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08-20-2015 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree
rowuk


Germany
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Don't forget the phantom image!
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For horns mounted on or near the floor, we have a phantom image below the floor plane. In theory, this means we could make that horn a half circle or similar, with a tremendous advantage in real estate. The theoretical advantages of reduced diffraction at the edge of a Le'Cleach profile, are exactly that. The effects may not even be audible depending on driver, crossover, horn frequency, proximity to a room surface.

Whether a 2 meter length horn can be integrated is a big subject for a big room. I don't think that anyone or any software can predict this.


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Murataltuev


Moscow
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"curl" or not ?
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 anthony wrote:

EDIT:  Not sure we are on the same page regarding frequency range for this horn

Well, I don't have any other options.My 42Hz upper bass horn has flat frequency response in 70-300Hz range and -5db in 60-400Hz, so I need next channel to work in full from 400Hz at least (from 300hz better!).I was reading Jessie's project thread and see that his 40hz horn is separated from the frame, but I want to stay time-aligned and I have no place on the frame for another 1x1m horn.That means I need to choose from:
1. 200hz horn without "curl"
2. 250hz with "curl"
Any suggestions ?
08-21-2015 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree
anthony
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Which big horn?
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 Murataltuev wrote:
 anthony wrote:

EDIT:  Not sure we are on the same page regarding frequency range for this horn

Well, I don't have any other options.My 42Hz upper bass horn has flat frequency response in 70-300Hz range and -5db in 60-400Hz, so I need next channel to work in full from 400Hz at least (from 300hz better!).I was reading Jessie's project thread and see that his 40hz horn is separated from the frame, but I want to stay time-aligned and I have no place on the frame for another 1x1m horn.That means I need to choose from:
1. 200hz horn without "curl"
2. 250hz with "curl"
Any suggestions ?


The large 42Hz horn would probably want to be crossed over from 160Hz-200Hz at the most which would leave the top octave of the horns range for attenuation.  So what you really need is a horn from about 100Hz to go above it...not going to happen.  The thing about the 42Hz horn is that you can pretty much put it anywhere in the room because the frequencies that it covers do little for imaging or soundstaging.  Of course you can keep them time-aligned if you are persistent like Romy with them in the ceiling behind the listening chair.  Personally I would vertically align the channels that are going to provide imaging and figure out how to do below 100Hz from somewhere else in the room.

Regarding the "curl", I personally would not bother...they take up far to much real estate.
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anthony
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You could make a monster...
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 Murataltuev wrote:
 anthony wrote:

EDIT:  Not sure we are on the same page regarding frequency range for this horn

Well, I don't have any other options.My 42Hz upper bass horn has flat frequency response in 70-300Hz range and -5db in 60-400Hz, so I need next channel to work in full from 400Hz at least (from 300hz better!).I was reading Jessie's project thread and see that his 40hz horn is separated from the frame, but I want to stay time-aligned and I have no place on the frame for another 1x1m horn.That means I need to choose from:
1. 200hz horn without "curl"
2. 250hz with "curl"
Any suggestions ?


If you were to keep two large 1m diameter horns in a stack, then perhaps one on top and the bigger one on the bottom with the other channels in between.  You would need a high ceiling...suddenly the horn stack is 3m tall!!
08-21-2015 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree
Murataltuev


Moscow
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6th channel in case
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 anthony wrote:

The large 42Hz horn would probably want to be crossed over from 160Hz-200Hz at the most which would leave the top octave of the horns range for attenuation.  So what you really need is a horn from about 100Hz to go above it...not going to happen.  The thing about the 42Hz horn is that you can pretty much put it anywhere in the room because the frequencies that it covers do little for imaging or soundstaging.  Of course you can keep them time-aligned if you are persistent like Romy with them in the ceiling behind the listening chair.  Personally I would vertically align the channels that are going to provide imaging and figure out how to do below 100Hz from somewhere else in the room.

Regarding the "curl", I personally would not bother...they take up far to much real estate.
Thank you, Anthony, I'll follow your suggestion.I don't have 3m ceiling, but I have space in the back.So, I'll put tapped horn and 2m 42hz horn in the back and use space on frame for huge la-horn SmileI like this idea, because in this case I have extra space for 6th channel in case.
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Romy the Cat


Boston, MA
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It is very wrong.
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 anthony wrote:
 The thing about the 42Hz horn is that you can pretty much put it anywhere in the room because the frequencies that it covers do little for imaging or soundstaging.


