Horns

[Beerdrnkr 5,000+ posts]

I want to get very loud and I hear horns can help me do that. I currently have some focals for my frontstage and focals for rear fill but I'm buying some Rainbow Germaniums soon with some rainbow coax's. Would these make my setup louder and not ruin the sq? These are the 2 I'm planning on buying

http://cgi.ebay.com/PAIR-4-5-IN-TITANIUM-HORN-TWEETERS-500-W-FREE-KIT-4060_W0QQitemZ270022267483QQihZ017QQcategoryZ14943QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/5-TITANIUM-HORN-SUPER-TWEETER-800-Watt-FREE-KIT-6650_W0QQitemZ270022265469QQihZ017QQcategoryZ14943QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thanks for your input

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[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

i wouldn't "add" horns

i'd design a custom setup around them

i wouldn't buy no-name horns, tho, low quality drivers will "honk" and resonate.... not pretty

and the second driver's a bullet, not a true horn

 

[fireball75427 10+ year member]

i wouldn't "add" horns
i'd design a custom setup around them

i wouldn't buy no-name horns, tho, low quality drivers will "honk" and resonate.... not pretty

and the second driver's a bullet, not a true horn

**** straight, couldnt say it any better. but it depends on wut ur lookin for and what you would rather have. u want a nice clean sound? or shitty *** quality thats loud? horns are loud but they sound like crap. u want loud add some components, 6x9s wutever ur preference is and hook them to a nice amp. i have 8 speakers with 50 rms into each and it sounds loud and clean.

 

[Beerdrnkr 5,000+ posts]

I definately want loud and clean not just loud. I was thinking about getting the Rainbow Germanium mids as an add-on, I believe they sell em seperately so you don't have to get the whole component set. If I were to go this route would it be ok to throw them in some kick panels? I will place the comps in the factory spots and the seperate mids in kicks and am wondering if it'll cause cancelation issues.

 

[fireball75427 10+ year member]

u could put them anywhere u want to really as long as nothing is in the way of the speaker to block the sound from the speaker.

 

[kublkmax 10+ year member]

Skip the horns. You are not going to be happy with those that you listed. If you do the Germs comps and a germ mid. you will just have to change the cross over point for the mid in the door so that they play the range of a midbass and use the ones in the kicks as midrange. with good power to those Germs they get **** loud and stay clean. Stay away from the horns.

 

[kublkmax 10+ year member]

what amps are you running?

 

[T3mpest 10+ year member]

**** straight, couldnt say it any better. but it depends on wut ur lookin for and what you would rather have. u want a nice clean sound? or shitty *** quality thats loud? horns are loud but they sound like crap. u want loud add some components, 6x9s wutever ur preference is and hook them to a nice amp. i have 8 speakers with 50 rms into each and it sounds loud and clean.

Horns DO NOT sound like crap. Tonality is great if you know how to use an EQ, they are very dynamic and image well. Many SQ national champions have used horns in their cars....

 

[Beerdrnkr 5,000+ posts]

Would it be ok to use both as midrange or will it give better SQ all around with a dedicated midbass? Would it also be better to throw the tweeter in the kick panel instead of the factory tweeter location?

 

[kublkmax 10+ year member]

Would it be ok to use both as midrange or will it give better SQ all around with a dedicated midbass? Would it also be better to throw the tweeter in the kick panel instead of the factory tweeter location?

putting the tweet in the kick really depends on the install. And personal preference. I personally don't want my tweets in my kicks. As for the horns you can run them with a midrange and tweet it done can be made to sound good. Do you have a processor? You will need one if you are getting this complicated.

 

[fireball75427 10+ year member]

Horns DO NOT sound like crap. Tonality is great if you know how to use an EQ, they are very dynamic and image well. Many SQ national champions have used horns in their cars....

its all about preference. every1 will have their own comment about everything. sum ppl will say horns sound great, others will say they ****. my comment is they ****. if u were to compare a horn to a component without using anything like an eq, which will sound better? hands down i would prefer the components

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=277-045

mdt37's.....

they're horn loaded, but not true compression drivers

i'm thinking about getting them myself

 

[LoudCrownVic 5,000+ posts]

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=277-045
mdt37's.....

they're horn loaded, but not true compression drivers

i'm thinking about getting them myself

Morel Tweeters are AMAZING! They have a very transparent and mellow sound. Generally very classy tweets. I'd hit it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[HeatSeeker 10+ year member]

its all about preference. every1 will have their own comment about everything. sum ppl will say horns sound great, others will say they ****. my comment is they ****. if u were to compare a horn to a component without using anything like an eq, which will sound better? hands down i would prefer the components

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif jsut about any active setup will sound like *** without any EQing //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

if u were to compare a horn to a component without using anything like an eq, which will sound better? hands down i would prefer the components

That's an irrelevant point, the question is whether or not he's willing/able to afford the extra processing to make them perform as they should. HLCD's are work, no question about it, but the results are worth it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif And some people may not like it, sure...