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I'm Lawrence.
Location: London/Durham
Posts: 6,869
I'm Lawrence.
Hi Lawrence
These may be just the ticket for you https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283179569811, I and a friend have a pair each and the are very easy to drive. In my opinion they a very hard to beat. I have measured mine using sweeping wave using REW software and the response goes right down to 30hz, and they are reasonably flat right up to 15-16Khz, they can have a small drop off around 450hz I think which is due to the crossover circuit, but that can be sorted by a chap in Swindon I know for about £80-100 a pair. Mine haven't been done and I find them fine. Mid and Bass are Horns.
the one advertised are very good value and if in good condition are easily worth a lot more. Don't worry if the Bass driver or Mid has been re-foamed this is pretty standard on them as long as it has been done well. They are not too fussy about where they are sites. My friend has his about 6 inches from a wall mine are 4.5 feet out from a wall.
Sound wise they are very neutral and natural sounding IMO, if you put something with deep bass on such as Richard Strauss, Los Angeles Philharmonic*, Zubin Mehta – Also Sprach Zarathustra Prelude (Sonnenaufgang) Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 you will be amazed by the low notes from the organ and bowed basses. They are just as good on Rock music Metalica - Metalica is great. There have been several very favourable comments on these Horn speakers in the past on this Forum. They also produce a great soundstage.
I hope this helps.
Regards
Adrian
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Location: London/Durham
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I'm Lawrence.
Thanks Adrian yes I've thought of them in the past, my friend had a pair and I didn't get on with them but that might have been his system, plus they were surrounded by boxes and equipment which probably didn't help the horn loading. The size is also quite an issue in the family lounge. I also considered the H6 but reviews are more mixed.
A pair went on here for £500 a couple of years ago, some cheeky fecker who used to post here beat me to them and sold them a few weeks later back on here for well over a grand! No names mentioned!!
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Last edited by Lawrence001; 08-10-2018 at 16:27.
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I'm Lawrence.
Ushers now sold so definitely in the market!! Ideally I want something about 100-120x30x40cm with a 10" full range driver loaded by a downward firing horn and augmented over 10khz with a tweeter. Does anyone know anything like this???
I assume you are talking back loaded horns, not something I really consider horns, front horns are where it's really at but usually large and not domestically acceptable.
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I guess so, sharing the front room of an average sized semi detached house with a wife and 2 young kids does somewhat limit the options. However, if a pair of front loaded horns come up within the specifications I stated above I'll definitely consider them.
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I'm David.
Have a look at the Club 27 loudspeaker kits. They are designed by Bastanis and have some similarities but are designed to be more affordable. See here: https://www.club-27.com/index.php/au...7-speaker-kurt. They are available finished or as kits. You might try a PM to Soulman on here as he knows all about them and how they compare to the Bastanis. Good luck with the search.
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