Mancave Man Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Is anyone using the Eliptrac 400 horn with the stock driver? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsear Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Does the Eliptrac even have a stock driver? Methinx you need to name the driver you have in mind. In a Klipschorn rig, I employ the JBL 2482 2"-midrange (not stock) on the Eliptrac with AlK's steep slope crossovers and they make for a pure/sweet and smooth combination through their entire appointed frequencies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancave Man Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 Sorry I wasn't clear. I meant the stock Khorn driver (K55M). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David H Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I did the testing with the k-55 and the Eliptrac, and although it sounded great, it wasn't nearly as good as the Eliptrac with a high quality 2 inch driver. Recently I installed a pair of Eliptracs 2-way with the B&C DE-85TN in Johnny 5's prophile speakers, he upgraded from 3-way with a trachorn+JBL 2426h and 2404 with baby cheek tweeters. Johnny 5 is now selling his JBL mids and tweeters. Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrestonTom Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 I did the testing with the k-55 and the Eliptrac, and although it sounded great, it wasn't nearly as good as the Eliptrac with a high quality 2 inch driver. Recently I installed a pair of Eliptracs 2-way with the B&C DE-85TN in Johnny 5's prophile speakers, he upgraded from 3-way with a trachorn+JBL 2426h and 2404 with baby cheek tweeters. .............. Dave. .This is confused. You recommend a 2 inch throated driver. However, the example you give (JBL 2426) is a 1 or 1.4 in throated driver. What is the manufacturer's recommendation? Are you saying that the throat size on the horn is "confgurable" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancave Man Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 Thanks for the reply Dave. I'm exploring my options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancave Man Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 I did the testing with the k-55 and the Eliptrac, and although it sounded great, it wasn't nearly as good as the Eliptrac with a high quality 2 inch driver. Recently I installed a pair of Eliptracs 2-way with the B&C DE-85TN in Johnny 5's prophile speakers, he upgraded from 3-way with a trachorn+JBL 2426h and 2404 with baby cheek tweeters. .............. Dave. .This is confused. You recommend a 2 inch throated driver. However, the example you give (JBL 2426) is a 1 or 1.4 in throated driver. What is the manufacturer's recommendation? Are you saying that the throat size on the horn is "confgurable" ? There are several throat adapters offered in different sizes depending on your driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panacea Engineering Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 I am running Dave's Eliptrac 400 with Beyma ND 750's (2") on two sets, two way passive. This combination provides superior qualty sound and is one of the best horns out there, IMO. It rivals a Martinelli set up with the same drivers. These are used with jubes and K Horns. W. C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David H Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 I did the testing with the k-55 and the Eliptrac, and although it sounded great, it wasn't nearly as good as the Eliptrac with a high quality 2 inch driver. Recently I installed a pair of Eliptracs 2-way with the B&C DE-85TN in Johnny 5's prophile speakers, he upgraded from 3-way with a trachorn+JBL 2426h and 2404 with baby cheek tweeters. .............. Dave. .This is confused. You recommend a 2 inch throated driver. However, the example you give (JBL 2426) is a 1 or 1.4 in throated driver. What is the manufacturer's recommendation? Are you saying that the throat size on the horn is "confgurable" ? Thats correct, I have adapters from 2 inch to 1.4" and 1". Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 EZ, I am running Dave's Eliptrac (with his adapter down to 1 inch) with the stock K55 driver in my Khorns. The sound is much improved over the stock K400 horn. Don't know if I will ever upgrade to 2 inch driver. babadono Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancave Man Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 EZ, I am running Dave's Eliptrac (with his adapter down to 1 inch) with the stock K55 driver in my Khorns. The sound is much improved over the stock K400 horn. Don't know if I will ever upgrade to 2 inch driver. babadono Thanks Babadono. That's good information. I was thinking of doing this upgrade one step at a time as you did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSValves Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 EZ, I am running Dave's Eliptrac (with his adapter down to 1 inch) with the stock K55 driver in my Khorns. The sound is much improved over the stock K400 horn. Don't know if I will ever upgrade to 2 inch driver. babadono I think you should give it some serious thought. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSValves Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I just installed Eliptrac 400's with B & C DE-85TN last night and put my ALK Trachorn's for sale tonight. This things really sound great for the bucks spent! I've heard the high end BMS 4592ND-MID and this B & C gives it a run for its money. I still think in the end I will drop the cash and get the BMS but I could live with this DE-85TN no problem. No way in gods green earth could a K55 even remotely touch this sound quality... Every thing top to bottom sounds better and it just seems to keep getting better the more I play them. If it wouldn't drive my neighbors crazy I'd crank them up in my shop over night to about 110db and let them stretch there wings all night long. I will be doing that tomorrow when I head 125 miles south to get my grandson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I'm running the B&C DE82TN which is a 1.4 inch driver. I've been very happy with it and good bang for the buck. The B&C DE820 is now out and the only difference is the new phase plug which improves HF dispersion. Good stuff from B&C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandjjl Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I just received a pair of Dave's Eliptrac 400 as the DIY kit. I'm planing on doing the two-way method using the DE85TN driver. I will be bi-amping using a TDM 24CX-2 Crossover (24db/octave) crossed at 500Hz. The sanding would make for a great winter project, so it may be a while before I report back with results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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