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On 9/6/2022 at 11:15 AM, Islander said:
Actually, the reason high voltage lines are lifted is because they carry extreme voltages, as much as 700,000 volts. That much power creates a very large field around it in which it’s dangerous to be, as much as 100 feet in diameter.
There may be other reasons, but that seems to be the most obvious one.
Cost of running transmission lines underground as opposed to overhead is cost prohibitive.
all my wiring is in wall about 12” above concrete floor level (and who places speakers or wire on damp concrete? 🤷) Electrical all comes from overhead so none in proximity to my speaker wires. Cable lifters are snake oil.
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5 hours ago, Marvel said:
Beauticul! Which Driverack did you use? I've looked at the Venue360 as it will do 96kHz sampling...
Bruce
I’m using the PA2, it is 48khz sampling. It fit my needs well and has performed
flawlessly…a lot less expensive than the Xillica everybody seems to love, and perhaps a less steep learning curve, and not Mac friendly.
I think the Venue 360 is very similar to the PA2 with more inputs and same number of outputs…no advantage over the PA2, for me anyway. It is dead quiet so far as I can tell and the control app is excellent accommodating all features and adjustments from your LP.
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I recently purchased an elliptrac horn kit from Dave Harris and coupled it with a Faital HF200 2” driver and Dave Ault’s smahl horn/lens and B&C DE120 drivers. Stock K-33’s in the bottom. I’m considering the Crites woofers atm.
I CNC cut a new motorboard and made two new sides retaining the top and bottom of the “top hat”. The motorboard and sides are faced with polished finish black laminate. The left and right sides of the motor boards are laminated with copper.
I’m using a bi amp set up with a DBX driverack 2x6 feeding my sub, the mains woofers and ALK crossovers for the mf/Hf. Amps are all Crown, XLS2502, XLI1800 and D-75.
the sound is amazing to me, better high frequency and wider soundstage. I’ve alway loved my K horns and this is such an improvement in sound and can be returned to original form if/when desired.
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8 hours ago, jorjen said:
Just curious as to why you did not just buy the 462? I know the adaptor gives you some other options, anything else?
Buy the way, I have a basically brand new pair of the DCX -462 2" Co-ax that I will be posting in Garage Sale .I was going to do three three projects with the DCX -462 but now I am only doing two. So, one pair available. GREAT drivers.
I have been using Daves Elliptrac 400 and ONLY his Elliptrac 400 in various projects like my custom 3-way Jube Clones and Modified La Scalas since he first offered the 400. Have never found a horn I like better. But, I am still a passive guy and have never tried the 402. I even paired them with a beautiful, perfect pair of TAD TD-4001 drivers in the Jube Clones. Not even the mighty BMS 4592N-Mid stands a chance against the TAD. I know there exists at least one in the Kilpsch Forum that talks a lot about the 4002 but I believe the 4001romps on everything else. Wish I had never sold them. Never heard anything else even close to it. I will attach some photos only showing a couple iterations and various stages of experimentation..
I love the Jube clones, they are beautiful!
Cost is primarily the reason for passing on the 462's, now if you plan to yard sale that extra pair of yours, I'll give it more consideration! I had originally planned to go three way using my smahl's by Dave A mounted above the elliptrac 400 and a MF driver TBD, I do not like the appearance alone of tweeter beside the MF horn. I am now leaning toward the Faital HF 200, active two way. That or the 462 will require less work than a 3 way with smahls so there are some time/material savings there.
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9 hours ago, Dave A said:
I tried this with a DE1095 neo driver and the holes did not line up for the 1.4" driver without the 2"adapter to standard horn hole patterns. It has been a while since I did this but there was something there that made me stop considering it.
