Do these guys live in old theaters?
Tim
Mansions, actually, they can blow 300k just like that for fun
Hi Joe,Joe from Silbatone here....
Silbatone does not manufacture those 16A horns. I believe they are from the guy at http://we16ahorn.blogspot.co.uk/
He does good work. In fact, they are visually cleaner than the originals, which were not really meant to be seen (they live behind a movie screen). Originals had edged that looked like they were chewed out of sheet metal.
The drawback to this setup is that tweeters are a necesity and hence the cost becomes quite high. The horn is the cheapest part! ;op
A lot of people love that 16A horn though. Not bad for a second generation speaker, one year after the first!
Depending on the room and tastes, a woofer may or may not be required. The horn will go down to 80hz more or less
13A is his latest baby and they look gorgeous in the pictures, I'll ask him about it.Was just talking with Tim from Paris who also makes the 12, 13, 15, 16, and 22AS, and has the 16A original. He said his favorite was the 13A. It is 1.4m wide, though it has 4 - 5m length inside the horn.
He has sold a 13A to someone in San Diego, which is close to you, ddk.
dumb question- what advantages do speakers from the 20s/30s provide? even in an appropriately-sized room, they must sound quite different from more linear, modern stuff.
dumb question- what advantages do speakers from the 20s/30s provide? even in an appropriately-sized room, they must sound quite different from more linear, modern stuff.
Keith, its not about all vintage speakers we're talking about maybe a handful of large horns here. Descriptors aren't going do it for anyone without a reference point, its just one of those things that you need to experience for yourself in the context of a modern system.
david
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