I would like to check if sombody of you out there are having some experences of the seven pi cornes speakers.

I would appreciate if sombody who has build a corner speaker could share some oppinions/experences of them! What kind of music they works best with etc.. and which series you recommends.

JD

Yes, the coverage is technically even. They are a HIGH efficiency speaker. With good drivers the sound is clear and powerful. We're talking a physical presence to the sound here. I had a friend that explained they weren't room filling speakers, they were house filling speakers. All with very little power being used by the amplifier. This also means if you have a fairly low powered amplifier you can use these speakers.

Wayne mentioned you need corners. You should also be aware that these are physically large speakers (check out the dimensions on the price list).

Then there is the dollars verses performance issue. For the bucks these speakers give you A LOT of performance.

Another issue is difficulty of build. If you can build a box, you can build these speakers. They are at a very different build level than say Waynes Pi 12 speakers which have a lot more pieces and angles or Bill Fitzmaurice's speakers.

Plans from Wayne are free still I think (can't lose there).

Support on the forum is great when you have questions.

You could probably decide to throw together a box yourself that would work. Wayne has had this design around for quite a while though and has had a lot of time to get it right. If you decide to build them you may want to look at the kit prices, or at a minimum check out the crossovers available on this site. Wayne builds his own crossovers which are quite good.

Happy building whatever option you choose.

Grant.

Are you using JBL or Eminence drivers?
Du to the cost of JBL drivers do you have experence of the Emeinence drivers for the corner horn?

Thank`s !

Michael

I changed to what I did partly because the first horns I heard were Klipsch cornerhorns and the K15's were one of the speakers used in them. Part of this whole journey for me is "playing around". I enjoy myself as do a majority of other people in the DIY forums.

If I was just going for good sound with no playing around I'd just pick up one of Waynes kits including his crossovers with the JBL drivers and expect better sound than I currently have. I'd buy the wood locally though. This opinion is based completely on respect for Waynes knowledge related to audio.

Wipe that smile off your face Wayne ;-).

Grant.

I did my own thing and use an old Klipsch K43 driver for the 15" bass and a PHL midrange with the Emminence horn up top. The horn I use for the Emminence driver is an old Altec 32b bent horn.

You can always choose to mix and match a bit. Use the JBL 15 inch down low with the MUCH cheaper but still respectable Emminence driver up top. Many people have used 40 by 90 degree horns from other companys like Peavy instead of JBL or Emminence.

That's the freedom of do it yourself. If your not sure if something will work post a question on the forum. There's lots of support here. Be forewarned though. When you start building you're not sure. Then you start having fun checking things out. Next thing, the closets fill up with audio parts ....

Grant.