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<blockquote data-quote="thylantyr" data-source="post: 3495277" data-attributes="member: 560358"><p>If you want horns so you can crank up some tunes loud and clean, the old school</p><p></p><p>recipe still works.</p><p></p><p>Recipe;</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.audioheritage.org/html/perspectives/drews-clues/system.htm" target="_blank">http://www.audioheritage.org/html/perspectives/drews-clues/system.htm</a></p><p></p><p>This is a high end recipe as it uses JBL drivers and a fully active installation. You can take</p><p></p><p>the idea and scale it down and use Eminence drivers. You can search for appropriate drivers at www. partexpress.com .. <a href="http://www.usspeaker.com/homepage.htm" target="_blank">http://www.usspeaker.com/homepage.htm</a> etc ...</p><p></p><p>random links</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.htguide.com/forum/showthread.php4?t=24333" target="_blank">http://www.htguide.com/forum/showthread.php4?t=24333</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.htguide.com/forum/showthread.php4?t=19368" target="_blank">http://www.htguide.com/forum/showthread.php4?t=19368</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.humblehomemadehifi.com/PAB-415.html" target="_blank">http://www.humblehomemadehifi.com/PAB-415.html</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.partsexpress.com/projectshowcase/millennium3/index.cfm" target="_blank">http://www.partsexpress.com/projectshowcase/millennium3/index.cfm</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.partsexpress.com/projectshowcase/magna/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.partsexpress.com/projectshowcase/magna/index.html</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=927779" target="_blank">http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=927779</a></p><p></p><p>The last link is interesting as it deviates from the norm. They got great results using</p><p></p><p>the coax driver {mid + tweeter} and Lambda midbasses, but this project is over your</p><p></p><p>budget.</p><p></p><p>A B&amp;C coax mid</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.usspeaker.com/B&amp;C-8CX21-1.htm" target="_blank">http://www.usspeaker.com/B&amp;C-8CX21-1.htm</a></p><p></p><p>Cost $200 each... seems expensive, but they got really good results with that design as</p><p></p><p>it was well behaved. A pair of these coax drivers isn't cheap though, but you do get the tweeter + midrange.</p><p></p><p>... then there is always the store bought speaker ideas.. :hehe:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://shopcerwinvega.com/detail/CER+CLS-10/CLS-10" target="_blank">http://shopcerwinvega.com/detail/CER+CLS-10/CLS-10</a></p><p></p><p>A soft dome tweeter with horn {waveguide} is a decent solution to getting more</p><p></p><p>SPL. Add the waveguide to the midrange also to boost SPL.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thylantyr, post: 3495277, member: 560358"] If you want horns so you can crank up some tunes loud and clean, the old school recipe still works. Recipe; [URL="http://www.audioheritage.org/html/perspectives/drews-clues/system.htm"]http://www.audioheritage.org/html/perspectives/drews-clues/system.htm[/URL] This is a high end recipe as it uses JBL drivers and a fully active installation. You can take the idea and scale it down and use Eminence drivers. You can search for appropriate drivers at www. partexpress.com .. [URL="http://www.usspeaker.com/homepage.htm"]http://www.usspeaker.com/homepage.htm[/URL] etc ... random links [URL="http://www.htguide.com/forum/showthread.php4?t=24333"]http://www.htguide.com/forum/showthread.php4?t=24333[/URL] [URL="http://www.htguide.com/forum/showthread.php4?t=19368"]http://www.htguide.com/forum/showthread.php4?t=19368[/URL] [URL="http://www.humblehomemadehifi.com/PAB-415.html"]http://www.humblehomemadehifi.com/PAB-415.html[/URL] [URL="http://www.partsexpress.com/projectshowcase/millennium3/index.cfm"]http://www.partsexpress.com/projectshowcase/millennium3/index.cfm[/URL] [URL="http://www.partsexpress.com/projectshowcase/magna/index.html"]http://www.partsexpress.com/projectshowcase/magna/index.html[/URL] [URL="http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=927779"]http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=927779[/URL] The last link is interesting as it deviates from the norm. They got great results using the coax driver {mid + tweeter} and Lambda midbasses, but this project is over your budget. A B&C coax mid [URL="http://www.usspeaker.com/B&C-8CX21-1.htm"]http://www.usspeaker.com/B&C-8CX21-1.htm[/URL] Cost $200 each... seems expensive, but they got really good results with that design as it was well behaved. A pair of these coax drivers isn't cheap though, but you do get the tweeter + midrange. ... then there is always the store bought speaker ideas.. :hehe: [URL="http://shopcerwinvega.com/detail/CER+CLS-10/CLS-10"]http://shopcerwinvega.com/detail/CER+CLS-10/CLS-10[/URL] A soft dome tweeter with horn {waveguide} is a decent solution to getting more SPL. Add the waveguide to the midrange also to boost SPL. [/QUOTE]
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