Supravox mid bass drivers a good match for front horns?
400-2000 SUPRAVOX
Call me mad, thinking of using a jordan jxr6 in a tractrix horn (300-400 hz) and matching to one of these. The supravox wd fire upwards (omni) and the horn wd be placed above... not sure if this has been tried before or if its a good idea, but I am thinking it might help with phase alignment.
400-2000 SUPRAVOX
Call me mad, thinking of using a jordan jxr6 in a tractrix horn (300-400 hz) and matching to one of these. The supravox wd fire upwards (omni) and the horn wd be placed above... not sure if this has been tried before or if its a good idea, but I am thinking it might help with phase alignment.
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There are much less costly alternatives for the bass, like this:
CIARE ITALIAN SPEAKERS - PRO AUDIO B2B: NDH 15-4 S SUB-WOOFER
and much less experimental ones for the mids like this:
Overview
CIARE ITALIAN SPEAKERS - PRO AUDIO B2B: NDH 15-4 S SUB-WOOFER
and much less experimental ones for the mids like this:
Overview
cheers dude. will look at those now. What attracted me to those french units was the very low Fs - the 120 w handling is adequate.
I also saw a v cheap Eminence unit on Parts express which looks ok, bass into the mid 30`s
The main question is, will a front horn treble/mid married to an omnidirectional mid/bass work?
I also saw a v cheap Eminence unit on Parts express which looks ok, bass into the mid 30`s
The main question is, will a front horn treble/mid married to an omnidirectional mid/bass work?
Yes, low resonance is not common in the pro world. I think Beyma also had sub-30 Hz drivers but are no longer produced.
300 Hz bass is still omnidirectional anyway with a 15" driver, orientation doesn't matter so much.
What are you going to use as a tweeter? What would you think about a Stage Accompany with horn? Are you going active?
300 Hz bass is still omnidirectional anyway with a 15" driver, orientation doesn't matter so much.
What are you going to use as a tweeter? What would you think about a Stage Accompany with horn? Are you going active?
Bill poster;2321258 The main question is said:omnidirectional mid/bass
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Your goal was using horn loaded fullrange, right ?
means lowish xo point, I guess
If so, you might have a good chance
but a lot depends on your xo work
there was a member lately, showing a fullrange in Le´Cleach horn with dipole like open back
I dont know, but to combine dipole top with omni woofer I could imagine phase issues between woofer and back of dipole top
But with closed back top/horn I dont see any issues
I have a woofer placed on its magnet, directly on the floor
no box, no nothing
Im not sure what really happens, but it works well
other than it jumps and rattles when loud
people look very amazed when they hear it and even more when they look at it
somebody said 31.5" fw800n on the floor no box, no nothing sounds wonderfully....directly on the floor
no box, no nothing..
Looked at the Great Plains site at their Altec clone- the Supravox still has the edge on specs. Looks like this or a pro 15" is the only way to go but wd be nice to find a 12" with a good power rating, decent bass/low fs and 95 plus DB...still looking!
Yeah tinitus, hoping the little jordans wd work - they are around 86 db so I don`t know what output they wd be horn loaded..
Is sound really non directional below 300 hz?
Yeah tinitus, hoping the little jordans wd work - they are around 86 db so I don`t know what output they wd be horn loaded..
Is sound really non directional below 300 hz?
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If yu seriously consider using a BIG woofer in omni, you will need one with a relatively light cone, and very stiff suspencion
and you end with no or little lows
you may find a nice woofer in the 18" FH series from Faital
put in a nice 200liter box, closed or BR
Or why not a PrecisionDevices, handbuilt by your own country men
and you end with no or little lows
you may find a nice woofer in the 18" FH series from Faital
put in a nice 200liter box, closed or BR
Or why not a PrecisionDevices, handbuilt by your own country men
If yu seriously consider using a BIG woofer in omni, you will need one with a relatively light cone, and very stiff suspencion
and you end with no or little lows
stiff suspension even with the speaker firing upwards?
yeah, it will hang a bit, year by year
well, one thing might speak for it
its known that a cone/voice coil is slightly stronger on forward move, than inwards
playing upwards might compensate a bit
but random, and uncertain
I am playing with woofers playing upwards, sure
but just for fun, with cheap woofers I had
and I needed something very urgently
all I can say is, it works
but I wouldnt dream of doing it for real, using expencive drivers in such a crude way
but hey, buy a couple of cheap Eminence or other, and try it out first, before investing big
and couple the magnets to the floor, through something heavy
probably just a stupid idea
but you could try to mount the woofer on top of a concrete sewer drain tube
secure the magnet assembly to the sewer tube, and the rest totally free air
well, one thing might speak for it
its known that a cone/voice coil is slightly stronger on forward move, than inwards
playing upwards might compensate a bit
but random, and uncertain
I am playing with woofers playing upwards, sure
but just for fun, with cheap woofers I had
and I needed something very urgently
all I can say is, it works
but I wouldnt dream of doing it for real, using expencive drivers in such a crude way
but hey, buy a couple of cheap Eminence or other, and try it out first, before investing big
and couple the magnets to the floor, through something heavy
probably just a stupid idea
but you could try to mount the woofer on top of a concrete sewer drain tube
secure the magnet assembly to the sewer tube, and the rest totally free air
with soft suspension\heavy cone you'll have significant (or negligible? ) displacement and nonlinaritesstiff suspension even with the speaker firing upwards?
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Best 12" I could find thus far for my build; Has decent bass response for size and high sensitivity . A 12" would keep the cabinet diameter reasonably compact.
Eminence :: Eminence Kappa Pro 12 82.00
Eminence :: Eminence Kappa Pro 12 82.00
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