"I wish I could score everything for horns." - Richard Wagner. "Our writing equipment takes part in the forming of our thoughts." - Friedrich Nietzsche
08-22-2015 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree
Gargoyle
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I agree
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Stereo bass is where it's at.
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Jorge
Austin TX
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300 hz
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If you have a huge 2 meter long horn and like what it does from 70hz to 300 hz that is a very difficult range and really simplifies (ja) the rest of your channels.
Having a horn to play from 300-400 hz is not a big problem or a big horn, a handful of drivers can do 300 hz you just have to find one with good tone. but you will need and extra midrange driver on top of that one.
That one could be the fundamentals channel as Romy calls it. You will have to play with your volumes.

If you really want the best as you state, go for Wood horns, there is a big difference.

I like taped Horn bass, be careful of cabinet vibrations messing the sound, brace and use thick Wood.
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Murataltuev


Moscow
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Which driver for 300hz ?
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Thank you, Jorge, for comment. I'm definitely going for wood horns. For my ear it has no coloration in compare with other material. Only for experiments I'm using what is available ready.
Regarding driver for 300Hz, which one will you suggest to try ?This week I'm going to decide if I go for WE555 clone which is definitely can do 300hz.Another option I see is JBL 2490, but looks like it is hard to find.All other JBL's suggested cross over - 500hz.For Vitavox S2 Mike also suggests 500hz.I tried GPA288 and it also better to have higher than 600hz.What other driver can go down to 300hz ?
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Jorge
Austin TX
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Low pass and wattage
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For home use almost any driver will go lower without burning up.
If you want specs, BMS and B&C will give you the right specs.
And then there is the tone...
I had 2490 play down to 200 hz in a 100 hz horn, of course they would only go up to 1 kHz or so like that.
But the lower registers lacked impact and tone. Female voices in that range were amazing.
I would just make a 2" 300hz horn and play around with drivers.
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Murataltuev


Moscow
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GPA 288 + JBL 2453
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Today LeCleach 550hz arrived together with another round horn - Jabo KH-53 (350hz).I've measured 3 drivers in 550hz horn: GPA 288, JBL 2453 and JBL D2430K D2.JBL 2453 really impressed me. This is definitely best driver I ever had!Tone is perfect and it is linear from 1200hz to 14khz!For the lower mid I've tried 288 in 350hz horn and got good curve from 500hz.So, the question is still opened: how to get 300-400hz.I don't think that 288 can do it. May be I need to try 2490, but can't find it.
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anthony
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One from left of field...
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 Murataltuev wrote:

So, the question is still opened: how to get 300-400hz.

Perhaps give the JBL 2169H a try.  It is supposedly very good from 300Hz to 2.2kHz, but I have never tried it.  Use it in a sub 200Hz tractrix horn with a 4" throat and sensitivity should be around 108dB/w/m.  It is an 8" cone compression driver.
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Murataltuev


Moscow
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Frequnecy response
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Want to share what I got with 1st order.
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Next step is to build 240Hz LeCleach and try JBL 2490 in it to get blue line down to 300-400.
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Murataltuev


Moscow
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8" up to 2kHz ?
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 anthony wrote:
 Murataltuev wrote:

So, the question is still opened: how to get 300-400hz.

Perhaps give the JBL 2169H a try.  It is supposedly very good from 300Hz to 2.2kHz, but I have never tried it.  Use it in a sub 200Hz tractrix horn with a 4" throat and sensitivity should be around 108dB/w/m.  It is an 8" cone compression driver.

8" diaphragm....isn't it too big and heavy ?And with 1st order I'm not sure...I'll try JBL 2190!This is the only modern driver which can do it.I've decided not to go for clones of old design.If not work properly, then I introduce another channel for 250-500 range...may be based on JBL 2169H!Another option is to extend Vitavox in 42Hz horn to 500Hz.I don't know what is better.
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anthony
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Not your normal cone driver
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 Murataltuev wrote:
 anthony wrote:
 Murataltuev wrote:

So, the question is still opened: how to get 300-400hz.

Perhaps give the JBL 2169H a try.  It is supposedly very good from 300Hz to 2.2kHz, but I have never tried it.  Use it in a sub 200Hz tractrix horn with a 4" throat and sensitivity should be around 108dB/w/m.  It is an 8" cone compression driver.