The ME464 horn is hugely different than the elliptrac in your K-horn. So first off it is a waste of money to buy that driver and cripple it with a horn it will not excell in. Second the claimed frequency range and low 300hz crossover point can only be achieved by the use of the B&C coax driver and the ME464 horn. Now I would think the B&C crossover might not be required to do this if you went active but you still need that ME464 horn or perhaps a K-402 would do. The crossovers can also be 16ohm rated and considering the prodigious output these are capable of you are better off using the 16ohm drivers so you wont have to attenuate them so much.
I have a set of these but when I get around to trying them out it will be on my Super MWM bass bin set or a set of the 415/4 LF bass bins I have. I have tried a set of the DE-1095's on those four 15" woofer 415/4 LF bass bins and they completely overwhelmed them without setting the gain back.
Really great drivers and such a complete mismatch for your intended purpose that I fear you would be really really unhappy if you insist on doing this. Save your money and look into something like the Faital HF 200. Testing the Faital Pro HF200 driver on the Eliptrac400 - Technical/Modifications - The Klipsch Audio Community
I should have spoken to you first, thanks for the response! Dave Harris' horn piqued my DIY curiosity. Looks like its Faital Pro HF200 for me. Its an easy set up and easy to undo if I don't like the results. Stop by and check it out if you'd like next time your over this way. Checking part availability.😀
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11 hours ago, Deang said:
Yes. Nice driver. But ... You have a 2” horn and that’s a 1 1/4” driver. It’s also a coaxial. You’ve got your work cut out for you.
I mis-typed...I meant the 462, 2". Do they even make a 426?? 🤣I Ive never been afraid of a little work...lol
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7 hours ago, Deang said:
The Klipschorn falls like a rock after 350Hz. Why are we suggesting midrange drivers that don't turn on until 500Hz?
The specs of the DCX426 claims a range of 300hz`-18khz.
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On 6/24/2021 at 2:31 AM, Wirrunna said:
What is your bass bin ?
Are you going active crossover or sticking with passive ?
There are new B&C drivers, the DCX464 and DCX462, I have a pair of the DCX464s on a pair of Eminence 1.4 to 2" adapters on my Eliptrac horns with active crossovers.
https://www.bcspeakers.com/en/products/coaxials-hf
So I was looking at the DCX 462 (2”) drivers, they list a crossover for use with the 464 but not the 462. In the description of the ME464 it does not mention the DCX 462. Does it use the same ME 464 crossover? It’s certainly an interesting driver, and a spendy one too. Your talking about nearly $2000.00 with crossovers.
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3 hours ago, Langston said:
The DE750 has got to be one of the easiest compression drivers in the world to EQ. I know you're after a 3-way system, but I'm after a 2-way and this may be the end game.
Now you’ve got me thinking…it would be considerably easier, just build a new motorboard for my existing upper cabinet. Nothing ventured, nothing gained! If I don’t like it I can still build a new cabinet for the MF/HF.Do you plan on using DSP and bi amping your future two way setup? That’s the way I will go to test drive it if I go that way and I am so inclined.
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3 hours ago, Islander said:
To satisfy your OCD, why not put each tweeter on the opposite side, so that you have a mirror image pair of speakers? When I first set up my JubScalas with the small K510 tweeter horns sitting on top of the cabinets, they didn’t look right to me in the middle, so I moved each one to the outer edge of the cabinet, reasoning that it might provide a wider soundstage. The same reasoning might work for you.
It would be easier…just can’t bring myself to do it.🤷
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4 hours ago, The Dude said:
BMS, B&C, or Faital. I ran the B&C DE750 with great results.
Looking at the B&C 750 and seeing conflicting specs, one page says 500-18k Frequency response and another says 1k-18k. Looks like its way down at 500 hz (their graph is fuzzy) maybe 6-9 db.(?) If the elliptrac horn has an Fs of 310/320 hz (I have read both) and the bass bin of the K horn extends to 400 how are these going to pair? Great price on the 750, but the DE50 seems to go lower and have a smoother response. Where do you crossover your 750 and does it extend low enough to properly mesh with the K horn bass bin?
