Eminence drivers, too.
Sorta makes the $1000/pr new Model 19 variant cabs mentioned in another post here seem like a bargain.
Hmm, that would require a very high XO point with the 511 or 811 and/or a compression driver too weak to them hard enough. Regardless, that's a lot of $$$ for a speaker with an entry level DJ horn driver.Originally Posted by artlab
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Eminence drivers, too.
Sorta makes the $1000/pr new Model 19 variant cabs mentioned in another post here seem like a bargain.
Opinion is only as valid as its verifiable supporting evidence.
I heard his first pair last year and they were quite good. The weakness at the time was the woofer, but he has changed that. I helped a tiny bit with his present crossover.
They are beautifully built and sound very nice. The price is high but considering the cost of fine furniture, which these are, and the price of so many other high end speakers, the price isn't that bad.
And I was surprised at how good the "entry level DJ drivers" sounded. No hint of strain or harshness.
I agree that their pricing is quite competitive for such cabinetry, but openly displaying such a driver at this price level doesn't seem a good marketing move. Ditto using a decidedly industrial looking horn considering what's available these days.
Regardless, based on the pair I recommended to a neighbor for a DJ app some years ago, either Eminence has changed the design or these folks must be doing more than electronically smoothing them because his had an 'edge' to them that from memory made Symbiotiks sound positively super smooth in comparison. It wasn't just us either, a manufacturer successfully using them in a different app [and why I recommended them] finally admitted that his versions were Eminence tweaked, so internally they were more than just brand specific labeled.
Fortunately, a light, airbrushed coating of dammar combined with some damping in the driver/horn junction took care of it once EQ'd ~flat, but the former falls outside the 'comfort zone' of most DIYers. Who knows? Maybe the tweaked versions are standard now that they are no longer brand specific, but short of auditioning a new pair I don't consider these drivers a viable alternative to Altec/GPA except possibly in a limited BW app.
Jerry McNutt should know, so does anyone have his published email address or forum he can be contacted at? All my records are MIA for now.
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Which horn are you referring too? All the pictures (that I saw) and pricing showed Altec horns, but the graph and some of the text refereed to a plastic looking Eminence horn.
Audio_by_Goodwill
Michigan, USA
Its an Altec horn but...
"Horn driver is 1 inch titanium dome made by Eminence, model PSD:2002. The Selenium Audio Pro drivers are also available upon request"
The pair I heard used an 811 horn and a Selenium driver. I was truly surprised how good the Selenium sounded. The best I've ever heard them. Cal Weldon uses them too, but he plays a LOT louder than these did. :P
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