High Efficiency Speaker Asylum

• RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints - PeterZ 09:16:23 07/24/15 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints posted by rockanroller on July 22, 2015 at 16:32:00

  Wood work is first step, finding the parts and putting together the electronics is another. Lot's of fun with requisite pain and agony. ;-)
  PeterZ
  
  

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• RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints - George S. Roland 09:15:12 07/24/15 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints posted by rockanroller on July 22, 2015 at 16:32:00

  I have owned Klipsch Cornwall I, Klipschorn and Altec Model 19s. I think you would enjoy Model 19s. You could buy a working pair and refinish the cabinets, buy a working pair and use the cabinets as plans for new ones or buy new or used drivers and build from plans you could begin with here:
  http://home.earthlink.net/~jmarkwart/id13.html
  
  Good luck!
  

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• RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints - Rafaro 20:28:51 07/23/15 (2)
  In Reply to: RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints posted by rockanroller on July 22, 2015 at 16:32:00

  Need to define your requirements more precisely.
  Live sound-line arrays vs point source how big a Gig
  Home use- Home theater, HiFi, how big a room
  how much to spend, what size "horns", driving power available
  Plenty of plans, sources but many out dated
  Best to build to your specific needs.
  
  
  Rafaro
  
  

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  • RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints - rockanroller 05:20:10 07/24/15 (1)
    In Reply to: RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints posted by Rafaro on July 23, 2015 at 20:28:51

    First
    First, thank you to all that have given me some leads and answers!
    Two, here are some details:
    -room is about 18x12x15 cathedral ceiling.
    -two-combo preamp-amp is Yamaha C-60/M-60 com pletely rebuilt by master tech /Yamaha certified: all new caps, new soldering, etc...160 W per channel at 8 ohms.
    -goal is music listening mostly /classic rock/symphonies/blues;
    - budget is about $ 3000 dollars
    - I would like a combo horn treble and mids, cone woofer, example Klipsch forte.
    Thank you kindly.
    
    
    
    

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    • RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints - Rafaro 09:52:18 07/24/15 (0)
      In Reply to: RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints posted by rockanroller on July 24, 2015 at 05:20:10

      Room size requirements are easily met with even non horn speakers but you will lack the powerful high transient clear low distortion effect of horns. Klipsch Forte CORNER placed in your room will amply meet all your requirements including financial even w/o subs. No need for sawdust!
      
      Luck
      
      
      
      
      Rafaro
      
      

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• RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints - Don Reid 16:10:37 07/23/15 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints posted by rockanroller on July 22, 2015 at 16:32:00

  Check out Bill Fitzmaurice's horn speaker plans. I ordered his plans for the HT Tuba corner horn subwoofer cabinets. The plans are very complete and professionally done. I am highly pleased with the cabinets built from the plans.
  
  http://www.billfitzmaurice.com/
  

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• RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints - Cask05 14:43:01 07/23/15 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints posted by rockanroller on July 22, 2015 at 16:32:00

  See:
  http://forum.speakerplans.com/loads-of-new-designs_topic999.html
  http://forum.speakerplans.com/newbie-essential-reading_topic14681.html
  https://www.freespeakerplans.com/plans
  
  Chris
  "As far as the ear can tell, consistently clean and spacious bass can be reproduced only by a driver unit coupled to a horn-type acoustic transformer..."; Jack Dinsdale, May 1974
  
  

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• RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints - kyle 12:14:44 07/23/15 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints posted by rockanroller on July 22, 2015 at 16:32:00

  How much floor space do you have ie how big is your room? That and budget will help provide some direction.
  

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• RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints - drlowmu 06:32:57 07/23/15 (2)
  In Reply to: RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints posted by rockanroller on July 22, 2015 at 16:32:00

  Why not do a simple two-way ALTEC A7-800 ? Plans for the early 825, or later 828 enclosures are on WWW. Its HARD to beat Altec woofers, 416 or 515B, and use an 802 on top. KISS rules.
  
