Dear fellow enthousiasts,
Via this post I would like to introduce myself 🙂 Music and audio has kept my interest all my life and in the course of time I build a small number of systems by my own design.
As a hobby musician, I played the bass in a number of local bands and it was great fun back then. Audio and making music myself were two sides of the same coin to me. As I became familiar with the sound of (amplified) instruments and drums and saxophones and trumpets and keyboards, I wanted to be able to recreate that experience at home. In the nineties, I watched, listened to and enjoyed great (and sometimes not so great) horn stacks in pop venues and discotheques. So I started to experiment with diy horn speakers, because I wanted that dynamic, crisp and focused sound at home too.
Because internet did not exist back then, I went to the library to study the sparse books available about audio design, I bought diy magazines and read about the many aspects that influence audio reproduction.
From my unavoidably limited knowledge, I started to build a horn system that has been modified over time, when new knowledge (and especially more purchasing power) became available. So over the course of some 25 years, I ended up with the system that is depicted in the photograph. I guess it will never be finished, but at the present state, I am very satisfied with the sound. My (mid)bass horns have never been replaced and in use for more than 25 years. Lucky shot I guess...
I would like to thank all contributors on this website, I have learned a lot! Some day I hope I will be able to start a small business (yet another one 😀) doing (horn)loudspeakers and tube amps for the local market.
I may contribute once in a while on a topic, but my academic knowledge of the matter is not that great. I hope I will be able to share some of my insights that I have picked up along the way, and post some pictures of my gear " to show off 😉".
Via this post I would like to introduce myself 🙂 Music and audio has kept my interest all my life and in the course of time I build a small number of systems by my own design.
As a hobby musician, I played the bass in a number of local bands and it was great fun back then. Audio and making music myself were two sides of the same coin to me. As I became familiar with the sound of (amplified) instruments and drums and saxophones and trumpets and keyboards, I wanted to be able to recreate that experience at home. In the nineties, I watched, listened to and enjoyed great (and sometimes not so great) horn stacks in pop venues and discotheques. So I started to experiment with diy horn speakers, because I wanted that dynamic, crisp and focused sound at home too.
Because internet did not exist back then, I went to the library to study the sparse books available about audio design, I bought diy magazines and read about the many aspects that influence audio reproduction.
From my unavoidably limited knowledge, I started to build a horn system that has been modified over time, when new knowledge (and especially more purchasing power) became available. So over the course of some 25 years, I ended up with the system that is depicted in the photograph. I guess it will never be finished, but at the present state, I am very satisfied with the sound. My (mid)bass horns have never been replaced and in use for more than 25 years. Lucky shot I guess...
I would like to thank all contributors on this website, I have learned a lot! Some day I hope I will be able to start a small business (yet another one 😀) doing (horn)loudspeakers and tube amps for the local market.
I may contribute once in a while on a topic, but my academic knowledge of the matter is not that great. I hope I will be able to share some of my insights that I have picked up along the way, and post some pictures of my gear " to show off 😉".
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Thanks for the interest, they are not paper horns, and with full 360deg lecleach curve, like simulated.
Welcome to the forum! (Belatedly I guess.. 😀 ) Interesting set of horns, care to share some details of your build technique? Probably great to open a new thread in the multiway forum.
Thanks Jan, yes the waf factor is pretty low, although I think the acoustic treatments I installed look "arty" to me and yes my mom does approve it 😀 No partner at the moment, so never waste a good opportunity to progress... a new partner has to accept my creations, as it is a part of who I am, after all.