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Hi,
I am interested in using the horn sections from the RH speakers or the Unity Horn from Yorkville (u-15) for home use. I've heard both speakers briefly and thought the sound was excellent!
Any recommendations for getting a pair of good sounding wide range pro horns that go down to 400 Hz and sound good?
All I've seen is the Yorkville and RH stuff and the RH stuff is particularly pricey (but good).
Thanks,
Herman
Follow Ups:
I am currently putting a pair of U215's through their paces in an audiophile system. The Unity Horns are amazing - low fatigue, clean and effortless - the soundstage is wide and has great height and depth. Stereo imaging is better than my Magneplaner's and is in the league of Quad ESL's (that is truly a great achievement). The horn's dynamics are better that anything I have heard in over 20 years of Hi-Fi system building and tweaking. (Yes, better than the big Wilson's and B&W's)
Both the U15 and U215 do however have a PA tonal balance and careful speaker placement as well as room correction is a must. The 15 inch bass driver doesn't do the horn justice and some experimentation with other LF systems is warranted. I am currently using a Behringer DEQ to correct the in room response and compensate for the poor LF performance with good results.
Still, you will do well to use a Unity U15 in a mid sized room.
Out the box, this speaker sounds better than many mid to high end speakers. (I auditioned them against several box speakers (Athena's, Paradigms, Polks, Revels) and for the money the Yorkville's are outstanding.
The Unity 215's don't work in a domestic setting but show great promise in a large space. For most domestic applications, U15's are the way to go.
My forthcoming projects include rebuilding the U15 enclosure, and bi-amping these puppies. I will then swop the Behringer with a better quality DEQ. From there, I plan to design & build a LF unit and integrate this with a basshorn. Next, I will investigate using different horn drivers...
So many projects...so little time!
Rent a pair of U15's for a week or so and listen for yourself - you won't be disappointed!
When using these boxes in the near field in a small room, it will appear to you that the bass is off. It is not in it's intended market. In a large room in the far field, they are pretty linear for a PA box. Bass problems are small room problems almost always.
In a PA situation, we use these with subs. There is a ratio of subs to hgi/mid boxes that is progam dependent. For instance, if we are doing a rap gig, we would use 4 double 18's for every single hi/mid box. Rock music maybe two double 18's.
Yorkville is considered bang for the buck in pro audio. It is a step up from Peavey to many. The Unity is probably the coolest horn that they have. It was designed by Tom Danley who posts here. Yorkville is a good company with a good warranty, Renkus is good as well. They are more highly regarded and have more installs and major tours to their credit.
My concerns would be the room being too small for horns, combing as a result of the speakers being too close together and/or the room boundaries, and having to listen to horns in close proximity. Horn loaded mids can sound unnatural in the near-field. Compression drivers can sound harsh and fatiguing IMO.
Harecording,
this is a basement DJ setup that I'm working on. And i'm trying to squeeze the best sound out of my basement space that is possible on a reasonable budget.
So far I have a pair of 18" dipolar subs, 10" mids on open baffles and Altec 811b horns for tweeters. I also tried 8" Fostex drivers in sealed cabinets for mid/highs.
http://picasaweb.google.ru/noviygera/BasementSystem
The listening/dancing area is 7 to 14 feet from the speakers. Will the Unity horns sound good in this environment? If not what is the solution 100 Hz and up?
Thanks,
Herman
Ahhh. DJ. You have your own club down there? Cool. In that case, you have a whole bunch of options. Unity's w/flypoints would not let you down.
Yeah,
a little bit of a setup down there.... Me and my friends, we sometimes mix records.
But to the point:
Thanks for your help, first of all. You mentioned I have a "whole bunch of options". Are there other options I should check out before buying a pair of Unity horns. I was thinking of getting just the UNITY horns with drivers (about $900) and using my own subs and mid horns. Or should I get the entire U15 speakers?
Thanks,
Herman
> > I was thinking of getting just the UNITY horns with drivers (about $900) and using my own subs and mid horns. Or should I get the entire U15 speakers?
Is that a Yorkville option to buy the horn with drivers for $900? I haven't seen that on their web site.
I would get the whole system. Are you using DSP to crossover, time align, etc?
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