Guest David H Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 OK. Come on, do a round horn! It will easily fit. Looks like it would fit fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David H Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Come on, do a round horn! Already built the prototype over a year ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panacea Engineering Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 "One Step Ahead...Dave"....I love it.....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Come on, do a round horn! Already built the prototype over a year ago. Perfect. This is evolution. Once this is in production, the next thing we will see is the cornscalla bass binm that Bob Crites designed and a round horn on top as a two way. You can probably sell these on Audio-goon for a few bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudeJ1 Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Yes, and it should blow away the K600 too. Hi Dave It's your topic, your Cornwalls, your time and please do as you like. You asked for opinions so I gave mine. You have helped me and I respect your ability to pull off a nice mod. I just like the high frequency a bit higher than my privates. Anyway I thought a drawing would help so I hacked the hack or the one that Jim E started http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/t/50919.aspx and here is the result. It's not for everyone and I have not built the top yet but I draw things first (or at least hack them out) and if I like it, I usually put them to paper full size, I am pleased you chimed in, and you drawing looks great. My interest in this project was to see if the Eliptrac would integrate nicely into an original Cornwall, and it's obvious that it's simple installation. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinsweber Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I recognize those CWs :-).I personally would go option 2. I doing the same thing with my split cabs... going 2 way with the Eliptrac 400 and a DE-85-TN. Given the specs of the DE-85-TN driver, no need to add a 3rd driver and a more complex crossover. Should yield better coherence? I wonder what the increase in efficiency will be by removing the tweeter. There are many winning 3 way options. I think a standard CW as a 2way is both new and novel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arash Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Dave, All I know is that mountin' a round horn ínside of an enclosure really gives me the creeps! [+o(] but putting it on top of a regular CW will make it look much much better IMHO [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Dave, All I know is that mountin' a round horn ínside of an enclosure really gives me the creeps! but putting it on top of a regular CW will make it look much much better IMHO It's a good thing drivers are not round, they would look really funny in square cabinets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 I just want to know how this is going to sound, yes will be hacking a pair of CWs but if that is what a man wants that is what he gets. I bet it will sound great can't wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvsound Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 I've been listening to this speaker config for the last year and it gets a big thumbs up from me. I built the Cornwall box and originally went 3 way with the Selenium D405 mid & HM-4750 horn and D220Ti tweeter and baby cheek horn with Crites woofer & crossover. That sounded good but could be a bit harsh at time in the high's. The first change was going 2 way with a pair of Faital HF 200 drivers bolted on to the Selenium fibreglass horn with ALK AP12-500 crossovers. This was really good and a step up from the Selenium 3 way but that high freq harshness occasionally could be heard. I then took out the Selenium horns and installed a pair of Eliptrac 400's - OMG what a step up this was! The harshness was gone, replaced by smooth non fatiguing high's, just a very musical sound that l can listen to for hours on end, the best upgrade I've made to my setup! This is such a simple build with an outstanding result! One question l have - has anyone heard both the Faital HF-200's and the B & C DE85's? How would you describe the sound of each compared to each other? I'm not asking which is better because that's subjective, only wondering if the two are similar sounding or quite different and what sort of sound preference would lead you to choosing one over the other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David H Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 One question l have - has anyone heard both the Faital HF-200's and the B & C DE85's? How would you describe the sound of each compared to each other? I'm not asking which is better because that's subjective, only wondering if the two are similar sounding or quite different and what sort of sound preference would lead you to choosing one over the other? I have heard both drivers, and both sound incredible. My choice for using the DE-85TN stems mostly from it's shallow depth, however I also like the fact that the B&C is a true 2 inch driver which brings the diaphram closer to the mouth of the horn. Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David H Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Ok, I chose the dedicated 2-way, because there is no need for a tweeter with this driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David H Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Rear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David H Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 I decided to go with the 2-way setup today after installing theB&C drivers and Eliptracs in Johnny 5's Prophile 41's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finallygotmyheresies Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Rear Those.........are...........wicked!!!!!!!!!! They look unbelievably cool. Someday I too WILL have a pair of Elipticorns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finallygotmyheresies Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 For the record I am a fan of everything I have seen you involved with. Great work, I hope you are able to incorporate this into a Fastlane product that makes it to the masses. I'd love to see how the rest of the audiophile communities receive your creations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David H Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 For the record I am a fan of everything I have seen you involved with. Great work, I hope you are able to incorporate this into a Fastlane product that makes it to the masses. I'd love to see how the rest of the audiophile communities receive your creations. Thanks for the comment, always appreciated. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEC Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Building a pair of these today. Will have the Faital HF140 driver on the Faital LTH142 horn. Bob Crites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David H Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Building a pair of these today. Will have the Faital HF140 driver on the Faital LTH142 horn. Bob Crites Very nice Bob.Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinsweber Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 all three are fing sex :-). Im in the process of going back to a Eliptrac as the bases for a 2 way. 1 system is a Eliptrac (Faital HF2--)/ Contrac (Selenuim 220ti) 3 way. Now my alst pair of cornscala's are going EliptracB&C Combo. I had this combo and used the parts to upgreade to the 3 way. Built as splits it reminds me of war fo the worlds. :-). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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