Axz Hout Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindeville Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 They are klipschorns. I added Volti VTK crossovers, I built the midrange horns. They are made from Edgar 300hz tractrix horn plans. I loaded these horns with B&C dcm 50 midrange drivers. I put Crites cast frame woofers in them, the tweeters are PRV polyimide that I think are excellent. I liked the burled maple front but the edges were rough so I bound them with oak veneer. I still have all the stock parts as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Those are really nice looking the way you finished them. I like the lighter natural finish. I imagine the burled maple looks even better in person. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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vindeville Posted September 19, 2015 Author Share Posted September 19, 2015 They are klipschorns. I added Volti VTK crossovers, I built the midrange horns. They are made from Edgar 300hz tractrix horn plans. I loaded these horns with B&C dcm 50 midrange drivers. I put Crites cast frame woofers in them, the tweeters are PRV polyimide that I think are excellent. I liked the burled maple front but the edges were rough so I bound them with oak veneer. I still have all the stock parts as well. So you have a non/klipschorn K get a life. Sorry you needed to tweek a mongrel 41 year old bass bin...........what did you start with.? I started with a great sounding pair of stock Klipschorns and made them much better to my ears. But you got me pegged you scamp....Im just a jackass with no life...you win, no need for you to post any further on the matter id say.Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAKO Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Vin ,,,Your no jackass...Like me you found many faults and want to address them,,, I don't find any major faults with the bass bin,,, But oh jeez the mid and tweets were allways a piece of crap,,, George ASHWORH who worked with Paul on findeing a better woofer design,,, Never liked the top end,,,There were other friends of Paul and George in StLouis,,Called the "gang of five"...Paul sent up a mid horn for Georg to look at..I don't remember which one it was,,,I,d have to go down stairs and look up the notations and tech letters...But the mid horn looked pretty crude to me,,,This was the first time I got to see ASHWORTHs "working bass bin,,,HE was a devout MONO man... He had one K horn in his living room and one in his Lab room on the lower level,,, With all kinds of test electronics equipment,, Sweep genaraters, Chart recorders,, Calibrated micraphones,, couple of scopes Amps and other woofers sitting all over the place,,.. I noticed that bass bin had J lugs and wing nuts on the side access door... This was the special K horn Paul made for ASHWORTH.. IT was a pretty big room... Remember Paul didn't have a ANACHOIC CHAMBER AT THAT TIME,,, But there was one in St.Louis,,, At the Central Instatute for Hearing,,,They had TWO chambers,,,,,,, But what was interesting At GEORGs place was the mid and tweet horns he developed,,,This was the split in the direction George was doing and what Klipsch was up to.. I,ll get to that later,,.. My typing fingers are getting cramped......Excuse my spelling.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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vindeville Posted September 19, 2015 Author Share Posted September 19, 2015 (edited) Great stuff zako. Were there many other tweeters or mids being considered then? What was available? I don't really think im a jackass, I was just telling that fella what I think he wanted go hear. Im more of an elephant actually. Edited September 21, 2015 by vindeville Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAKO Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Yes Paul was looking for a good cheep mid or tweet at that time even approached JBL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ZAKO Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 JBL 375...2 inch throat,,4 inch diaphragm... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindeville Posted September 19, 2015 Author Share Posted September 19, 2015 (edited) The B&C plays to 400hz no problem. I find it outstanding. I have a drawing of this driver that shows its cone shaped composite diaphragm is about 5" diameter I think. Ill dig it out of my folder n post if I can. Edited September 19, 2015 by vindeville Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindeville Posted September 19, 2015 Author Share Posted September 19, 2015 (edited) This is version with built in tweet. No measurement but comparison to housing shows about 5" would say. Edited September 19, 2015 by vindeville Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ZAKO Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Why Not ???????? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Maron... nice to see you kickin' around here. I got some materials to finish a Smith Horn, but no time to get them together. I really want to give a listen. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ZAKO Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 mach 1....Ajustments were to the woofers Not the bass bins,,,,,,,,I know that as a fact,,, SSOOOO what SOUND...??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAKO Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Marvel..... Get it done,,,, Make it large.... Mine is 32 inches wide,,, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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