of traction now around audio people but I am, without listening a good example of it, am not so warm to the Tapped Horn idea. The comments of yours that y...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Another time aligned 5-way horn project by Murataltuev on 2015-08-12 
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I would like to share my 5-way horn project. The idea was to have full range system, so the first horn built was Tapped Horn. I got design from Volvotreter.de and was really impressed with performance of this monster. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #63: Sealed bass arrays below 110 horn by kodomo on 2015-08-29 
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I am using sealed bass arrays of 3 per side. I have six 10" scanspeak woofers in total. I aim to operate them from 38hz to 160hz with qtc 0.707I also have a tapped horn that I am using with my current horn system. It is 244cm's high and 125kg's compl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #108: What kind of horn to make for GOTO ? by Murataltuev on 2015-10-17 
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I did some experiments today again with GOTO in my existing horn and it is obvious for me that I need different horn for GOTO.Existing horn was modelled and designed for Supravox and I see perfect curve with it.But GOTO in it shows same curve for 50-...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #113: Not more than 2m long horn needed by Murataltuev on 2015-10-18 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]The Supravox was 12” the Goto 4” how did you convert one into another? You would need a 3-4 feet adopter to do so.[/quote]I used GOTO's converter from dual 4" to aprox 200sq sm2 throat. It is still 2 times smaller than ex...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Re: Azura 204Hz and 340Hz Le Cleac'h horn photos by Wojtek on 2006-09-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Big mama 1.5" horns.... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  27 Replies 
Hi there I can see Romy's face when he's trying to figure out Martin's time alignment strategy;0) I have Martin's 204 Hz horn with Fostex 208 E Sig. These horns are to be big to properly integrate with anything. They are OK with Fostex Lowther drive...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Do not build horn, build "something else"….. by Romy the Cat on 2006-09-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 45Hz Bass Horn in Horn-Loaded Speakers  23 Replies 
Jessie, 45Hz horn with 6”-7” throat around AK151 driver is from my perspective is the best thing might be theoretically built around a cone driver. I really envy of you and if I had room I would unquestionably go for it; this is why I keep a pair of ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Re: bad Idea of a 3way horn system by angeloitacare-idiot on 2006-10-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Idea of a 3way horn system in Horn-Loaded Speakers  8 Replies 
hi romymy goal is to design a hornspeaker with drivers, that are today commercially available, s2's are not.tomorrow i get my bms horns from bd-design, then i can say something abought them. as  they are coax, with tweeters, i did not design a t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: A hornmaker: “Acoustic Horn Company”. by Romy the Cat on 2006-11-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Who builds horns? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  84 Replies 
There is a US company “Acoustic Horn Company” somewhere in ... , that makes, as I understand, only metal conical horns.  The company, owner Bill Woods presents his motto as “Horns based on the quality and lost engineering of the past”. I al...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: "...interesting horn design but not about an interesting product ... by Antonio J. on 2006-12-04 
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This makes a lot more of sense to me. I understood you wrongly and I believed that the product "as is" and a priori can be interesting as a whole. I think that the design is interesting for the horn implementation, the horn themselves (look quite sol...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Another underground horn installation by Bud on 2007-02-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Barn Conversion - James' Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  28 Replies 
Hi James,Just so you know about these folks. go to this site and page down for a bit till you find the horn installation topic. http://www.royaldevice.com/custom3.htmRather interesting and might be all of the mistakes you can make in one place, ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: LF horn by guy sergeant on 2009-11-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Greek Anima Loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  33 Replies 
I meant the upper end of the LF horn response.  Firing it downwards at the floor as they do and then expecting good performance at 200-300Hz in the listening position is a tall order. There may also be some confusion where the mid horn takes over.I'v...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Vitavox corner horn by Romy the Cat on 2010-01-23 
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Guys, does anyone has service documentation or pans with dimension for the bass section (cabinet) of Vitavox CN191?http://website.lineone.net/~empson/Sys191.html...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #147: The midbass horn: the first uppercut from real-estate. by Romy the Cat on 2010-01-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Ok, I do officially like this “Battle Road” hours. Upon many considerations (and there are 4 ways to implement the midbass horn in that room) I have inclined to my leading idea to do it elegant and with time alignment....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #40: An interesting tapped horn configuration for suspended floors. by Romy the Cat on 2010-01-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The tapped horns: cons, pros and Sound in Horn-Loaded Speakers  57 Replies 
As I understand the tapped horns have very small output whole, right? Here is a cool configuration for the folks who have suspended floors and would like to have a relatively large tapped horn do not take a  lot of space  in room – install the ta...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #210: Riding the horn… by Romy the Cat on 2010-03-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"]"Horn default position"; do you mean from the listening position?"Perpendicular wall"; please define relative to the firing axis. [/quote] "Horn default position" – the position where it will be sitting normal...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Magnetostat in dipole horn by el`Ol on 2010-03-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Horn speaker with dipole bass? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  11 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]In contrary, at higher frequencies dipole might work fine, but no in bass. The Cat[/quote] IMO you can never get realistic imaging from dipole.Here is a very detailed description of a dipole horn for the BG Neo 3.http://ww...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: BG Neo Horn & My Ribbon by Vasyachkin on 2010-03-08 
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[quote user="el`Ol"]IMO you can never get realistic imaging from dipole.[/quote] this is almost certainly true. [quote user="el`Ol"]Here is a very detailed description of a dipole horn for the BG Neo 3. ht...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: A simple complicated horn. by Romy the Cat on 2010-04-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A right midbass solution for Altec 515G. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  21 Replies 
Ronny, You can look among those two threads. http://www.romythecat.com/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?postID=6436 http://www.romythecat.com/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?postID=3710 I do not feel that for midbass horn a surface makes...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: An idea of “Rain Wake-Up Horn”? by Romy the Cat on 2010-05-08 
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I was waked up this nigh with very load sound of thunder and lighting. The rain was gashing and I went close the left opened deck doors from last evening. Suddenly, totally out of blue, and idea come to me – why do not use the idea of Carlson Enclosu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: One more horn speaker system to look at by noviygera on 2010-05-14 
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This is a pro audio company that came out with a nice looking system, supposedly they are more about SQ than others:http://www.voidaudio.com/product_detail.asp?id=42...
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