Horns

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

I am thinking of doing something with horns, because i know thye seem to get loud as F, but need a schooling on it....

can someone point me n the right direction?

i am working with the equipment in my sig.

Im wanting to put 8's in the doors for the midbass, and then horns for the midrange....i dont know if they cover the highs or not, but if not, then i need some ideas on tweets to play with too......

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[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

You don't need tweeters with horns. They cover from ~1khz on up (how low they play depends on the horn/etc...but it's typically in the 1khz range).

How low can the xover frequency for the highpass on the 880 go? You'll want no higher than 1200hz...down to 1khz or under would be best.

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

know what....idk

let me go see.

would i need a midrange....or should some poly mids do me just fine?

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Wouldn't need an extra midrange, no...just a stout 8".

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

thanks for the response Squak....it goes down to 1.25k

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

thanks to you too Jim,.....I am an admitted noobix at anything but bass.

what horns/ (stout) 8 would you recommend?

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

I wont say money isn't an issue, but i dont know what average, low, and high prices for this stuff is.

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

I dont even now where to begin....

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

there was a guy on SD selling new CDT 8's for cheap.

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

im not registered there......I might have to check it out.

Would they be considered *Stout* 8's?

 

[Johnny Drama 5,000+ posts]

How "loud" are you wanting these horns? You could possibly get away with the extremis or possibly a nice 7" dayton or DYN midbass driver.

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

something to keep up with the wall.....but sound nice and clear as well. the wall is in the 148's by ear, but i really dont know as i havent gotten it metered.

 

[Johnny Drama 5,000+ posts]

something to keep up with the wall.....but sound nice and clear as well. the wall is in the 148's by ear, but i really dont know as i havent gotten it metered.

Well, you will be deaf soon //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

but it sounds like the extremis wont work for you. You will definatly want some 8's in there.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Keep in mind that the 8's can't simply be midbass monsters...they are going to need to play cleanly to ~1khz aswell. That a task some 8's can't handle, so not every single one will work with horns.

What's your budget?

What amplifiers do you current have/plan on using?

Best way to start is by excluding what will not work for you //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

got you.

like i said, i dont know what is normal, but i am working with a viper 550.6 for now. i will probably pick up a kicker 650.4 in the future is 50 watts per isnt enough...

what are the average costs for horn setups and things like that? ill say about 300 for the drivers...if that is low, let me know and i am willing to go up.