CNC JBL 2397 "Smith horns"

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Offline Wardsweb

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on: November 06, 2011, 02:27:53 AM
Here is my take on the classic JBL horn in Bubinga and aluminum http://wardsweb.org/audio/Smith%20Horn/

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Reply #1 on: November 06, 2011, 03:12:45 AM
Truly beautiful wood and workl

These are not being driven by your Ampzilla 2000s are they?
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Reply #2 on: November 06, 2011, 06:51:13 AM
All  of your speakers have been stunningly beautiful.  You make me ashamed of my plain MDF creations. 

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Reply #3 on: November 06, 2011, 04:08:53 PM
Quote from: Grainger49 on November 06, 2011, 03:12:45 AM
Truly beautiful wood and workl

These are not being driven by your Ampzilla 2000s are they?
Right now by an SAE 2200. I'm thinking about tri-amping. Solid state for the bass, 2A3 for the mids and 6DN7 for the tweeters.

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Offline Grainger49

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Reply #4 on: November 06, 2011, 11:43:50 PM
Beautiful!  Tri-amped sounds like Coytee's Bi-amped Klipsch Jubilees which I heard several times before his move from East TN.


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Reply #5 on: November 07, 2011, 06:33:28 AM
Quote from: Grainger49 on November 06, 2011, 11:43:50 PM
Beautiful!  Tri-amped sounds like Coytee's Bi-amped Klipsch Jubilees which I heard several times before his move from East TN.
I do bi-amp the Jubs in my home theater by way of an active crossover (EV DX-38).

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Reply #6 on: November 07, 2011, 07:30:42 AM
A-HA! There are the Ampzilla 2000s!  I assume they are on the bottom end?

Huge James Bongiorno fan here!

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Reply #7 on: November 07, 2011, 02:38:00 PM
Is that a full size chair by the speaker?...John

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Reply #8 on: November 07, 2011, 03:28:32 PM
Quote from: Wardsweb on November 06, 2011, 02:27:53 AM
Here is my take on the classic JBL horn in Bubinga and aluminum http://wardsweb.org/audio/Smith%20Horn/

(https://forum.bottlehead.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwardsweb.org%2Faudio%2FSmith%2520Horn%2F2397m.jpg&hash=a006ca065c094f533170858340e02f4a117a18fa)

Those are amazingly cool. I've never heard a mid-range horn. How would you characterize the sound? I have heard that with the Lowther PM4A a midrange horn helps with the rising spl as the frequency increases.

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Reply #9 on: November 07, 2011, 04:26:01 PM
Quote from: Thoburn on November 07, 2011, 03:28:32 PM
Those are amazingly cool. I've never heard a mid-range horn. How would you characterize the sound? I have heard that with the Lowther PM4A a midrange horn helps with the rising spl as the frequency increases.

For me, it is an open natural sound with depth. It just sounds real.


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