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  1. I hear what you're saying about the Klipsch magic. Whatever mods I end up with, I'll make sure that I have everything to put the Klipschorns back to stock if necessary. There is something very cool about the heritage line straight from PWK's brain... P.S. I'm still hoping for the 300hz exponential from Dr. Edgar.
  2. TBrennan, Thanks for the advice. I'm there. I've just gotten a pair of JBL 2482's that need some TLC ( and a horn ). Bill.
  3. I received a response from Bruce Edgar. All it said was that his current design is "too big for Khorn. I need to know your height requirements." I replied that I have no height requirements, as the new horn will sit on top of the bass horn with the current mid/tweet enclosure removed. I haven't heard anything since. A busy man, no doubt. I'm in the process of getting some JBL 2482's for this application. I've also asked him about his other products (salad bowls), but no response. Does anyone have any new information, or a price for 300hz Salad Bowls? Thanks, Bill.
  4. Tubelion, "Work" is a relative term. This horn is designed with certain parameters in mind (both physical and acoustical) and the driver that meets those design prameters best will have the best success. I'm no expert, but I've learned to spot them. Bruce Edgar is one. There are others in this forum, as well. There have been a few midrange upgrade projects documented on this forum. It's great reading. Later, BillyRyan.
  5. Tubelion, I'm pretty sure an adaptor would be needed. He's designing this around the JBL driver which has a 2 inch throat and 4 bolt mounting. I'm looking into adaptors for the short term. I'll let you know what I find. BillyRyan
  6. I've e-mailed Mr. Edgar with the following questions... - Will it be fully useable down to 300hz with a JBL 2482? - Is it much different in size compared to the Klipsch K400? - Is it a "shell" or stand alone horn? What is the material? - How'd the testing go, and are you taking orders yet?
  7. Tubelion, Just to add more logs to the fire, the horn we have been discussing is of another variety: exponential. TBrennan: Does this apply to exponential, as well as tractrix?
  8. Tubelion, Why 300hz? What that means is that the horn lens will provide "horn loading" for the driver down to 300hz. The driver will have it's own frequency ratings, as well. I'm interested in a JBL 2482 compression driver that will also go down to 300hz and will mate to this new horn. The Klipsch driver is rated down to 400hz and would need adaptors to fit the new horn. (I'm also betting the overall size of the new horn is different, too) So some modifications would be necessary. If a new driver is used, crossover work is something to look into. I'd like to get as much midrange as possible through the compression driver because I like the way compression drivers sound. I'd also like to get more high frequencies (300 - 400hz) off of the 15inch woofer that is inside the Klipsch bass horn. I think the compression driver will do a better job with these frequencies than the 15inch woofer. I also feel that the Klipsch mid driver is excellent until about 95db, then I want more. I always want more. These are just my opinions and my goals for my version of this wonderful hobby. There are as many opinions and goals as there are audiophiles on this forum. That's what makes it fun. Happy listneing, BillyRyan
  9. Tubelion, Mr. Edgar is testing the first prototypes of the 300hz exponential horn at this time. He quoted the price of $150 each. Sounds pretty good to me. I will probably go this route, if for no other reason than the trusted source. I'd probably "adapt" the Klipsch driver at first, while shopping for some JBL 2482's. In the meantime, I'm moving from AK-2 crossovers to 1st order butterworth. Hovland cap and Solen inductor. Happy listening, BillyRyan.
  10. Bruce Edgar says that he'll be testing the prototype of his 300hz exponential horn this weekend. Preliminary price quoted at $150 each.
  11. Mike, Thanks for the info on Mr. Edgar's new rectangular horn. I'm thinkin' that's a good upgrade path. I like the idea of a larger compression driver (300hz)instead of an Oris. I will e-mail Mr. Edgar and inquire as to price and availability. Thanks, BillyRyan.
  12. T - Thanks for the good feedback on the woodhorns. I agree with you about Constant Directivity horns; too "PA" for me. I'd really like to see what Dr. Bruce would put in this niche!!! Has anyone talked to him recently about this prospect? I need to hear an Oris horn used as a midrange from about 300 to 5K or so with the Klipsch bass horn and a really fine tweet. I would also like to hear a larger compression driver and horn. If I'm not mistaken, that's what you ended up doing? Thanks again, Billy.
  13. Bill Martinelli at woodhorn.com has a 400hz horn that will mate to the Klipsch driver.
  14. How did they sound, compared to the K400?
  15. I e-mailed Klipsch for price and infomation about the new material used in the K401. Perhaps someone with an extra hundred bucks can do a comparison. Here's the reply: Your Horn part number is 130017 K-401 Horn at a cost of $49.91 each and are available for purchase. I'm not sure if this is the current material or not! You might want to contact our technical dept. at 800-554-7724 option 2 and one of the guys will be able to tell you more about the horn! If you would like to order the horn contact us at 800-554-7724 option 3 for parts and either Russ or myself will place the order for you.
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