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In Reply to: RE: Plastic vs. aluminum posted by Joe Roberts on September 25, 2015 at 05:30:19
Thanks Joe. Your comments are very helpful. I actually have both the plastic and metal 32 horns and have used them both, but in different cabinets. Since the mounting dimensions are different, I have not been able to swap them back and forth to hear how they compare. In each setup I have used an 802-8G and a crossover that includes eq circuits from the Altec 9849A which used the same driver and a 32 horn.
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I compared them sitting on top of an Onken box. You are correct...the front mounting flanges are not the same size. Why did they do that?
I am holding off on routing out a rebate for the front lip of the horn in my new project until I decide which 32 to use or whether I will go with a 32 at all.
The WE 728B plays quite high..."almost" doesn't need a tweeter but ~8k just isn't enough HF for most modern listeners.
If somebody has a better suggestion for a sweet tweeter that will match the flavor of a 728B, I'd like to know.
I hate to put a crossover on the 728B down in the 3k range since it is so good playing full range, but I'll try it before abandoning the notion. It sure works in the 757A, et.al.
Generally, however, the antique collector notion that the metal 32 is great because it is more "WE like" and the plastic is cheap modern trash does not really hold up in practice.
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Free your mind and your ass will follow -- Parliament/Funkadelic
Joe,
What do you think of an open baffle w the 32's and GIP's?
Something like these Shindo's but w the 32.
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