[Vintage-Audio] Re Speakers From Yesteryear

Sat Jul 13 14:33:01 2002

How about a horn speaker for center channel in a home theatre setup
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 11:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Vintage-Audio] Re Speakers From Yesteryear


> >From a stereo/separation/soundstage point of view, horns
> suck. The path length and therefore the phase delay is
> different for every frequency. This messes with the sound
> stage. Great mono though. Depends on just what is important
> to you.
>
> Wbob
>
> JM/CO wrote:
> >
> > I have a pair of Electrovoice "Regency" folded horn enclosures that I
bought
> > used in 1969. Somewhere in the mid-1970s I acquired a pair of Tannoy
> > "silver" 15 inch drivers. I still use this system, and am still very
happy
> > with it. Extremely efficient, and great bass. I use a modern pair of
ribbon
> > tweeters in small enclosures sitting on top, as none of the old speaker
> > designs had particularly good high end. I run this rig off of four
channels
> > of McIntosh tube amplifiers which are fed by an electronic crossover
unit
> > set to 8Khz.
> > Chuck N1LNH
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Duane Fischer, W8DBF <[email protected]>
> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
> > Date: Friday, July 12, 2002 9:52 PM
> > Subject: [Vintage-Audio] Re Speakers From Yesteryear
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >Now let's get serious and talk about speakers. I mean 'REAL' speakers
from
> > the
> > >fifties, sixties and seventies. The high quality ones with five+ pound
> > magnets
> > >and heavy die cast frames. What did you use for speakers? If you could
have
> > >afforded them back tehn, what would you have used and why?
> > >
> > >Anyone use folded horn designs? True bass reflex?
> > >
> > >What was the numero uno (number one) type of speakers for the average
> > stereo
> > >devotee then? J.B. Lansing? Electrovoice? Acoustic Research? Or?
> > >
> > >Thanks.
> > >
> > >Duane Fischer, W8DBF
> > >
> > >
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