Hi guys and gals,
Looking to build a LCR for my HT. Looking for a horn that will project dialog is a clean, crisp manner.
Can be a JBL product from any vintage.
Hi guys and gals,
Looking to build a LCR for my HT. Looking for a horn that will project dialog is a clean, crisp manner.
Can be a JBL product from any vintage.
Pretty much all of them on axis but I would go in the Bi Radial direction for semi vintage or the newer PT waveguides. The latter being small and relativly inexpensive. I love horns for HT but I do find them fatiguing after long listening sessions. I prefer using a horn in the center channel only, where the bulk of the dialogue is, but many forumites will dissagree. Size is probably your main concern I think.
Allan.
Thanks for the reply.
I'd probably like to stay away from something as large as the 2360, but wouldn't discount it if that was the best I could do.
I'm thinking of doing a 4 way with a supertweeter. Specifically a 18", 12", a horn either 1 or 2 inch Compression driver, and 2404.
I currently have a JBL EC35, it sounds OK on voice but when listing to concerts that are mixed LCR it comes up short when compared to my JBL horn loaded main speakers.
I'm using a 2123 and LE175 with HL91, I will crossover at 1200hz. Since I have LE175's in my main speakers this will give a closer match.
replaced my EC35 with an LC2 a few years back - it IS an improvement -
http://audioheritage.org/vbulletin/s...0&postcount=78
but my longterm plan is using 3 L200s (modified into 4333 equiv 3 ways) across the front ...
2ch: WiiM Pro; Topping E30 II DAC; Oppo, Acurus RL-11, Acurus A200, JBL Dynamics Project - Offline: L212-TwinStack, VonSchweikert VR-4
7: TIVO, Oppo BDP103D, B&K, 2pr UREI 809A, TF600, JBL B460
I think I'm going to scale this one down a bit due to cost. Most likely a 2 way, 2352 horn with a 15" Woofer.
Thanks for the input.
2ch: WiiM Pro; Topping E30 II DAC; Oppo, Acurus RL-11, Acurus A200, JBL Dynamics Project - Offline: L212-TwinStack, VonSchweikert VR-4
7: TIVO, Oppo BDP103D, B&K, 2pr UREI 809A, TF600, JBL B460
That's what I'm working on at the moment. My current mains are not JBL, but these new ones will be replacing them.
These will be the same speaker for L C R.
I just changed my center channel configuration using a 2352 horn with a 2452H-SL driver and am very happy
Hello everyone. cool thread, and just in time. I have been thinking about the same thing. I'm seriously thinking about a single Altec 902 with the tangerine phase plug, 811B horn, and 2 rear firing JBL 10"woofers. I know the box will be large, and the crossover will not be cheap to make. But wow what a center.
Thanks for the update Lutz,
I'm torn now between JBL drivers/horns and the QSC Waveguides/drivers.
Not sure which way to go yet. Gotta do more pricing.
I've had the LE175/masher, LE175/HL91, LE175/HL93, 2420/HL91 and 2420/HL93. I've always felt that the LE175 has a nicer warmth to it, but the 2420 has slightly better vocal clarity/intellegability. For that reason I feel it makes a better center channel driver for vocal reproduction.
But it took me a long time to change and I listened to several LE85s and 2420s before I settled on a set with tangential diaphrams to replace my LE175s. I still miss the warmth though.
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