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In the Forum: Horn-Loaded Speakers
In the Thread: HELP on a Custom 3 Way Horn with Beyma TPL150
Post Subject: Here we go againPosted by rowuk on: 12/25/2019
Merry Christmas!
Nice woodworking job on your speakers.
I have a couple if questions:Why did you select the drivers that you did?What made you select one horn for the midrange but for nothing else?What process did you use to select the crossover points?Why do you use a port on the bass?How did you determine where to place the speakers?What drove you to the 300B/Krell combination?What music do you listen to?
I am not challenging any of those decisions, but the answers probably will also answer your question.
I see some basic errors that cannot be solved by advice. You probably have to change the way that you listen and how you approach audio.No single speaker can do a good job from 20 to even 200 Hz.A small box, 10” woofers and a port is a sure recipe to destroy anything below 50 Hz as well as a lot over 100Hz.A port lets midrange frequencies through making it a bit open back - but a very resonant open back.The Fountek NEO 5i does not have really good “midrange” (been there, done that). It does have “audiophile” artifacts however that make the playback “spectacular” for those that need it.
I am not sure that these three distinct technologies can be integrated. The horn in its lower register sounds a lot different than the woofers in the upper register and I have never heard the Beyma integrate with anything. I have heard that horn sound very good in a large floor standing two way system with 2 x 12” woofers in a d’appolito arrangement. That system sounded “full range” even although it only covered around 80 to 10khz. The owner was working on bass extension back then, but I have not heard the results.Rerurn to Romy the Cat's Site