In Reply to: Alternatives to horns posted by jaydacus on September 7, 2011 at 00:29:04:
Why do you want high efficiency direct radiators? I don't see any advantage to them over low efficiency direct radiators unless one has a specific low powered amp in mind, at least unless the direct radiators are large, like an Altec 416 15" woofer or a pair of 12" 414s. But small high efficiency direct radiators?
When I dehorned I went to low efficiency direct raditors (one set of hybrid stats and one set of conventional chinless cone&domes) and with low to medium powered tube amps at that and things are fine.
As for horns, as has already been expressed here are those that sound very different from the Klipsch models you had. You might find some horns that are far more pleasing. If you gotta go high efficiency you might as well go the whole hog with horns or horn-DR hybrids with large woofers.
My opinion anyway.
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- RE: Alternatives to horns - Tom Brennan 07:40:54 09/07/11 (2)
- RE: Alternatives to horns - jaydacus 08:13:03 09/07/11 (1)
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