Members bikehorn Posted January 19, 2004 Members Share Posted January 19, 2004 what does this do? they are both designed for HF reproduction. are the tweeters there to fill out the top end where the horn can't go? i came across a horn box on http://www.dancetech.com and i want to build it for my electric bass rig, but i don't know the function of having both drivers. i've found this in other cabs too. just curious. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted January 19, 2004 Members Share Posted January 19, 2004 Yep,the usual reason is if the horn/driver roll off too low,the tweeter carries out the upper highs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bikehorn Posted January 19, 2004 Author Members Share Posted January 19, 2004 Originally posted by tlbonehead Yep,the usual reason is if the horn/driver roll off too low,the tweeter carries out the upper highs. thanks! i also read that bullet tweeters tend to have a long throw but not much in the way of horizontal dispersion, which is where the horn comes in. is this also true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted January 19, 2004 Members Share Posted January 19, 2004 Originally posted by bikehorn thanks! i also read that bullet tweeters tend to have a long throw but not much in the way of horizontal dispersion, which is where the horn comes in. is this also true? Yep,they are pretty narrow coverage angle,usually about 45 degrees each way. If you want a wide coverage in a similar size,look at the slot tweeters. They are usually 90-120 x 45 degrees,or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bikehorn Posted January 19, 2004 Author Members Share Posted January 19, 2004 i've been considering the CTS KSN1005. it seems so cheap and yet in these late 70's Traynor YSC-10s we have at our school, they don't sound bad at all. no excessiv hiss or harshness. i like those YSC-10s a lot, huge beat up old front-loaded horns as they are. it would appear these are an old standby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted January 19, 2004 Members Share Posted January 19, 2004 Originally posted by bikehorn i've been considering the CTS KSN1005. it seems so cheap and yet in these late 70's Traynor YSC-10s we have at our school, they don't sound bad at all. no excessiv hiss or harshness. i like those YSC-10s a lot, huge beat up old front-loaded horns as they are. it would appear these are an old standby. Yikes! The original piezo. Check out their efficiency rating,probably about 93db. A decent tweeter for live sound should easily be 100db +. And should sound halfway decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bikehorn Posted January 19, 2004 Author Members Share Posted January 19, 2004 Originally posted by tlbonehead Yikes! The original piezo. Check out their efficiency rating,probably about 93db. A decent tweeter for live sound should easily be 100db +. And should sound halfway decent. i guess it's just the cheapass in me...yeah, it's only about 94 dB SPL. i guess i'll spend the cash on a good tweeter. are these things the "hondo guitars" of tweeters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted January 19, 2004 Members Share Posted January 19, 2004 Originally posted by bikehorn i guess it's just the cheapass in me...yeah, it's only about 94 dB SPL. i guess i'll spend the cash on a good tweeter. are these things the "hondo guitars" of tweeters? If not worse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bikehorn Posted January 19, 2004 Author Members Share Posted January 19, 2004 Originally posted by tlbonehead If not worse! guess i'll be avoiding them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bikehorn Posted January 19, 2004 Author Members Share Posted January 19, 2004 this thing seems a little better, has a sensitivity of 100 dB, which i guess is still not the highest for a tweeter. but i'm a little suspicious of it at $11.80. what tweeter do you recommend for this sort of application? i don't want to spend too much, preferably around $30 or so. thanks man, i appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted January 19, 2004 Members Share Posted January 19, 2004 Originally posted by bikehorn this thing seems a little better, has a sensitivity of 100 dB, which i guess is still not the highest for a tweeter. but i'm a little suspicious of it at $11.80. what tweeter do you recommend for this sort of application? i don't want to spend too much, preferably around $30 or so. thanks man, i appreciate it. Ok,what frequencies does it have to carry? Is there also a horn/driver? If so,what model and what frequency response or crossover frequency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bikehorn Posted January 19, 2004 Author Members Share Posted January 19, 2004 Originally posted by tlbonehead Ok,what frequencies does it have to carry? Is there also a horn/driver? If so,what model and what frequency response or crossover frequency. i think it would be 4000 Hz +. there would be a horn/driver. i'm thinking of an Eminence PSD2002. since the horn specs say its range starts at 1500 Hz, i think i'd like to start the horn there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted January 19, 2004 Members Share Posted January 19, 2004 Originally posted by bikehorn i think it would be 4000 Hz +. there would be a horn/driver. i'm thinking of an Eminence PSD2002. since the horn specs say its range starts at 1500 Hz, i think i'd like to start the horn there. In that case,don't even bother with a tweeter. That driver will hang in there up to at least 15-16K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bikehorn Posted January 19, 2004 Author Members Share Posted January 19, 2004 Originally posted by tlbonehead In that case,don't even bother with a tweeter. That driver will hang in there up to at least 15-16K oh man, that's totally awesome. now i don't need any fancy wiring to get the tweeter and horn to add up to 8 ohms either. it's not even a particularly expensive driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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