Re: 4628B curve for Zilch
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Originally posted by johnaec
With a little judicious EQ these sound pretty good, especially for what they are.
Yikes! DAMN good, I'd say, better than I expected, actually, within +/- 3 dB from 60 Hz up through the entire range.
Might kick the 2118 in a little lower than the spec'd 800 Hz, is all, or some lower mid boost, for them that want it. The transition at 3KHz looks smooth. They got it right with this combination of drivers, looks like. Needs sub for home use, is all, as we already knew.
So, tell us this: How are they working for you in performance reinforcement?
Thank you very much for measuring these. The more controlled open air test will only look better, I'm betting!
Re: Re: 4628B curve for Zilch
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Originally posted by Zilch
So, tell us this: How are they working for you in performance reinforcement?
'Haven't had occasion yet to use them live. I can pack the little 12" 2-ways we've been using in my car - I need to start looking for a cheap van/wagon to move the bigger stuff around...
John
Repackage for in-home use.
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Originally posted by paragon
What will you do with this, Zilch ?
http://audioheritage.org/vbulletin/s...&threadid=3131
I've got a couple of pairs of them, and always liked how they sound. So, I bought this pair to recondition and repackage. With the 2118 cone midrange, they were an anomaly among the sound reinforcement (PA) products.
I'm not sure if I'll rebuild these cabinets in a friendlier form with mirror imaging, or go with something more like the Gold Sound box referenced there, maybe offsetting the mid and high, with a "Tower" form factor.
Trolling for suggestions here, actually. [Hoping Widget and others will help with the cabinet design....]
The originals go dirt cheap around $300 a pair here of late (not for very much longer, perhaps,) for a super nice combination of drivers. Hell, you can hardly buy the tweeters alone for that.
John's RTA analysis confirms:
a) their minimalist crossover (a couple of caps and an L-pad) works surprisingly well, and,
b) they are well worthy of the repackaging effort.
A couple of E145 baskets just sold on eBay for about $30 each. The recone kit is available. The system is an inexpensive project with virtually guaranteed good outcome. They are very efficient (96 dB SPL sensitivity) and drive nicely without a huge amp investment. I'm running them on a 6230 now, but any quality receiver will likely do....