Cool 2397 Smith horn set-up

[paragon]

Yes, Steve, 2397 and 2390 i compared to them. I had the 2390 in the early 80`s and sold them for a pair of 2397. Now i paid the same price for them if they are new in the early 80`s . But the sound of them is bad compared to the 2397. If i get a pair of low price 2395 i will also compare them. But i think they will have no chance to beat the 2397 (use for HiFi !!).

Eckhard

[Steve Gonzales]

I don't believe the 2395 has enough vertical dispersion in a small enviroment to compare to the 2397's. I love how SMOOTH the 2397's are and they don't have such a small vertical sweet spot like the 2395's do

[paragon]

I love the 2395 and 2390 !! But i think the 2397 is the better choice !
Doen`t kill me !

Eckhard

[paragon]

The first hearing of the 2397 was : "Oh Good, what have you heared before ?".
Really !!

Eckhard

[Steve Gonzales]

I like the looks of the 2397 too and the dreamy-wide horizontal dispersion. My friend is also tinkering with how and what mounts to use and how high to place them. Any suggestions?

[paragon]

Your 220 are in your bedroom ? So you use the bass for other things ?
This is it ! Playing now in Radio. The 2397 are on top of my 4530 with a little angle down to the hearing position. That`s all.

Eckhard

[Steve Gonzales]

Hey, at 42, Ineed all the help I can get.They don't call them Disco's for nuthin'
thanks for the info.

[Mr. Widget]

I like the 2397 right at ear level. I used them on top of the cabinets with no baffle and toe them in toward the listening position.

They do not sound good with the 2327 1" to 2" adapter. I have no idea about the 1.5" to 2" adapter, but my recommendation would be to use one 2" driver and the 2328 adapter.


Widget

[Steve Gonzales]

He will tinker with the present until he figures out what he likes. He does own a nice pair of 2445J's so, if it doesn't work out to his liking, he'll probably go with your suggestion of the 2328/2445J. thanks

[paragon]

Hey Steve, i need it more than you, cause i`m 47 !
I use a "boom" sub !

Eckhard

[johnaec]

I just got off the phone with Steve's bud in NY, (on another subject), and he said he plans to use these dual-throat 2397's as 2-way, with one driver handling the low portion and the other the highs. That ought to be interesting!

John

[Mr. Widget]

It may work out for him. Definitely an interesting experiment. I would expect there to be some severe cancellations as the two drivers' outputs mix in the throat. The response will certainly be a bit erratic.

I wonder what HF driver(s) he will try. None of the 1", 1.5", or 2" drivers really go "all the way up."

Widget

[lfh]

Neat experiment, indeed. It would be fun to bolt on a ring radiator with some kind of adapter and cross at say 12 kHz.

BTW, isn't there a German manufacturer that makes 2-way large format drivers?

[guest]

It may work out for him. Definitely an interesting experiment. I would expect there to be some severe cancellations as the two drivers' outputs mix in the throat. The response will certainly be a bit erratic.

I wonder what HF driver(s) he will try. None of the 1", 1.5", or 2" drivers really go "all the way up."

Widget

1-20k sounds like "all the way up" to me since the 2405 only goes to 21.5K Hmmm, maybe I did my homework.

http://www.jblpro.com/vertec1/vertec...0Chap%204A.pdf

http://www.jblpro.com/pub/components/2405.pdf

[johnaec]

I would expect there to be some severe cancellations as the two drivers' outputs mix in the throat. The response will certainly be a bit erratic.

Why would you expect cancellations with two identical drivers? Assuming -3dB at crossover, wouldn't they just add normally? I really don't know - is there some phase issue?

John