Why aren't more of you guys using horns?

[tez4life Premium Member]

He was really talking about the bodies, not the drivers them selves. Chances are ID uses a modified B&C or Selenium driver for their horns. I don't know this for certain, but it wouldn't surprise me.

Thats true, thats one of the keys to the IDs anyway the dispersal pattern of the mini and full bodies.

 

[ninjawhiteboy12 10+ year member]

can you buy the horn body and the driver separately? in that case which driver would perform the best?

 

[T3mpest 10+ year member]

He was really talking about the bodies, not the drivers them selves. Chances are ID uses a modified B&C or Selenium driver for their horns. I don't know this for certain, but it wouldn't surprise me.

It's a modified B&C driver from what I've been told. Hopefully this is true as I got a set of B&C de500s as they should be the same as ID's ultra line, however I've never got a chance to A/B it.

 

[ninjawhiteboy12 10+ year member]

in the horn driver itself, what do you look for? just wondering so i can research, thanks

 

[bass_lover1 10+ year member]

in the horn driver itself, what do you look for? just wondering so i can research, thanks

Something that can play the frequency range you want it to...should be pretty simple, PE has like 50 to choose from.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

FR, throat diameter...

 

[ninjawhiteboy12 10+ year member]

i dont know much about horns or how they work but are there other things involved like the metal type, or anything else that would give me an insight on if it would perform over another for my needs?

 

[bass_lover1 10+ year member]

I wouldn't really worry about the diaphragm material. If you want something that can fit on ID horn bodies, which are made specifically for a car, then you'll want a 1" exit. I don't recall if ID has different mounting styles for the minis or full bodied horns, but I know the minis are 2 bolt, the fulls might be 3 bolt. Either way, there are horn drivers that use both a 2 and 3 bolt pattern.

Then, just find one that will play the frequency you want. My Celestion drivers are like tweeters on steroids. They'll play up to 20khz, but they'll also play down to 1khz with a steep crossover, which is how I plan to use them.

 

[ninjawhiteboy12 10+ year member]

ok thanks, are there any brands that would be good to look at? sorry im such a pain im very clueless when it comes to horns

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I'd start with B&C.

Vintage Altec alnico drivers are some of the best I've heard, but they're too bulky (almost beer-can sized) for car use. The B&C ones are much shallower.

 

[ninjawhiteboy12 10+ year member]

ok good to know thank you, I have been looking at B&C, Selenium, and ID so far

 

[bass_lover1 10+ year member]

PE is selling Selenium horns with a 2/3 bolt pattern for around 40 bucks each. They're cheap enough to give you a taste of what horns are about, if you don't like them you aren't out that much. Some of the upper end B&C drivers are 1-140 each, bit pricey just to test them out.

 

[ninjawhiteboy12 10+ year member]

ok thanks that is good to know, i have been looking at B&C, Selenium, and ID so far

i had a question though, on the selenium website they show supertweeters, compression drivers, horns, and phenolic categories, what exactly are they and what is the difference

http://www.iakn.com/prosound/prohome.html

 

[psychoacoustics 10+ year member]

my crx

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

On a related note, this is me demonstrating how not to install horn throats...

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