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In the Forum: Horn-Loaded Speakers
In the Thread: Compression drivers and the “clean signal”.
Post Subject: OTL for fun and profitPosted by Paul S on: 7/13/2007
I haven't given it a lot of thought other than to note the irony that there are quite a few dedicated OTL people who use autoformers ahead of their speakers. In fact, I think there is fairly brisk underground traffic in autoformers for this use. I have heard several OTLs sounding very "clean", but also pretty bleached out, struggling with their loads, but I have never heard OTLs improved with auto formers.
Now I am wondering: If we go to such trouble to have transformers wound for our particular applications, maybe we could just as well be winding our narrow band voice coils and welding them to our/their own output tubes.
I don't know why, but something like this sticks in my head and responds to the idea of "dedicated amp", and it also re-surfaces when I think of old "theater horns" (may God rest and keep them...).
Best regards,
Paul SRerurn to Romy the Cat's Site