Suggestions welcomed

[Wagner]

For a good horn and adapter combination to use with my 175s (that won't break the bank)

For now, I will still be running them with N1200s

Something I can use on top of or separate from the bass enclosure

I currently have the "acoustic lenses" (potato mashers) that came with the drivers

Thank you for any recommendations

Thomas

[jcrobso]

For a good horn and adapter combination to use with my 175s (that won't break the bank)

For now, I will still be running them with N1200s

Something I can use on top of or separate from the bass enclosure

I currently have the "acoustic lenses" (potato mashers) that came with the drivers

Thank you for any recommendations

Thomas

But the LE175DHL doesn't look impressive on the top of a box.
What kind of horn are you look for? Big radial horn like the 2345, or a slant plate acoustic lens?
There is this one from JBL.
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/show...number=294-420
And a pair of 2345 on the bay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/JBL-2345-1-horn-...item3a592bd4b4
Or a Smith horn.
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-JBL-2397-Smith...item3a53644555

[Wagner]

But the LE175DHL doesn't look impressive on the top of a box.
What kind of horn are you look for? Big radial horn like the 2345, or a slant plate acoustic lens?
There is this one from JBL.
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/show...number=294-420
And a pair of 2345 on the bay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/JBL-2345-1-horn-...item3a592bd4b4
Or a Smith horn.
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-JBL-2397-Smith...item3a53644555

Hi,
I don't know enough about horns to know, that's why I'm asking.

What works "best" all around with better dispersion than the mashers.

Thank you for the links!

Thomas

[jcrobso]

Hi,
I don't know enough about horns to know, that's why I'm asking.

What works "best" all around with better dispersion than the mashers.

Thank you for the links!

Thomas

How wide are you looking for?
The widest dispersion would be the slant plate lens L91 at almost 140deg, then the Smith horn, then the JBL 2345 and the JBL 2370A.
The are several variants of the slant plate lens, Mc Caulay used to make some. The JBL 2345 is very big horn, can knock your socks off. The 2370A is a little smaller and new horn, very good sounding.
The best horn for Hi-Fi would be the smith horn, very smooth response. The are people that make after market versions of this horn in furniture grade wood very nice looking.
Also I have seen some home made wood versions of the 2345 out there.

[Wagner]

How wide are you looking for?
The widest dispersion would be the slant plate lens L91 at almost 140deg, then the Smith horn, then the JBL 2345 and the JBL 2370A.
The are several variants of the slant plate lens, Mc Caulay used to make some. The JBL 2345 is very big horn, can knock your socks off. The 2370A is a little smaller and new horn, very good sounding.
The best horn for Hi-Fi would be the smith horn, very smooth response. The are people that make after market versions of this horn in furniture grade wood very nice looking.
Also I have seen some home made wood versions of the 2345 out there.

Maybe dispersion was the wrong quality/term. Best for in home, "Hi-Fi" use that I can use out of the cabinet as my C40s are not a mirrored pair and there's a Hell of a cabinet edge above the front baffle on that particular box.
No way they are sounding as well as they could, simply based on horn type and how they go in the cab.

Thanks again,
Thomas

[hjames]

If you want to try out the JBL Smith horns, Don Mascali has my old pair of horns for sale. He got them to try them out, but didn't have the room to really run them in his audio room. I haven't been to his place yet, but I gather he has a LOT of gear packed in that room ... his pair includes adapters for 1 inch and 2 inch drivers.

http://audioheritage.org/vbulletin/s...19&postcount=7

How wide are you looking for?
The widest dispersion would be the slant plate lens L91 at almost 140deg, then the Smith horn, then the JBL 2345 and the JBL 2370A.
The are several variants of the slant plate lens, Mc Caulay used to make some. The JBL 2345 is very big horn, can knock your socks off. The 2370A is a little smaller and new horn, very good sounding.
The best horn for Hi-Fi would be the smith horn, very smooth response. The are people that make after market versions of this horn in furniture grade wood very nice looking.
Also I have seen some home made wood versions of the 2345 out there.

[BMWCCA]

I haven't been to his place yet, but I gather he has a LOT of gear packed in that room ...

It's very large room...with LOTS of gear!

[Wagner]

If you want to try out the JBL Smith horns, Don Mascali has my old pair of horns for sale. He got them to try them out, but didn't have the room to really run them in his audio room. I haven't been to his place yet, but I gather he has a LOT of gear packed in that room ... his pair includes adapters for 1 inch and 2 inch drivers.

http://audioheritage.org/vbulletin/s...19&postcount=7

Thanks for the suggestion hjames; is his ad in the Marketplace?

Thomas

[Wagner]

If you want to try out the JBL Smith horns, Don Mascali has my old pair of horns for sale. He got them to try them out, but didn't have the room to really run them in his audio room. I haven't been to his place yet, but I gather he has a LOT of gear packed in that room ... his pair includes adapters for 1 inch and 2 inch drivers.

http://audioheritage.org/vbulletin/s...19&postcount=7

Found his ad; thanks again.

Thomas

[hjames]

Thanks for the suggestion hjames; is his ad in the Marketplace?

Thomas

Sure - this is the thread -
http://audioheritage.org/vbulletin/s...d.php?p=277619

But I did make a mistake - his sale is with 2 inch adapters only, he had 2 inch drivers ...
but to be honest, you can actually find a pair of 1-2 inch adapters pretty easily if you need them ...