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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: 416 resonance by Horn Savant on 2010-08-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The best 20 hz bass horn in Horn-Loaded Speakers  20 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]. What was your resonant frequency after loading? The 416 are 25Hz drivers, after loading and with two drivers it might be deep in teens. From the picture it looks like you keep the back chamber of extra large space, or eve...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Measured 416 Resonance + Horn by Horn Savant on 2010-08-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The best 20 hz bass horn in Horn-Loaded Speakers  20 Replies 
The KOSS Electrostatic unit was still installed , so I removed  and checked resonance .The resonance was 136 HZ. I then tested it in horn assembly and the result was the same : 136...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Altec 416 sealed by el`Ol on 2010-10-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass impedance bumps -- why and what to do? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  18 Replies 
I wonder whether an Altec 416 in a sealed enclosure plus transconductance amplifier would be the better solution for most people/circumstances....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Altec Lansing model 19 conundrum by Sean19 on 2016-02-24 
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Hi i am a new forum member and recently i built some speakers using Altec model 19 components 416-8b & 802 G. I built some 7.5 cu ft cabinets with two 4" diameter 5" deep ports this is the optimum cabinet size for the 416 i ditched the 811 horns ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Onkyo Scepter 500 and others by derik736 on 2018-02-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Rare Onkyo HM-300 MK2 Horn...need info in Horn-Loaded Speakers  4 Replies 
So, two almost two years later and this contraption is still in my room and "ain´t goin nowhere" :-)Guys, I became obsessed with horn speakers and specially with Onkyo product so I would like to share with you my latest experiences.The speakers I tal...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Ideas by derik736 on 2018-02-25 
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Just to share with you with my ideas about the Scepter 500 clones. I´m not sure if I will use the w3801 bass drivers. I felt in love with Altec 416 and quite frankly I very much doubt that Onkyo would sound better or equally good. It surely doesn´t s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: 416 resonance by Horn Savant on 2010-08-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The best 20 hz bass horn in Horn-Loaded Speakers  20 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]. What was your resonant frequency after loading? The 416 are 25Hz drivers, after loading and with two drivers it might be deep in teens. From the picture it looks like you keep the back chamber of extra large space, or eve...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Same as free-air resonance? by Romy the Cat on 2010-08-28 
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[quote user="Horn Savant"] I think it's about the same as free-air resonance - backwave to entire basement. Precedent: pre-war theatre horns(open rear like Shearer/ERPI)(unlike post-war reflex tuned designs like Altec A4)(I don't like reflex boxes - ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Altec 416 sealed by el`Ol on 2010-10-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass impedance bumps -- why and what to do? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  18 Replies 
I wonder whether an Altec 416 in a sealed enclosure plus transconductance amplifier would be the better solution for most people/circumstances....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: The 811b is junk by Romy the Cat on 2010-09-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Altec Model 19 in Boston. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  61 Replies 
The 811b horn is an unfortunate junk; it has to be unconditionally trashed. I wrote years back at the Altec forum, at that time I did not know that all of them are idiots in there, that Altec use of this horn in Model 19 is disasters. The horn is hor...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: GOTO at CAF 2010 and will also be there again in CAF 2011 by MINGSU on 2011-02-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: New show in US, some new horns... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
That was the 4 way system designed by John Sheerin using GOTO drivers on my request.  The tweeter is GOTO 160 with S3000 horn xover at 5kHz.  The high mid is GOTO SG370DX with S600 horn xover at 1kHz-5kHz.  The low mid is GOTO 505TT with S150 hor...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Altec Model 19 in Boston. by Romy the Cat on 2010-03-13 
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Yesterday a local hi-fi guy invited me to listen his new speaker. He picked up Altec Model 19 - I am known not to be a big fun of those speakers but they have own sound in the scale of non-demanding, off-the-shelf monitors. Upon expecting the speaker...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Configuration from Italy: multisell++ and double model 19. by Romy the Cat on 2010-01-02 
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Stefano Bertoncello's posted at his blog a comment about Tony’s playback. I do not know him; I guess he is an Italian fellow or somewhere near Italy. http://twogoodears.blogspot.com/2009/12/goto-again-visiting-my-friend-toni-and.html ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: More Ideas by Saturntube on 2009-08-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
This is another bass horn Floor Idea, they use only one 416 driver. It is time aligned. I would like it better as a ceiling horn, or maybe against the walls. The mouth is long and skinny....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Field-coils vs. permanent magnets by twogoodears on 2009-09-01 
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Unfortunately I cannot reply to your question, Roman, as I purchased from herr Von Langa a N.O.S. pair of Altec 416-8B 15" woofers.BTW: while in Berlin, last May, Frank Schroeder performed an interesting, provoking "blind-test" using '50s and '60 Tel...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: There is no need to put one ass on multiple sits by Romy the Cat on 2014-06-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Rullit Aero-8 driving – misused naming convention in Audio For Dummies ™  3 Replies 
