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    Visit to Audiophile Bill to hear his horns project

    By lenses, do you mean the vanes? It's sort of like a constant directivity horn, at least in horizontal plane, as shown in this polar chart. https://audiohorn.net/img/bi-radial/TAD-TH4001-polar.jpg https://audiohorn.net/next-gen-bi-radial-horn/ Any downsides to using the TH4001 for a two-way...
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    Visit to Audiophile Bill to hear his horns project

    Might this driver be a good match for the TH4001 horn? https://www.usspeaker.com/radian%20760neoBepb-1.htm I only have the Radian 760 Be 3" diaphragm, but would the JBL2450J 4" diaphragm be a way better match with that horn? JBL 2450H/2450J Specifications
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    5 way system, horns and more. From the beginning to now

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    5 way system, horns and more. From the beginning to now

    From what I know of Le Cléach horns, at least of the 425, their directivity pattern is so narrow, at least at and ever higher than 1kHz, makes them too beamy for much sound to get reflected off side walls. I've never been able to find any polar plots on the 425, but here's one on Troy Crowe's...
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    5 way system, horns and more. From the beginning to now

    Having only heard this horn https://josephcrowe.com/products/3d-cad-files-horn-no-1994-es450-biradial-for-jbl-2446-2-throat https://josephcrowe.com/blogs/news/es-450-biradial-no-2143 in a system with the B&C DCM50 midrange and a Fostex T96A tweeter in this waveguide...
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    Subject: Center Speaker Recommendations for Main Horn Speakers

    For DVD/BD movie playback, might a pair JMLC AH425 horns produce a very good phantom center owing to their narrow directivity and if properly toed in? https://galibierdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/wa-trip_gary-d.jpg
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    Best HDMI cable for video and audio?

    Even for short distances? https://www.altronics.com.au/news/hdmi-active-optical-aoc-cables-explained/ Can't see how it would then be at all cost effective. I'm needing 12 ft and under.
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    Best HDMI cable for video and audio?

    "Superior"? Was both the FE cable's video and audio quality also better than Series 4? Yesterday I emailed BJ to confirm that both were in stock in ~ 6 to 7 foot lengths, or do they need lead time to have them made. Jeff replied saying all the lengths shown here are in stock...
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    Best HDMI cable for video and audio?

    I have two Oppo 203 BD players side by side on the carpet under the TV stand for my Sony A80L. The far right player will need a 6 to 7 ft length. They just replied saying that they have everything in stock that the website allows you to order, but said to stick with the series-4 for short...
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    Best HDMI cable for video and audio?

    For HDMI cable lengths under 15 feet get the BJC Belden Series-FE HDMI Cable? https://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/hdmi-cables/hdmi-cable.htm?srsltid=AfmBOopMVwz1O8GBnKULjlXObUahpVeDbxjrpbco4D4T9G3HWbDSBQvm If yes, is it usually in stock? If not, how long was lead time prior to shipping?
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    Oppo UDP-203 4K UHD Blu-ray player | Brand new release today

    Strangely, in reviews on BD players from Oppo, Pioneer and/or other brands, it's been claimed that some players have better movie sound quality than that for CD, SACD and other audio-only playback, and vice versa. . Assuming this is true, I would not be using either Oppo for CD, SACD or any...
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    Oppo BDP-103 & BDP-105 Universal Blu-ray Players :: Reviews & Opinions.

    Subject: Oppo 103 and/or 105 Zoom Control: Do Arrow Buttons Work in BD Playback? Fully functional zoom control is invaluable as I watch a lot of vintage content with a wide range of aspect ratios. I love my Oppo 95, but unlike my Pioneer LX500, when I zoom in on a scene from a BD** movie the...
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    BD Movie Playing on JRiver & VLC

    Hi Guys, I’ve used VLC player for years to play DVDs but now I want to use it and JRiver to play, but not rip, BDs. I’ve tried and failed more than once to correctly install these things https://www.lifewire.com/play-blu-rays-on-windows-10-4582918 And these presumably more exacting steps are...
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    Now that RedFox is gone, have you had any other problems using this to play BD movies on JRiver and/or VLC player? https://www.dvdfab.cn/passkey-for-blu-ray.htm
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    HELP! Will A95L Stutter with DVDs and Youtube Downloads?

    I can’t believe that Sony’s top model OLED TV has this problem, which I only just learned of when reading this review. https://www.rtings.com/tv/tools/compare/sony-a95k-oled-vs-sony-a95l-oled/31217/39009 It shows the supposedly “new and improved” A95L scoring worse than the A95K on this...
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    Two Channel Horn Speakers with Exceptional Phantom Center Performance?

