bluesboy Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 As some of you might recall I recently built Tarheel a set of LaScala hybrids using a combination of padauk hardwood and a gloss black finish. Spongeworthy decided to have me do a pair of K-Horn hybrids nsing the same concept. So Keith (Spongeworthy) brought me his set of 511-b horns, JBL 2404 tweeters and K-33s from Bob Crites a couple of weeks ago and yesterday we fired them up for the first time. Following are some constuction pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 Here's bass bins. They are from Speakerlab plans so the top and bottom panels mirror each other which make it easy to add panels to close in the back of the cabinet. I noticed others here had tried this. I would highly reccomend this modification. When we tried them out I had the speakers set up fairly close together nowhere near corners and the bass responce was excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 Here's one of the front panels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 I had to come up with a different design for these horn hats because of the greater width of the K-Horn bass bin compared to the LaScala. This is a picture of one of the horn hats clamped up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 Here's one of the 511s and 2404s recessed into the back of the horn hat. The 511s require some prep work to get them to fit right. I had to file the welds down flush on the front and grind the sides of the flanges down in order to get them strait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 I use a plywood template and a flush cutting router bit to cut the shape of the horn hat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 Here's the finished horn hat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 Here's the finished product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 A view from the side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 Top view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 Another side view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel's wife Posted January 28, 2007 Moderators Share Posted January 28, 2007 Bluesboy, those speakers are beautiful. Obviously, some fine craftsmanship. One of a kind, what more could someone ask for...I sure hope Spongeworthy has some copies of these pics to keep with his speakers. Thank you for taking the time to post some pics for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 Sponge on the left Bluesboy on the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 Bluesboy, those speakers are beautiful. Obviously, some fine craftsmanship. One of a kind, what more could someone ask for...I sure hope Spongeworthy has some copies of these pics to keep with his speakers. Thank you for taking the time to post some pics for us. Thank you very much. The project couldn't have any better. I had a blast doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel's wife Posted January 28, 2007 Moderators Share Posted January 28, 2007 Bluesboy, those speakers are beautiful. Obviously, some fine craftsmanship. One of a kind, what more could someone ask for...I sure hope Spongeworthy has some copies of these pics to keep with his speakers. Thank you for taking the time to post some pics for us. Thank you very much. The project couldn't have any better. I had a blast doing it. I sure hope you start hanging out in here more often. We would love to see some pics of other builds you might have done????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spongeworthy Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 After these turned out so well, I am already thinking about the next project. Bluesboy and I talked about a possible build of a Cornwall hybrid for my center speaker to replace a beater decorator heresy that I'm using. We were thinking of a gloss black verticle, decorator-style using the paduak trim, like on the bass bins of the corner horns. I would use another 2404H tweeter and possibly an Altec 811 horn. I'll probably consult ALK for a crossover if he is willing to help. Just some initial thoughts. On a side note, Bluesboy was absolutely awesome to deal with on the project. He had great ideas but was totally open to my input. With that said, we used 99% of his ideas and design. Best of all, he built these like they were going in his home, with attention to every detail. Don's a class guy with serious skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Dtel's wife...this is another Bluesboy project. I brought it back in case you missed it first go around. I can vouch for Spongeworthy's khorns....they are fantastic! Tarheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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