[quote user="rowuk"]Oleg has a lot of bad press in Germany for unkept promises and defaulting on delivery of product. Just keep an open mind next to the open ear. The best product only serves a purpose if it a) arrives and b) performs.I really like t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: ... by Macman on 2011-11-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A right midbass solution for Altec 515G. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  21 Replies 
New to the forum...I know this is an old thread but Im posting my question here anyway.I express interest in the idea of making a basshorn with a fifteen incher. Im in the middle of making a 4 way hornsystem involving a hornloaded 416-8A driver worki...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #40: What Cetla Ledom 19 will have? by Romy the Cat on 2011-04-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Altec Model 19 in Boston. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  61 Replies 
I was trying to strategize what would I do it tomorrow someone get in touch with me and offer my $50K. In another words what would I do to convert the Altec 19 to Cetla Ledom?This is an interesting discussion itself as it gives a blueprint for me...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #80: I can hear the hole too.. hence why I questioned the type of horn I am... by tuyen on 2011-06-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Eventually - a reasonable midbass horn from GOTO in Horn-Loaded Speakers  97 Replies 
Hi Keith,Interesting experience you have as I have found running my 505TT with the 160hz le'clech horns between 320hz-1200hz (with first order slope) works best for my setup and using my 15" goto sg-38wn woofer to play under 320hz (which sounds very ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: New concepts , same amplifier . by joaco on 2010-12-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Greeting every one in Audio Discussions  2 Replies 
My amp is a stereo 2a3 / 45 . Lately I find my self listening in mono because of the area of my apartment and because I can focus better on the reproduction . So this is not a stereo / mono discussion , just better for my needs . Im planning...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: These speakers are capable of great things. by brad on 2010-05-17 
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symbiotic diaphragms were never used in the 19's.  this may be part of the "bad sound" that this guy was experiencing.they used the 802-8g driver with ultra light epoxy and aluminum diaphragm that allowed hf response up to 22,000 cycles when pairedwi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: The 20Hz horn on 416s by Romy the Cat on 2010-08-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The best 20 hz bass horn in Horn-Loaded Speakers  20 Replies 
Audiofilofine, if you do not mind then can you name you posts more identifiably and not with the same name? On the subject:  I do not think that drawing shall be important to you. If you build as you say 20Hz horn then the design of the horn will be ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #201: A driver of some sort? by Romy the Cat on 2010-08-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
[quote user="noviygera"]What is that round yellow thing in the right corner of the picture? A driver of some sort? [/quote]Yes, they are Fane 24” bass driver with 24Hz primary resonance. I am waiting for the final sound check; the final is long time ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: DIY Void acoustics Air motion // Azurahorns // Martion Orgon by tequilahut on 2020-03-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DIY Void acoustics Air motion // Azurahorns // Martion Orgon in Horn-Loaded Speakers  18 Replies 
Hello - pretty new to the goodsoundclub.com. Lets say I want to build my own 3-way horn loaded Hifi System. Is there any literature how to design the horns? lets say if I would have some nice 3d-drawings of one already existing 3-way horn loaded syst...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #57: After all!!! by Romy the Cat on 2011-10-18 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]As wonderful my Altec 21S plays video and pop crap as much it absolutely impotent to play any classical repertoire. In fat when I estimated it as 3 on the scale of Macondo 10 I meant the video concert and operas that I play...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #48: What is your reasoning? by Romy the Cat on 2011-09-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Constructing LF modules to the limits in Audio Discussions  54 Replies 
[quote user="noviygera"]p.s from my experience of having a 500 sq. ft. listening room with 7 ft. ceiling and having two 18" woofers in a infinite baffle configuration, it is not enough to pressurize the room. I am talking about low and medium listeni...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: ... by Macman on 2012-04-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A right midbass solution for Altec 515G. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  21 Replies 
Hi Romy,Its an Altec 416-8A driver in a ~100 Hz exponential horn, Jbl 2441 in 350Hz tractix, Aurum Cantus G1 tweeter and Eminence Definimax 4012 HO in ~30Hz Tapped horn.I just hooked it up and the highs are promising but I thought the lower end (200 ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Vibrations? by Macman on 2012-04-11 
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Herman,Im sure you are right about what you are saying and it makes perfect sense. In the Valencia though, the 416 was crossed over at 800Hz to an even smaller(1") compression driver and to me it sounded really good. The reason I chose a 15" in the f...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Back chamber by Macman on 2012-04-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A right midbass solution for Altec 515G. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  21 Replies 
Jorge,With the risk of being called a moron, I actually didn´t do any calculations more than using hornresp to get a decent spl-curve.The driver properties a got from a guy in Denmark who renovates old altec drivers. The numbers probably weren´t accu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Hands on by Jorge on 2013-06-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Canadian Speaker Proposal in Horn-Loaded Speakers  56 Replies 
Charlus,As you expressed here this would be an End of life speaker project, and I am sure you will not fancy any other speaker once you start with this,  even Vox Olympian etc.  Yes it will take a lot of money and a lot of time, but you will have fun...
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