    Might someone suggest a horn that I could cross with my sealed Altec 416-8B woofers which might deliver great phantom center coverage for movie dialogue? Example: Azurahorn AH-425? Or https://josephcrowe.com/products/3d-cad-plans-for-es-290-biradial-horn-horn-no-1670
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    Subject: Center Speaker Recommendations for Main Horn Speakers

    Couldn't find "synergy" horn speaker here. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=horn+speaker+Randy+Parker+ Thanks but don't have sufficient DIY skills; no work space to build and my day job drains too much time. Have to leave building to Troy Crowe or others. But with a two-way system...
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    Altec 416-8B Midwoofers: Recommended Subwoofers?

    Same here. And even with a triangular ceiling that peaks at 11 ft my room is only ~ 2660 cu ft. Thank you for this studied analysis, and which gives me some cause for hope. Please see attached and T/S parameters vs. the 3 cu ft sealed box, which owing to my lack the DIY skills and the cost of...
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    Altec 416-8B Midwoofers: Recommended Subwoofers?

    I was well aware that the 416 was designed to work in ported cabinets, though as I recall from an Altec datasheet that bass down to ~ 35Hz was said to be attainable in a 7 cu ft sealed cabinet. But despite my limited knowledge and DIY skills, when these were built in 2016 I was following the...
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    Altec 416-8B Midwoofers: Recommended Subwoofers?

    I sent my pair of GPA Altec 416-8B to Troy Crowe for testing. https://josephcrowe.com/blogs/news/altec-416-8b-in-100l-sealed As you can see, due to the sealed box size at around 70Hz they probably won't play at much above 80db, if that much, at 11 feet away. I thought of getting a pair of...
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    Yuichi A290, TAD TH-4001, Yamamoto F350, Crowe ES290: Horn in Your 2 or 3-way Speakers?

    The specifics of horn design in speakers utilizing compression drivers determines numerous aspects of sound quality. And of course, the ultimate test of any well designed and built speaker is in the listening. Therefore, I’m hoping that I might be invited to hear speakers using any of these...
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    Stereophile reviews the JBL 4367, finally

    https://www.stereophile.com/content/jbl-4367-studio-monitor-loudspeaker-page-2 Regardless of how great they must sound, how noticeable will likely be the beaming from the 15" woofer?
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    Jbl 4367

    https://www.stereophile.com/content/jbl-4367-studio-monitor-loudspeaker-page-2 Regardless of how great they must sound, how noticeable will likely be the beaming from the 15" woofer?
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    First trials of active horn speaker

    For the Altec 416-8B, the measurements Troy Crowe did as shown in the video and in this print version https://josephcrowe.com/blogs/news/altec-416-8b-in-100l-sealed were done in the original 3 cu ft sealed box. They were cloned versions of Gary Dahl's; see his posts at diyaudio.com. They were...
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    First trials of active horn speaker

    Hi guys; thanks for posting these comments. Perhaps you might be able to advise me on the following: Subject: Radian 745Be + Altec 416-8B: Midrange vs HF Extension. Best Horn for "You Are There" Sound? Troy Crowe tested my Altec 416s here. I don’t have enough know-how and my day job affords...
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    Subject: Center Speaker Recommendations for Main Horn Speakers

    Ditto lots of movie sound quality from lossy Dolby Digital DVDs and even lossless DTS-MA BDs, and streaming movies perhaps even worse. Revel Salon 2 front speakers for those too? Do you find yourself wanting to use EQ or anything to compensate?
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    Subject: Center Speaker Recommendations for Main Horn Speakers

    No point in building that center speaker as its drivers won't come close to matching the main speakers. And its height would be too big to fit under the 55" TV while having the center of the screen placed on axis with my line of sight 11 ft away. About your Revel Salon 2 front speakers, while...
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    Best Sounding Turn-Key L/R + Center Speakers for DVD/BD Movie Sound? ~ $8K

    If you're a DVD/BD movie collector like me you're likely to have been less than thrilled by the audio quality of lots of discs in your collection. I'm especially talking about movies from the mid 1940s through the early 80s. Of course, there are a small handful of blessed exceptions: "North by...
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    Subject: Center Speaker Recommendations for Main Horn Speakers

    Unfortunately, Troy declined to build a center using drivers at all like those in the L/R speakers: B&C DCM50 + modified heavily modified Fostex T900A tweeter. So, because it is unknown how movies will sound without a compatible center speakers, I'm instead leaning towards asking Troy to build...
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    Subject: Center Speaker Recommendations for Main Horn Speakers

    Troy Crowe is doing a custom build for me which will resemble these. https://josephcrowe.com/products/3d-cad-files-horn-no-1994-es450-biradial-for-jbl-2446-2-throat The question is that with the 3.1 system I want to build for DVD and BD movies, would I likely notice the main speakers playing...

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