Steve Gonzales
11-20-2005, 02:11 PM
Hello to all,
I've taken my L222/L220's to the next level recently and thought to share my impressions. For those of you that don't know of my first experiment with these models, I originally replaced the LE5-9's with the L300/4333's H92/2312-LE85/2420's horn driver combo's. This was a very important discovery to me, as it introduced me to compression drivers, which I really like now. I had used the stock N220 passive crossovers which did a good job ,but as I said then, they were not perfect and I set my sights on some L300- N333's. Well, I did get some N333's but never tried them because in the meantime, a friend encouraged me to try an electronic crossover, which came in the form of a JBL M553. I needed some good amplification so, I got hold of a VTL model 45, EL34 based amp and a nice little M35 4ch to drive the 076's. While I waited for these pieces, I also got a pair of McCauley 451 elliptical 800hz horns. these horns are the same basic size as an H92/2312, but have much larger exit mouth. I spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out how to install these horns into the L222's and have it work properly and also look stock from the front baffle. That is another thread in itself. I mounted a mint pair of LE85's on them. I also run 2397's with 2421's, they sit on top of the pairs on styrofoam sheeting until I can build some proper stands. The rest is basically stock stuff, LE14A's and H's run off a big Yamaha SS M80. Well, the results are spectacular!!. It was worth the effort. The M553 is wonderful! So simple and flexible. I also acquired a vintage Denon CD player with 20 bit Lambda D/A converters. I'm hoping that someone out there will try this with a pair of L220's too, they really come alive in this configuration. Steve G
I've taken my L222/L220's to the next level recently and thought to share my impressions. For those of you that don't know of my first experiment with these models, I originally replaced the LE5-9's with the L300/4333's H92/2312-LE85/2420's horn driver combo's. This was a very important discovery to me, as it introduced me to compression drivers, which I really like now. I had used the stock N220 passive crossovers which did a good job ,but as I said then, they were not perfect and I set my sights on some L300- N333's. Well, I did get some N333's but never tried them because in the meantime, a friend encouraged me to try an electronic crossover, which came in the form of a JBL M553. I needed some good amplification so, I got hold of a VTL model 45, EL34 based amp and a nice little M35 4ch to drive the 076's. While I waited for these pieces, I also got a pair of McCauley 451 elliptical 800hz horns. these horns are the same basic size as an H92/2312, but have much larger exit mouth. I spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out how to install these horns into the L222's and have it work properly and also look stock from the front baffle. That is another thread in itself. I mounted a mint pair of LE85's on them. I also run 2397's with 2421's, they sit on top of the pairs on styrofoam sheeting until I can build some proper stands. The rest is basically stock stuff, LE14A's and H's run off a big Yamaha SS M80. Well, the results are spectacular!!. It was worth the effort. The M553 is wonderful! So simple and flexible. I also acquired a vintage Denon CD player with 20 bit Lambda D/A converters. I'm hoping that someone out there will try this with a pair of L220's too, they really come alive in this configuration. Steve G