8" diaphragm....isn't it too big and heavy ?And with 1st order I'm not sure...I'll try JBL 2190!This is the only modern driver which can do it.I've decided not to go for clones of old design.If not work properly, then I introduce another channel for 250-500 range...may be based on JBL 2169H!


It is a compression driver with an 8" cone.  If you want authority at 300Hz you will need diaphragm area.  The Fane Studio 8M that Romy and plenty of others use for 100Hz up to 1kHz is an 8" cone driver on a 4" throat with a closed back-chamber to make it into a compression driver, which effectively is the topology of the 2169H.
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Murataltuev


Moscow
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Supravox vs JBL 2169H
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 anthony wrote:

It is a compression driver with an 8" cone.  If you want authority at 300Hz you will need diaphragm area.  The Fane Studio 8M that Romy and plenty of others use for 100Hz up to 1kHz is an 8" cone driver on a 4" throat with a closed back-chamber to make it into a compression driver, which effectively is the topology of the 2169H.
I respect others experience, but still not sure that I want to hear 8" diaphragm in 500+ range.And with 1st order crossover I'll have it.May be I'm wrong, but really...27gramm is too much. My 12" Supravox in 42Hz horn is 18g.And I also made it in closed back-chamber like compression driver.
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anthony
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You don't have to go there...
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 Murataltuev wrote:
 anthony wrote:

It is a compression driver with an 8" cone.  If you want authority at 300Hz you will need diaphragm area.  The Fane Studio 8M that Romy and plenty of others use for 100Hz up to 1kHz is an 8" cone driver on a 4" throat with a closed back-chamber to make it into a compression driver, which effectively is the topology of the 2169H.
I respect others experience, but still not sure that I want to hear 8" diaphragm in 500+ range.And with 1st order crossover I'll have it.May be I'm wrong, but really...27gramm is too much. My 12" Supravox in 42Hz horn is 18g.And I also made it in closed back-chamber like compression driver.

I understand that.  You were after drivers that can do 300Hz up...well according to some the 2169H is a good one (I've not heard it).  It might bridge the gap between your 42Hz horn and your midrange.
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Jorge
Austin TX
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Throat reactance
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From what I gather the JBL 2169 driver is an 8" cone speaker with a sealed back chamber. If this is so it was designed for a specific horn. It shall be used in that horn or a very similar one. The back chamber should be tuned/designed for the horn it will be working on.
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Supravox modified
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I have also designed my bass horn to operate between 160hz and 600hz and it will use a supravox 285-2000. It is a 110hz cutoff tractrix horn. However I found out that, there is a modified version of this driver that suits my purposes better. It is by German Hornfabrik and they have removed the phase plug among other things as the driver does not need to operate in higher registers. This is what I am in the process of ordering today Smile 

Here is what Helmut from hornfabrik has written to me;
"The 285-2000 HF (= Hornfabrik) is characterized by no phase plug and some other features. This speaker has a higher resonance frequency and is usable from 100 to 1000 Hz. If horn-loaded from 150 - 600 a simple 6dB-filter will do (2,2  mH )and a soft RC-filter at 2 kHz. That will do. A very fine, sonor sound with wonderful mids. We use this speaker in our best horn-systems from 150 - 500 Hz."
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Murataltuev


Moscow
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Supravox 285 with adjustable magnetic field
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 kodomo wrote:
I have also designed my bass horn to operate between 160hz and 600hz and it will use a supravox 285-2000. It is a 110hz cutoff tractrix horn. However I found out that, there is a modified version of this driver that suits my purposes better. It is by German Hornfabrik and they have removed the phase plug among other things as the driver does not need to operate in higher registers. This is what I am in the process of ordering today Smile 

Here is what Helmut from hornfabrik has written to me;
"The 285-2000 HF (= Hornfabrik) is characterized by no phase plug and some other features. This speaker has a higher resonance frequency and is usable from 100 to 1000 Hz. If horn-loaded from 150 - 600 a simple 6dB-filter will do (2,2  mH )and a soft RC-filter at 2 kHz. That will do. A very fine, sonor sound with wonderful mids. We use this speaker in our best horn-systems from 150 - 500 Hz."
I've got 285-2000 EXC to play with different voltages and adjust sentivity, because I expect that most sensitive channel will be this.What are you using below 150hz ?
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