  Ohh, be sure to reinforce the curved horn flares, over the stock implementation. Lots of discussion on line, on how to do that.
  
  Good luck, have fun.
  
  Jeff
  
  
  

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  • RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints - lokie 07:32:40 07/23/15 (1)
    In Reply to: RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints posted by drlowmu on July 23, 2015 at 06:32:57

    Agree with Jeff on this one. Love the Altec VOTT family. Lots of plans out there but a fellow in Australia has a really cool modern take on this. I could probably hunt down his contact info upon further interest.
    
    For a beginner... a scoop cabinet for a Dual Concentric Tannoy would be easy and sound wonderful.
    
    Do you have access to someone with CDC capability? Could make your life very easy.
    
    Other info could help... like a few goals, room size, music preference, existing amps? etc..
    

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    • Scoop? Really! - bare 19:00:32 08/03/15 (0)
      In Reply to: RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints posted by lokie on July 23, 2015 at 07:32:40

      These Don't work with a Tannoy.
      At least not ones I've heard.
      Poor sounds is a charitable descriptor IMO.
      One would do FAR better with a Fred Flintstone basic door sized OB with the Tannoy in the middle.. True.
      

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• take a look, e.g., at these :-) - mhardy6647 04:59:11 07/23/15 (2)
  In Reply to: RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints posted by rockanroller on July 22, 2015 at 16:32:00

  See link below, from Pete Millett's wonderful "Tube Books Online" resource: www.tubebooks.org
  
  There are tons of resources (plans) online at various sites. You might want to try googling a bit.
  
  
  all the best,
  mrh
  

  • Jensen speaker enclosure plans   (Open in New Window)

  
  

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  • That's a great resource. Thanks. nt - jusbe 15:53:03 07/25/15 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: take a look, e.g., at these :-) posted by mhardy6647 on July 23, 2015 at 04:59:11

    
    Big J
    
    "... only a very few individuals understand as yet that personal salvation is a contradiction in terms."
    
    
    
    

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  • thanks for the link. (nt) - bouncy ball 09:06:49 07/23/15 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: take a look, e.g., at these :-) posted by mhardy6647 on July 23, 2015 at 04:59:11

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• RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints - rkeman 18:51:00 07/22/15 (1)
  In Reply to: RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints posted by rockanroller on July 22, 2015 at 16:32:00

  Try Pi Speakers. The cornerhorns are superb!
  

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  • RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints - roymail 09:31:02 07/28/15 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints posted by rkeman on July 22, 2015 at 18:51:00

    +1 for the PI Cornerhorns provided you have room and corners for them.
    
    Or, buy some used Klipsch Cornwall's or Forte's and do a full restoration along with Crites tweeter and crossovers.
    
    Or, just buy the Crites CS-1.5 project http://www.critesspeakers.com/crites-cs-1-speaker-project.html
    
    Or, the Crites Cornscala (which is what I would have if I had the room but NO CAN DO (WAF problem).
    
    All the best:)
    

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• RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints - hottattoo 17:44:46 07/22/15 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints posted by rockanroller on July 22, 2015 at 16:32:00

  rockanroller,
  
  Woodworking can be a nice rewarding hobby !!!! Depending on sonic expectations / room size and budget, horns are the way to go IMHO. Give John Inlow's site a look for horns and some plans--lots of info.
  
  Also check out DIY Sound Group for horns and wave guides, US Speakers.com and Parts express for drivers along with Great Plains Audio ( Altec ) drivers.
  

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• RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints - 6bq5 17:09:53 07/22/15 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: High efficiency speaker blue prints posted by rockanroller on July 22, 2015 at 16:32:00

  There are many speaker plans available - which speakers do you want to build?
  Karlson?
  Klipsch K-Horns - or a varriant?
  VOT
  Other Horns?
  Lowther/fostex?
  Linkwitz?
  
  Some designs are free, others at a fee-
  search this forum and you will get some links-
  or search the web-
  
  Madisound and Parts Express- as well as many others have KITS
  Happy Listening
  
  

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