WMcD Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Below is a short article by PWK in the form of a letter to the editor. It is not very technical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMcD Posted December 10, 2004 Author Share Posted December 10, 2004 Have a nice weekend. Gil Subjective Effects.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 thnaks, big differnce between input watts required by the Khorn and the Cornwall to produce one output watt at 32 Hz! The Khorn needs 5-watts, the Cornwall needs 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-MAN Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 What do you guys think that the "model H" is referring to? 1958 was a little early for a Heresy, my first thought, wasn't it? DM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 I've got something jangling in my brain that the model H is a Heresy. Heresy goes back to 1957. This article is most interesting. For Mr. Paul to be measuring how much distortion can be tolerated. What a great mind the man had. Gil, as always, thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMcD Posted December 12, 2004 Author Share Posted December 12, 2004 It it my recall that PWK used the Heresy name privately for a while, and called it a model H publicly. This was so that religious people would not be offended. I suppose he eventually concluded that folks were not quite that sensitive. Gil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 Here's a pic of a Model H, it is similar to a Heresy. Has the same drivers but a diffent mid horn (1000Hz). I'm not inlining this because it's big, over 300K. This is the one I got from Triceratops, Khorn58 has the other. Thing is absolutely like new inside. Outside is nice too. it has the same finish as my '60 Khorns, Dark Mahogany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 shot of the inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IB Slammin Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 ---------------- On 12/12/2004 6:00:38 PM William F. Gil McDermott wrote: It it my recall that PWK used the Heresy name privately for a while, and called it a model H publicly. This was so that religious people would not be offended. I suppose he eventually concluded that folks were not quite that sensitive. Gil Gil,you are exactly right. PWK considered a "total enclosure'to be Heresy. I have some old ones that are labeled Mod-H. Some say that they were designed as a center channel for corner horns. I believe that they were designed to "complete the line". IMHO, PWK needed a book shelf speaker. Again IMO, the Cornwall was intended to be the center at the time. Terry ---------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IB Slammin Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 ---------------- On 12/12/2004 8:43:14 PM Tom Mobley wrote: shot of the inside. ---------------- Tom, this is becoming like the Cornwall-1 and Cornwall-2 thing. I have Mod-H with K-700/K-55,K-77's. My Mod-H does not look like yours. Maybe a transition period? Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triceratops Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 Hey IB, In my recollection there was some overlap between the Model H (Heresy) and the Model C (Cornwall) in their use for the center channel. The first big demo that PWK did I think was at the Brussels World's Fair in 1958. He used a model H for that demo, and then used a Cornwall in 1959 at the New York Hi Fi show. Both speakers were originally intended as center speakers, but PWK made some changes as people started to use them more frequesntly as main speakers. Hopefully someone with more historical expertise, can correct any of these details. Best in horns, triceratops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Terry, What year are yours? The one I have is a '62, pretty elderly. Yours sounds more like a Heresy with the K-700 horn. Triceratops, with my center Belle nearing completion my need for the Model H is limited. I contacted the owner of the other one, he said he wanted it, but now I'm not hearing from him. Do you have contact with him? I'm concerned that my emails are not getting to his acct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triceratops Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Tom, I think Jim is somewhat sporadic on Email and PMs (kind of like I am). I will email his contact info. I'm glad the old Model H helped provoke the center Belle project. Best, triceratops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 sporadic? look it up in the dictionary, you'll find a picture of me. I've got his email and stuff, now that I understand the sporadic deal it's no sweat. Some people only look at their email once a week. Sounds kind of attractive now that I mention it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinr Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 ---------------- On 12/10/2004 11:27:55 AM William F. Gil McDermott wrote: Below is a short article by PWK in the form of a letter to the editor. It is not very technical. ---------------- Technical enough for me. Thanks though, Gil. Interesting reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Thanks for the history lesson and photos of early H. Love that woofer basket, kind of reminds me of Gauss woofers. That's 1957? Pretty 'space-age' stuff. NASA came around in what, 1958 (year o my birth) I'm always amazed at how heavy-duty and compact the innards of the Heresy are. Very impressive! Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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