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9 hours ago, RandyH001 said:
beautiful work , did you have a hard time , sanding the horn ------what kind of paint finish is this , it has quite a lustre -
Thank you! I used a wood rasp that is flat on one side and rounded on the other to rough it in, then used 80 grit to get it smoothed out to the point I could work my way up to about 220.
Then I used Zinnser 123 primer to seal it and give me a sandable finish to prep for paint. I sanded it to about 220 or 60 micron whichever was in reach.
The paint I used was Rustoleum rattle can “Appliance Epoxy”. It cures hard and provides a good finish. I sprayed them with one good coat and let it cure for a week. I then wet sanded them with 1000 grit paper to smooth out the first coat and remove one small sag I had and any jetsam or flotsam that was in the air when I sprayed the outdoors at home. I took them after wet sanding to a friends spray booth to spray the final coat. They aren’t perfect but they will likely exist behind grille cloth anyway.
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4 hours ago, Wirrunna said:
What is your bass bin ?
Are you going active crossover or sticking with passive ?
There are new B&C drivers, the DCX464 and DCX462, I have a pair of the DCX464s on a pair of Eminence 1.4 to 2" adapters on my Eliptrac horns with active crossovers.
https://www.bcspeakers.com/en/products/coaxials-hf
Sorry , I left that out, KLIPSCHORNS! I’ll take a look at those drivers. Thanks!
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6 minutes ago, Deang said:
DCM50 or BMS 4592-mid. There are a lot of BMS users out there.
I believe I’m going to stay three way since I already have the smahl’s. It is interesting though in that I could use my existing upper cabinet with only a new motorboard.
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I’ve just finished a pair of Dave Harris elliptrac horns and am curious if there are any current users of these and their thoughts and driver suggestion.
My plan is to construct a new HF cabinet, that will allow me to retain my original top end intact, and to allow me to install Dave A’s smahl’s above. I do not like the tweeter on the side, my OCD won’t allow it and I don’t anticipate any degrading effects with the minimal added overall height.
The choice of drivers seems narrowed down to a 2” unit, likely the B&C DCM50. I have read about using an adapter that allows use of my K-55’s, specifically the PRV From Parts express. I purchased one (<$9.00) to have a look see and it’s a disastrous fit being in the neighborhood of 3/16-1/4” larger than the horns 2” mouth, which to me is unacceptable. Can’t say what the effect might be but it doesn’t seem right.
Thanks in advance, I look forward to your comments!
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I am looking for a single LaScala in any condition to buy. The closer to Nashville TN the better but will travel for the right deal. TIA
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Too far away for me or...
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Pretty aren’t they??!
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Yep, SOB is still at it, this time has Belles in Denton, Texas. Same austin36 same sonnhalter B/S @WayneB described. EXACTLY. Posted WTB Belles and boom, they appeared....sort of.
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They don’t match, serially or have book matched veneer, and they have 4-5 “knicks” per seller.
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1 minute ago, Tony Whitlow said:
A matched pair pertains to the veneer. The grain is the same like bookends. As for as performance they would be the same. Serial number would help. If they are raw Birch being a matched pair shouldn’t matter at all.
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkJust added pic of s/n’s....forgot!
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I have located a pair of Mahogany Belle’s for sale that are not a matched pair, by date, serial number or wood species. I am curious what you can tell me about these, manufacture date and any other info you may deem pertinent you could include. Since they were made two different years would all components be the same?
They are NOT a matched pair which impacts their value to some degree, I suspect, though I started out looking for one I have turned my focus to a pair in the event I ever wanted to sell them it might be easier.Seller is asking $3000 which based on my research is high, particularly since they are not a matched pair. Any opinions are appreciated.TIA!
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20 hours ago, RandyH000 said:
quick question --, did you ever replace the capacitors in your Crossovers --
Yes, totally replaced with ALK. Still have originals.
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