freddi said:
hi Snikpout - do you think Omni 15's bass section (and
perhaps the whole cabinet) would be good for home stereo?
Nigel Goodwin said:
Most probably not?, musical instrument speakers and HiFi speakers
are completely different items, with completely different purposes.
Hi,
Unlike a lot of bass cabinets the Omni15 would also make a pretty
good PA loudspeaker. Any good PA speaker for home use with a
decent amplifier is capable of playing at mind-numbingly loud levels.
At sensible levels a PA speaker struggles against a hi-fi speaker
and basically has poor bass extension for the cabinet size, but
they can be the only loud option for flea powered amplifiers.
/sreten.
Most probably not?, musical instrument speakers and HiFi speakers are completely different items, with completely different purposes.
I wouldn't bet on this one. German mfgr "Glockenklang" once built a high-quality threeway bass-box. The standard setup was in stereo BTW.
Regards
Charles
Edit: You will find a picture of the setup in the upper part of the following document:
http://www.glockenklang.de/pdf/de/prospekt-03-06.pdf
phase_accurate said:
I wouldn't bet on this one. German mfgr "Glockenklang" once built a high-quality threeway bass-box. The standard setup was in stereo BTW.
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Like I said, designed for different purposes - a bass guitar cab is designed for maximum volume from the bass guitar, a HiFi speaker is designed for maximum quality and bass extension, and sacrifices volume to achieve it.
But interesting looking speaker though - I wonder how well it worked?, and if it was intended for bass guitar or multi-purpose use?.
It was actually aimed at bass-players. The whole setup was exorbitantly expensive, in the order of a small car back then. It seems that it was quite heavy and impractical. But a tester remarked that it was basically a high-quality and high-SPL stereo.
I am of course aware that stage equipment is optimised for the most SPL per -buck, -kilo, -watt etc.
But hearing a bass played through a system that is really broadband, low distortion and high SPL is quite a treat.
Regards
Charles
I am of course aware that stage equipment is optimised for the most SPL per -buck, -kilo, -watt etc.
But hearing a bass played through a system that is really broadband, low distortion and high SPL is quite a treat.
Regards
Charles
maybe the tapped horn thread will lead to modeling mutual-load cases like Bill's Omni.
here's what I've got laying around - not much rear chamber so cutoff is very high
here's what I've got laying around - not much rear chamber so cutoff is very high
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
I really like metalnecks. wonder who was responsible at Acoustic to build Transylvania Power khyboe (I think) copies? Freddy
ps - no low end - ok kick
115bk with EV15L
http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/8523/115bk15lpe3.jpg
single tone distortion down to 63 with 20vrms
http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/8564/115bk20vrmswjs9.jpg
ps - no low end - ok kick
115bk with EV15L
http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/8523/115bk15lpe3.jpg
single tone distortion down to 63 with 20vrms
http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/8564/115bk20vrmswjs9.jpg
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