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H290C and JBL LE14H-3 [message #79347] Fri, 07 February 2014 13:12 Go to next message
BHamm is currently offline  BHamm
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Hello all. My first post here.

I am hoping to finish an old project. I have the JBL LE14H-3 that I want to pair with the H290C and DE250 driver. I will use a modified econowave x-over which lowers the crossover frequency to 900Hz for the LE14. My question is will the H290C play down that low without distortion or break-up? I have not bought waveguides or CDs yet due to my apprehension. Any thoughts?

BHamm
Re: H290C and JBL LE14H-3 [message #79358 is a reply to message #79347] Sat, 08 February 2014 16:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bill Epstein is currently offline  Bill Epstein
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Hard to find specs on the LE14 away from it's Array, or as a sub-woofer, but the rubber surround perhaps means a lot of xmax and a lower efficiency than you might want to pair with a compression driver.

JBL crosses it at 300Hz as a sub, the DE-250 Fs is 1,000 Hz. You must have information I can't find to want to do this?
Re: H290C and JBL LE14H-3 [message #79359 is a reply to message #79347] Sat, 08 February 2014 16:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
BHamm is currently offline  BHamm
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Registered: January 2014
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I may have answered my own question. I found this graph from another website:

Looks like it doesn't start tapering off until 850 Hz or so.

It was a toss up between the H290C or SEOS-15.

index.php?t=getfile&id=1411&private=0


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Re: H290C and JBL LE14H-3 [message #79360 is a reply to message #79347] Sat, 08 February 2014 16:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
BHamm is currently offline  BHamm
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index.php?t=getfile&id=1412&private=0Here is a freq response I found for the JBL.

Looks like it will play high enough for the 2-way speaker I hope to build.

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Re: H290C and JBL LE14H-3 [message #79476 is a reply to message #79360] Mon, 17 February 2014 09:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
maxserg is currently offline  maxserg
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The freq resp in on axis for the LE14. No shure it would go higher than 500/800Hz, you would need a horn that goes lower. The dispersions need to be almost the same for the 2 components at xover point.
Re: H290C and JBL LE14H-3 [message #79477 is a reply to message #79476] Mon, 17 February 2014 10:43 Go to previous message
BHamm is currently offline  BHamm
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Registered: January 2014
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Thank you for the reply.

I guess I really won't know for sure until I have the equipment to accurately measure them. Until then I am shooting in the dark.

I am waiting on some parts to finish them, so I will have an idea soon.

If I can't make the JBLs play in a 2-way arrangement, I will sell off the drivers and buy some that will.

Many thanks,

BHamm


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