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Final decided to take the dive into building 4Pi's [message #75477] Sat, 09 February 2013 09:29 Go to next message
ice963 is currently offline  ice963
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Got a killer deal on 2 nos jbl 2226h's and the same person has a pair of lightly used JBL 2446H horns for only a few dollars more than the B&C DE250's. Anyone familier with them? Would they be a better investment than the B&C horns? I know they cost alot more new, but cost doesn't always dictate a better sounding final product.
Re: Final decided to take the dive into building 4Pi's [message #75482 is a reply to message #75477] Sat, 09 February 2013 10:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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Congratulations on finding a deal on new JBL 2226H drivers. Even used 2226H drivers can be brought to 100% good-as-new. Just make sure the cones are genuine JBL parts. If not, get 'em reconed.

The JBL 2426 is a great compression driver, and it can be used in the four π loudspeaker. In fact, it was the upgrade part we used for over a decade. The crossover is slighly different, but the components needed are shown in the notes in the schematic.

Notice that I said JBL 2426. The JBL 2446H is a larger driver and will not work in this loudspeaker. So double check the part numbers to be sure.

The 2446 only reaches to about 10kHz, by the way. I prefer the smaller drivers for high-fidelity speakers. The larger drivers are great for prosound, because they handle more power. But the smaller drivers definitely sound better.

Re: Final decided to take the dive into building 4Pi's [message #75483 is a reply to message #75482] Sat, 09 February 2013 15:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bill Epstein is currently offline  Bill Epstein
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I thought the JBL 2446 and 4370A Horn were just the right size for the home and so did Moose

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Re: Final decided to take the dive into building 4Pi's [message #75484 is a reply to message #75483] Sat, 09 February 2013 16:10 Go to previous message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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