DIXIEWELDER Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Hey guys i bought two lascalla's this weekend and they came with a huge bass horn lense loaded with a 15" electro voice 15b woofer. The lense is a community light and sound fiberglass lense and it has a port cut out on the bottom in the middle. I think it measures 35"x35" square. The port is just an elliptical cut out in the lense. It has no tube on the back of it for a port. I need dimensions for a cabinet. It is in one right now, but it's home made and i don't know if it's the right sixe or not. And it's ugly! Can anyone help? I've called community, but they were'nt real helpful. I think it was made in 1980. This thing could really rock and i want to use it to it's full potential. Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks; Joshua Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Hey guys i bought two lascalla's this weekend and they came with a huge bass horn lense loaded with a 15" electro voice 15b woofer. The lense is a community light and sound fiberglass lense and it has a port cut out on the bottom in the middle. I think it measures 35"x35" square. The port is just an elliptical cut out in the lense. It has no tube on the back of it for a port. I need dimensions for a cabinet. It is in one right now, but it's home made and i don't know if it's the right sixe or not. And it's ugly! Can anyone help? I've called community, but they were'nt real helpful. I think it was made in 1980. This thing could really rock and i want to use it to it's full potential. Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks; Joshua Very cool Josh. Congratulations on the La Scalas. Post pics of your score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Did you get through to their Tech Support department? As I remember, the box for the horn you describe is pretty simple cube-like affair, perhaps with some internal bracing. Community in those days were big and ugly, but loud as hades. M hey, did you get that email with the logos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIXIEWELDER Posted November 19, 2008 Author Share Posted November 19, 2008 Yeah colter. I will start on them asap. The port cut out is what i'm conserned about. Do i build a port up to the cut out or what? Can anybody give me some dimensions on a possible box size? Woofer is a electro voice 15b. I know the horn lense is going to play a part in the enclosure size but any help would be appreciated. Thanks; Joshua Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSamuel Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Joshua, Please post some pics when you get a chance. I'd like to see what this beast looks like and I'm sure I'm not alone. Thanks, Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 No to the port, it's just a hole in the fibreglass and stays that way. It's a real simple box construct as I recall, if it's the very early Community black glass horn I'm thinking of. It was a 'kit' thing where they sold the horn and you build the box. About 3' cube. Your box is probably just what they designed. M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Josh, Read this http://www.community.chester.pa.us/files/brochures/Community%2040%20Years.pdf history of the CSL company. You'll see the Levithan in there and a small ad with the title 'Power Tools'. Although it's a small ad, I think your speakers are shown in there. I'll bet someone at CSL has data sheets on your horns, they were sticklers about measuring and documenting everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSamuel Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Community I think makes some pretty good stuff. Our daughters' high school just upgraded a few of their fields with new PA's consisting of a couple of smallish 12" 2 way Community outdoor PA speakers, a Tascam CD / cassette player, and a Peavey mixer amp. I hope whoever did the install added the 125 hz cutoff the manual recommends or some kid will probably overly crank the bass and destroy the bass drivers. The Peavey mixer amps have something like a pair of 300 watt amplifers into 4 ohms so a whole lot more power than they really need as they're very efficient. Work very good for announcements. Not so great for music but not half bad either. It's nice to acutallyl be able to hear the announcer for a change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 I believe I had a pair of these that I used under my RS-440 (model number?). The high packs sounded good but the 15's didn't work well as subs. The horn wasn't large enough to do anything except take up box volume so it was kind of a stinker. You are better off to baffle load the 15" EV and port it to 42 Hz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Good point Thumpster! Just build the TL bin and install the port block. This lowers the cabinet's tuning. You used to be able to get nice 'how to build' plans from EV. I have a set around here somewhere. I have two of the single 15" TL bins and one 18" so could get measurements if you need them. Check EV's website. TL606 seems to ring a bell. Thumper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 http://archives.telex.com/archives/EV/Builders%20Plans/TL606%20Builders%20Plans.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 You got it Michael... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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