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05-22-10
one man's "no-brainer"(btw,i hate that term!!)is a ... Tpreaves
05-22-10
I own horns as well. you should do a bit more reading before ... Viridian
05-22-10
I dislike their sound. Jburidan
05-22-10
If a room is lively already, horns might not be a good idea ... Riley804
05-22-10
The very best horn designs run at about 3% thd when played l ... Shadorne
05-22-10
I absolutely loathe horns! Unsound
05-22-10
Horns are great...on cars!!! Mike_in_md
05-22-10
Honk, honk! seriously though, some are pretty good if the s ... 4est
05-22-10
Shadorne, i have yet seen or heard any speaker which can p ... Sidssp
05-22-10
atc claim this on their highest end designs such as the scm ... Shadorne
05-22-10
I'm sure there are a number of people who have done extensiv ... Herman
05-22-10
Herman, you might be guessing right, but how many hundreds o ... Unsound
05-22-10
Good question, but you could extend that to just about anyth ... Herman
05-22-10
Funny...i have a few speakers all horn design, but with all, ... Bjpd57a1
05-22-10
Bjpd57a1, that is one heck of a love poem there. nicely don ... Soundgasm
05-22-10
I do use horns (klipsch).....i like them a lot. i think the ... Sogood51
05-22-10
no brainer is the exact term for anyone who cannot hear the ... Stanwal
05-22-10
Here is the driver i am using: http://www.bcspeakers.com/pro ... Macrojack
05-22-10: 4est
" I have yet seen or heard any speaker which can play loud with such low 0.3% THD. "
"ATC claim this on their highest end designs such as the SCM300 while playing at 121 dB SPL (definitely loud). I am skeptical that they can actually achieve this down to 20 Hz but I imagine it is not far off the truth especially with a 6 db bass boost from a typical soffit mount - certainly from 40 to 20 Khz it can probably be done. Of course, at normal volume levels the distortion is probably even slightly lower but 0.3% THD is definitely approaching the limits of speaker technology even at moderate volume levels."
I find this interesting as the baffle in the "soffit mount" is what gives you the 6db of gain. This is the same property as a horn with all of its issues. Soffit mounting done properly is useful. Improperly done, and it can be just horrid no matter how great a speaker you put in there. Besides working out proper placement, the fabrication of the soffit itself is very important as it becomes a transducer along with the speaker.
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05-22-10
Macro, i understand what you are asking but you could open u ... Recordho
05-22-10
Why isn't everybody using recent model quad electrostatics? ... Onhwy61
05-22-10
Those of you who reject all horns out of hand have much to l ... Macrojack
05-22-10
I always think of horns as like putting the sound under a ma ... Mapman
05-22-10
i should add "in the bass region" which is where ... Shadorne
05-22-10
Electrostatics is so much harder to say then "horns&quo ... Sounds_real_audio
05-22-10
Personally i have tried most types of speaker, boxes, electr ... Chadeffect
05-22-10
I made an assumption when i started this thread that only a ... Macrojack
05-22-10
I'm a big fan of esls and ribbons, but the horns i have in m ... Atmasphere
05-22-10
Ralph do you think a single driver speaker can do as good as ... Rleff
05-22-10
Rleff - my speakers are not single driver but rather a hybri ... Macrojack
05-22-10
Macrojack i was surprised to see the beating horns are getti ... Rleff
05-22-10
Many people are just not skillfull enought to set-up horn sp ... Fafafion
05-23-10
If you don't have the right room. that translates to one wi ... Buconero117
05-23-10
Hi tom, i agree with you whole heartilly. a good horn system ... Jessie91
05-23-10
I have owned klipsch la scallas 20 years ago. i am not imply ... Vernneal
05-23-10
Macrojack, part of the reason you're getting some negativity ... Onhwy61
05-23-10
If you want violins to sound like trumpets, get horns. on th ... Eldartford
05-23-10
Macrojack, lets see a pic of the horns. Streetdaddy
05-23-10
Eldartford, or: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mthx0bsune Unsound
05-23-10
Unsound... that's a neat instrument. ideal for a steet perf ... Eldartford
05-23-10
Eldartford, i think it might be more cocrrectly described as ... Unsound
05-23-10
I've had reasonably extensive experience with horns - i curr ... Martykl
05-23-10
My system is unsettled as i am playing around with parts and ... Macrojack
05-23-10
I am amused. those that think every sound coming from horns ... Herman
05-23-10
Marty - i can see in theory that the problem you mention has ... Macrojack
05-23-10
" if at some point in the future i feel the need to put ... Mapman
05-23-10
My bass cabinets are 24 inches wide and 33 inches tall. the ... Macrojack
05-23-10
Actually i have a decent size house yet parted with my maggi ... Mapman
05-23-10
Proud owner of klipschorns since 1988 and wouldn't consider ... Markpao
05-23-10
I think the old klipsch are a great starting point...easy to ... Sogood51
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