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[uncleroman 10+ year member]

i am thinking of doing some true pro audio, horn loaded compression drivers, and would like to know how to wire them up with some good mid bass. the sensitivity on the horns is really high and i am thinking that they are gonna blow you out, soand not hear the mids.surely there is a way{ maybe a resistor?}. any info would be great. anybody else use them? they are soooooo loud.

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[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

squeak and wedge have used them, contact them

 

[Apoc 10+ year member]

I dont know anyone that runs that type of system in their car, but talk to wedge and squeak...squeak will be very detailed in his discription for you.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

i am thinking of doing some true pro audio, horn loaded compression drivers,

What kind? If you are in need of a pair of horns, I have a pretty rare pair for sale //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

and would like to know how to wire them up with some good mid bass. the sensitivity on the horns is really high and i am thinking that they are gonna blow you out, soand not hear the mids.surely there is a way{ maybe a resistor?}. any info would be great.

The key is to have VERY strong midbass drivers. IMO, no point in taking away the horns efficiency and output advantages by "choking" them off and lowering their output a lot to level match them properly with the other drivers. Instead of lowering the horns output, bring the rest of the system up to the horns abilities.

Majority of people who run horns, are also running 8"-10" midbass drivers. 6.5" drivers with good amounts of displacement may suffice, but you'll still likely have to tone down the horns some (or a lot). If you go with a 8" or 10", you'll likely need to run a 3-way system (midbass, midrange, and then horn). For the midrange, you'll want something with a lot of cone area (5.25" driver at a bare minimum, 6.5" would be better). For pure midrange, excursion isn't really important which is why you want as much cone area as possible.

If you go with horns, are you going to be using a passive or active crossover?

anybody else use them? they are soooooo loud.

I use them, I'm in love with them //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[uncleroman 10+ year member]

well im trying to make something like http://www.nvs1.net and i just dont really know what im doing with these drivers. i have been looking at some peavy horns titanium diaphram with a 1" throat. the problems im finding for midbass is that they are all paper cones.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

So, you are trying to put them in, like, a boat?

 

[uncleroman 10+ year member]

something like this, http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65921/89121.html it needs to be loud at 75'. hclds are all i can think of that would blow all this regular car audio away.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Where are you wanting to put them at? Like, "dash" area, or up high on those cross poles (not into wake boarding, don't know what you call them), or the back of the boat firing backwards?

 

[uncleroman 10+ year member]

on the tower facing back so rider can hear @75' and 23mph