I'm thinking about doing a new project with horns but I'm not sure where things are today. It's been about a decade since I really played with speakers. Back then oblate spheroid waveguides were just getting popular and 3d printing was new. Considering how far our tech has come I'm curious if there has been any real big movements in our understanding of creating amazing speakers with waveguides and horns. I'm considering building something with a seos 24" ($400) or the JBL 2360 ($400-$800) with a driver like the celestion Axi2050, which can play 300-20khz, a feat previously almost impossible by technology of the past 100 years of audio or so. Does the 2360 really still hold up for a high end home setup as some show it has or is the SEOS with it's oblate spheroid style style bring a higher level of performance due to it's the propagation of the wave being more optimized using more modern techniques (the goal obviously being low high order modes as well as a reduction of reflections due to the directivity of the wave propagation).
As far as the bottom half I've been playing with the idea of a dipole using JBL 2225H's as I have a pair and I think I could get another pair easily - however I am not sure if I need the drivers pointing at the listening space at 300-500hz or if I can put them in a W style dipole enclosure (ie. slot style) and enjoy them that way.
Anyone able to help me get up to speed on what is considered modern best practices for this style of no hold barred speaker design?
As far as the bottom half I've been playing with the idea of a dipole using JBL 2225H's as I have a pair and I think I could get another pair easily - however I am not sure if I need the drivers pointing at the listening space at 300-500hz or if I can put them in a W style dipole enclosure (ie. slot style) and enjoy them that way.
Anyone able to help me get up to speed on what is considered modern best practices for this style of no hold barred speaker design?
Read the ATH4 thread for the current state of the art in waveguide design for diy. There are better compression drivers than the Celestion for Hifi use too.
Dipoles work well with large waveguides for highs.
Dipoles work well with large waveguides for highs.
