i want a real loud system

[brandontw 10+ year member]

ya im finnaly bored with this thread now.

*unsubscribes*

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

http://www.imagedynamicsusa.com/website/products/horns.html

 

[loko_pocho808 10+ year member]

buy da best jlaudio duh

 

[H4cK 10+ year member]

Where would you mount these horns normally, to look neat that is.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Where would you mount these horns normally, to look neat that is.

Horns are mounted under your dash.

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

and how much would something like that cost?

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3292&item=5735581310&rd=1 found some fed up used ones starting at 150 on ebay, but whats the retail, any cheap alternatives?

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3292&item=5736438232&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=18800&item=5736528365&rd=1

and thats it on ebay. no new ones

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

and how much would something like that cost?

Depends on the model. Those CD-1's you linked to are "middle of the road", cost you around $400-$500 new, ~$200 used. They aren't f'ed up, the horns were just cut down to fit in the install (perfectly fine as long as they didn't alter the actual throat). They are pretty good, supposed to have a good smooth top end

The 2nd auction you linked to are for CD-1E's, which are Image Dynamics "entry" level horns. Run you around $250 new and $150 or so used. Decent set, something to break yourself in on (when it comes to horns).

The last auction is for CD-2Comp's, Image Dynamic's top of the line horns. They appear to be on mini-horn bodies (smaller than full bodied horns). New will cost you around $850, used around $300. Now, those horn bodies do look f'ed up. Looks like the throat actually has a chunk missing out of it.

USD Audio also make horns. http://www.usdaudio.com. They were the first guys to put horns in a car for car audio competitions: http://www.usdaudio.com/sw/cars/buick/page2.php. I can't find the pic right now of Richard Clark holding the horns (RC bought that car and used it to go 26 & 0 in SQ competitions), but they were HUGE. Also believe they were one of the first, if not the first, to use modified pro-audio equipment in a car. I also believe they were one of the first to utilize kickpanel mounting to minimize path-length difference......

 

[H4cK 10+ year member]

squeak9798 got any pictures of actual installs with horns?

Edit: saw some in your previous link //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/silly.gif.3549b64aaa5b6729eb8e865319a3234f.gif

 

[Wut It Do 10+ year member]

so basically horns r speakers that r really loud for some reason, wut r they used for? why dont u hear about them more then 6X9 speakers?

 

[the_flatlander 10+ year member]

horns are used for good sound quality, not just for the purpose to get loud. you don't hear about them as much as 6X9's because of the cost and a lot of ppl don't even know what the hell a horn is in car audio.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

horns are used for good sound quality, not just for the purpose to get loud. you don't hear about them as much as 6X9's because of the cost and a lot of ppl don't even know what the hell a horn is in car audio.

Pretty much sums it up. Horns are very efficient, which is why they get so loud. They have great sound quality (for reasons I don't feel like going into right now), which is the main reason they are used, but the efficiency and loudness definitely don't hurt //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Cost is a very prohibitive factor, as is space (horns can be very difficult to mount in some [many] vehicles).

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

They also need to be EQ'ed most of the time, which is another expense/barrier to somebody that doesn't know what they're doing.

 

[kjwiehoff 10+ year member]

why dont u hear about them more then 6X9 speakers?

because people like you buy 6x9's and use your stupid bass akwards talk to tell people they're great.