[Vintage-Audio] Re Speakers From Yesteryear

Sun Jul 14 00:55:01 2002

Most music that is currently in 5.1 in movies and such has
synthesized the center channel assuming a fixed phase
center.  Horns have a frequency dependent phase center. So I
assume that it would screw with the sound field. An
instrument with wide frequency range, say like a piano would
spred out all over the place and not be focused.

WBob

"R. B. Clark" wrote:
> 
> 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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