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    Field Coil 18inch woofer

    Hi all, Im new to Audiokarma and would live to let you know what is new. Have been working on a field coil 18 inch woofer system for a few months. It giving me the tightest fastest bass I have ever experienced. Running at 12 to 22 VDC drawing 1 to 1.4 amps. I find the sweet spot at 18 VDC / 1.1...
  2. Dvanamps

    Altec 808-8A horns restoration - can these be saved?

    Hi all, I recently acquired a pair of Altec 808-8A drivers with N809-8A crossovers from an old railway clear out up north. Needless to say they looked pretty rough but I felt they might be worth a gamble for 100 bucks. In fact “rough” might be a slight understatement, they appear as though they...
    • Dvanamps
    • Thread
    • 808-8a 809-8a altec crossover driver horns restoration salvage speakers
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: The Lansing Legacy
  3. L

    Pretty basic system

    In our living/dining room for watching TV, occasional movies and CDs, also classical and Christian FM radio. Just 3 components: NAD 7225PE - 25wpc slim receiver (from late '80s, 2nd owner) Yamaha BD-S677- BluRay/SACD/CD player (5 yrs old) Klipsch Forte I - floorstanding speakers (late '80s...
    • lightcapture
    • Thread
    • bluray horns klipsch mystere rotel schiit audio thorens tubes turntable yamaha
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Members' Systems
  4. Horn_woofer

    Horn_woofer

    RCA MI -9594, circa 1940-1950's. Housed in old movie theater. Available for sale, don't know if they work. Do people buy these monsters? Over 400 # weight. We have 3 sets of them. Please help them find a new home.
    • NorwalkAC
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    • amps horns rca theater
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    • Category: Member's Systems
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    Your Unusual look surround speakers ?and unique Horns

    A thread for uniqueness of surround speakers . Looks like side firing horns or something!:king:!! Totally irregular speaker , but lacking ports or passive radiators . Surround speakers surf:beerchug:What's your most unusual speaker ?
    • ultumax
    • Thread
    • floorstanding horns surround speakers unique unusual
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Speakers
  6. AudioSpartan

    Sylvania Stereo Cabinet Restoration

    Hello all, First post, I think I’ve done this right. I cannot seem to find a more specific place to post this so I’m doing General Topic. I have this Sylvania cabinet I picked up some years ago and have just had it in storage till I bought a house. It was painted black and the legs were cut...
  7. G

    SHINALL SPEAKERS

    Hey guy's just saw this listing posted on Ebay tonight for a pair of Vintage Shinall speakers don't know that much about them looked them up on Google made here in Houston ......what do you think ?......is that price in the ball park or way out of line ....sound very rare ???????? thanks JMB...
  8. grandpaslab

    4311s: 'wave 'em or sell 'em?

    I have a pair of JBL 4311 monitors. The drivers are all in good shape and the crossover has been rebuilt, basically stock but with better components. Cosmetically they a a little rough--not terrible, but some dings and scratches. I've never liked the way they sound--the treble is harsh/glaring...
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    Electro Voice Crossover and ReDope Questions

    My dad has a set of old Electrovoice speakers that he loves, and I would like to bring them back up to spec. Personally, I think that the mid and high horns are a little tinny sounding. I've deoxited the 'Brilliance' and 'Presence' (high and mid) controls, but am assuming that I will have to do...
    • TimmahTao
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    • electro-voice electrovoice horns speakers
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Speakers
  10. PROJECT 2501

    REPLACING 8 OHM TWEETER WITH 16 OHM HORN

    What would be the expected results of replacing a 8 ohm tweeter with a 16 ohm compression driver and horn? Since there is double the impedance, should I expect lower output? Could someone please give me a crash course in basic speaker design and break it down for me? Thanks P.s Im aware that...
    • PROJECT 2501
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    • 2501 design diy horns project speaker tweeters
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: DIY
  11. asilker

    Calling all horn-heads

    I've got a steady stream of cabs and woofers coming through me these days so I'm thinking of giving an econo waveguide design a try. I've still not owned something with horns. I have owned ribbons, domes, paper tweeters. But no horns. That being said, I feel a bit overwhelmed when viewing the...
    • asilker
    • Thread
    • econo horns introduction waveguide
    • Replies: 47
    • Forum: Speakers
  12. home theater

    home theater

    Now these are real theater speakers!
    • Rob
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    • front full horns range
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Speaker Gallery
  13. side view of horn

    side view of horn

    This side view shows the unweildly 5 foot depth of these horn cabinets. The rear chamber and 12" coaxial driver has to be removed by bolts to fit this cabinet up the stairs.
    • Rob
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    • front full horns range
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Speaker Gallery
  14. one horn seen from front

    one horn seen from front

    Here is a frontal view of the left horn of two now in my home theater.
    • Rob
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    • front full horns range
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Speaker Gallery
  15. Rob's large 50 Hz front horns

    Rob's large 50 Hz front horns

    Here's me working on my self-designed pair of 50Hz bi-radial front loaded, full-range horns circa winter/spring 2001
    • Rob
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    • front full horns range
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    • Category: Speaker Gallery
  16. 2A3 - The Little Amp That Could

    2A3 - The Little Amp That Could

    A wider shot of my 2A3's and John's rig. Man, this was a sweet sound.
    • Wardsweb
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    • 2a3 a7 coupled direct green horns set wardsweb
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    • Category: DIY
  17. Volvotreter tractrix horns

    Volvotreter tractrix horns

    The round horns still need some stands to be able to move them further back, to be time aligned with the midbass. All speaker systems are DIY: - Kipschhorn sub (far right) - 150Hz tractrix midbass with EVM12L - 320Hz round Tractrix with 2" Fostex D582 - Fane ST5022 Tweeter If you...
    • Volvotreter
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    • horns tractrix volvotreter
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: DIY
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