World's largest domestic horn system?

James Romeyn · « **on:** 5 Sep 2006, 04:26 pm »

A nearby friend's self-built custom horn system. He previously had the JBL "K2" export-only horn system.

4-way system

Sub: Dual JBL 2235, low-pass 70 Hz/24 dB
Bass-mid: Altec 414, band-pass 70 Hz/24 dB to 500 Hz/12 dB
Mid: Three horns share band-pass xo 500 Hz/12 dB to 7 kHz/12 dB. Main: Altec 329A/288C, air & soundstage: attenuated dual Altec 1003 B/291-16B
Tweeter: JBL 2405 H, high-pass 7 kHz/12 dB. (Owner’s description omitted three tweeters atop bass enclosure; possibly JBL ring radiator super-tweeters.)

Control: TACT M2150X programmable active digital crossover, delay for driver alignment, phase reversal, balance, soft-mute, etc.

Amplification: Three TACT S2150X digital

nathanm · « **Reply #1 on:** 5 Sep 2006, 04:40 pm »

and the world's smallest picture of it!

JoshK · « **Reply #2 on:** 5 Sep 2006, 05:18 pm »

Did you get to hear it? do tell...

Bill Baker · « **Reply #3 on:** 5 Sep 2006, 05:23 pm »

Here is what I think might be the largest horn speaker actually available by a manufacturer. By Magico. Runs a cool quarter million.
I have spoken to someone who has heard these and mentioned it is a world very few have or ever will experience.

Wardsweb · « **Reply #4 on:** 5 Sep 2006, 05:35 pm »

Here is a larger version of the original pic.

Wardsweb · « **Reply #5 on:** 5 Sep 2006, 05:44 pm »

How about a room that's the horn?

Wardsweb · « **Reply #6 on:** 5 Sep 2006, 05:44 pm »

Another view of the Magico Ultimates

Wardsweb · « **Reply #7 on:** 5 Sep 2006, 05:45 pm »

Maybe a little something for your office.

Wardsweb · « **Reply #8 on:** 5 Sep 2006, 05:47 pm »

Something a little more in your face.

Wardsweb · « **Reply #9 on:** 5 Sep 2006, 05:48 pm »

For those single driver guys.

nathanm · « **Reply #10 on:** 5 Sep 2006, 05:54 pm »

Hey, that's better! Hello Cleveland! Are you ready to rock!?

Quote from: Wardsweb on 5 Sep 2006, 05:44 pm

How about a room that's the horn?

Wow, now that takes the cake! That's the perfect marriage of male gear extremism and folksy, knick-knacky femenine aesthetics. That's what I call a fully realized project.

I wonder, could you stuff a little kid inside one of those horn mouths and shoot him across the room with a good bass drum hit?

Scott F. · « **Reply #11 on:** 5 Sep 2006, 06:29 pm »

Quote from: nathanm

I wonder, could you stuff a little kid inside one of those horn mouths and shoot him across the room with a good bass drum hit?

Now THAT's funny

Russell Dawkins · « **Reply #12 on:** 5 Sep 2006, 06:34 pm »

sorry, can't make this simpler, but go here:
http://www.bd-design.nl/
click on showroom, then on Peter Krojgaard (7 down, on the right)

to see a rare time aligned bass horn system that doesn't use digital delay on the mids and highs to achieve the alignment

Bill Baker · « **Reply #13 on:** 5 Sep 2006, 06:35 pm »

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I wonder, could you stuff a little kid inside one of those horn mouths and shoot him across the room with a good bass drum hit?

You get a good Chinese bass drum recording and I think you just might!

mgalusha · « **Reply #14 on:** 5 Sep 2006, 09:07 pm »

Quote from: Wardsweb on 5 Sep 2006, 05:48 pm

For those single driver guys.

The scary part is that's Nelson Pass's living room.

Now those are what the FirstWatt amps were made to drive.

Red Dragon Audio · « **Reply #15 on:** 5 Sep 2006, 10:09 pm »

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #16 on:** 5 Sep 2006, 10:27 pm »

Anyone hear these.....

There by XLH, the REF-1812 model.... $50k. An 18" bass driver with two 6" midranges and a retro megaphone tweeter....weigh 1000 pounds and stand 7 feet tall....distributed by AAA Audio (Ping).
Better have a large room......

SET Man · « **Reply #17 on:** 5 Sep 2006, 11:02 pm »

Hey!

Man!

Looking at all of those horns is making me...... soooo horny!

I think I will turn on my system and listen to my own horn tonight

Take care,
Buddy

PS

Ryan Tew, who make those horn?

Bill Baker · « **Reply #18 on:** 6 Sep 2006, 12:32 am »

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I think I will turn on my system and listen to my own horn tonight

yep, I migh just have to run the D2's tomorrow while at the shop while the other speakers i'm burning in are running face to face our of phase.

Scott F. · « **Reply #19 on:** 6 Sep 2006, 01:45 am »

Quote from: Red Dragon Audio

Josh at Electronluv has the coolest stuff.