johnk
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| RIP Arnie Nudell Arnie was the guy I pointed out when folks give new loudspeaker start ups grief with the old built in a garage line. He will be missed. | |
| $20K to spend on speakers…. . wait! There’s a catch! I would buy a collectible horn based loudspeaker used for 20k enjoy it and if I felt the need for change flip it for 25k | |
| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? Kosst you said{ It's no mystery to me at all why you NEVER see horn loaded bass guitar rigs} http://philjonesbass.com/product/16-h-bass-horn-speaker/ | |
| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? Kosst- Altec -a7 a5, Klipsch- Lascala Belle Khorn all run well off class A SS all are under 5k pair- fully horn loaded systems get large and thus costly. Also since you only know me from a few posts in this forum you are not aware that I design lo... | |
| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? https://www.stereophile.com/content/listening-125 2013 stereophile article about Altec Valencia | |
| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? Altec had a few versions of a7 one for PA one for theater the theater model is a good bit better sounding and the one most Altec a7 user have today. Consider that a PA sound is highly variable many different things contribute greatly to its overal... | |
| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? I had a friend buy a new pair of the old Machs he still is using. But now is running off a cheap tube amp and I helped with network and woofer surrounds and they sound pretty darn good. But do agree that many might have heard cheap horns and just ... | |
| Lowthers midrange: how do they compare? Run a compression driver as a mid. Or a http://www.usspeaker.com/beyma%20tpl1200h-1.htm for a 2 way Also a SEAS x2 does most of what you ask and mates well with RAAL ribbons and Mundorf ... | |
| Soundstage and explosive dynamics? Seems a good number of horn manufacturers offering massive horn systems for home use maybe those extremely ignorant of whats available haven't noticed any horns at shows or available for sale. | |
| Lowthers midrange: how do they compare? Sounds like you want a midrange not a full range or wide band those are best used fullrange or whats the point since better options exist if wanting to go multiway with crossover on mids. Full ranges are best run full or maybe with a bass system a... | |
| Soundstage and explosive dynamics? Costs less than $10k. Sorry only horns can do Explosive dynamics with force and surprise. I know so many are sold on undersized cheap to build sell thin towers with far to small over worked wee mid range woofer combos installed in thin baffles req... | |
| Magnepan unshielded – should I be concerned? I have 40lb TAD compression drivers fairly near my computer and have had no issues compared to the massive mag field in those a maggi with it fridge door style mags shouldn't be a issue. | |
| Soundstage and explosive dynamics? RCA shearer horn system you may have to do a bit of set up but you can buy the parts for about 10k | |
| Advantages of beryllium? Kosst is not very knowledgeable but he will give opinion without fact and without experience if you ask him to prove his BS reply’s he has nothing but weak insults. Guys a joke ignore his trolls. | |
| No bass from the Clue speakers. Hoffman’s Iron Law of Speaker Building1) Bass Extension2) Efficiency3) Small EnclosureThe law is that you can only have two of these three attributes in a loudspeaker. If small loudspeaker would have limited SPL and require massive power too p... |