knock off Belle Klipsch?

[capt mike]

i would like to build my 1st folded horn enclosures. i like the size & floor space of the Belles. are there any sources recommended for plans i could see or buy? i have looked for a cross section on the Belles or K horns but not found. any folded horn idea is fine for me. the driver will be 12" dynaudios i have in inventory. i will stack a 26" ribbon next to it along with a vertical line source of 6" cone drivers as mid bass couplers possibly di pole back less. all will be triamped with a mix of triode pentode and beam power amps. active external xovers too.

i am pretty good with wood, just need help with getting a design.
thx!

[barackuda]

i have a set of plans for Belle, LaScala and K-horn.
pm me if you want them.

[capt mike]

ok Barackuda - how do we connect?
n7369p at q dot com

[sklimek]

Originally Posted by capt mike

i would like to build my 1st folded horn enclosures. i like the size & floor space of the Belles. thx!

Hi, if you are thinking of building some Belle's you must check out these two outstanding build threads:

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You will also find links to CAD and .pdf Belle plans as well there...

[Brett]

Originally Posted by capt mike

the driver will be 12" dynaudios i have in inventory.

Simply slapping a driver you have on hand into a folded FLH is guaranteed to produce far less than optimum results. Get some of the Klipsch units secondhand or as replacement spares or some of the Crites units.

[capt mike]

thx Sklimek - nice pics but i didn't see the CAD or .pdf plans.
where in AZ? i am in Snottsdale ;^))

the Dynaudios are great drivers. and they're on hand. all the Klipsch OEM used are spendy. i have them in tuned ports now and the flat response is amazing. But my NHT dual 12" bass bins with 250 w. class G mono amps are the best low end drivers i have ever heard. in my home theater they have seen nothing they can't handle.

[sklimek]

Hi capt.mike, I have to agree with Brett in that if you build the Belle's to plan they should follow the intended driver.

The Crites CW1526 was created as a replacement for the 15" driver for the Klipschorn/Belle and has better specs. In addition they are not that expensive:

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Search the Klipsch forums using 'formica' who posted them and Belle plans' they are there for the downloading in another thread - just use the search menu.

[capt mike]

cool. thx.
i'll do a jig that allows the 12" driver temporarily and get the 15" units whenever i can get a deal later.

[Brett]

Originally Posted by capt mike

the Dynaudios are great drivers. and they're on hand. all the Klipsch OEM used are spendy. i have them in tuned ports now and the flat response is amazing. But my NHT dual 12" bass bins with 250 w. class G mono amps are the best low end drivers i have ever heard. in my home theater they have seen nothing they can't handle.

That's all irrelevant. A horn is not a direct radiator box and is much more sensitive to driver parameters than a DR box. Have you priced the Klipsch? When I thought I had a failed K33 in my Khorns I asked for a price here and they were very, very reasonable. Hell the Crites NEW are $250/pr.
CW1526C

Personally, I'd ditch your MF and HF ideas as it sounds like a dogs breakfast, build the Parnham mid horn and buy/build (Pi for buy, Arai for build) a decent HF horn with a good driver like a B&C DE250.
I'd also seriously think about a riser base for the Belle and add the DJK ported mod for LaScalas.

[capt mike]

i just don't like the sound of mid freq horns. and prefer a line source for high freq.
the base stand for the belle size cabinent is a good idea, get it up off the floor some.
i can experiment - i might scale the bass horn down to fit a 12" driver just to see what happens.