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Theater or Thermionic corner horn? [message #43226] Sun, 30 November 2003 13:13 Go to next message
Grego is currently offline  Grego
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I'm just in the last stage of building my 6L6 SE power amp and am now planning my next project... speakers.

I've been looking at the 6 pi Theater and Themionic corner horns and wondering which would be the right way to go. The concern I have (beyond sound quality) is that the left speaker will only have a 4ft wall behind it (from the corner back left moving right has 47 inches of wall before an opening, I know they need at least 3 ft). With the different dimensions of the speakers would that have a noticable effect? I'm leaning to the theater 6 pi from the size alone (It's the second system in the room and want to keep family life good :)

With the SE tube amp + room dimensions which one would be the way to go? Are there any other suggestions?

I haven't seen much discussion regarding these speakers vs. room dimensions before.

Anyone want to comment about either of these speakers?

Thanks

Re: Theater or Thermionic corner horn? [message #43229 is a reply to message #43226] Sun, 30 November 2003 14:43 Go to previous message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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The corner you have may or may not be suitable. I suspect that it is fine; If I interpreted your description right, you have almost 4 feet before the first opening. There are lots of happy π cornerhorn owners with much less optimal conditions than that.

As for selection of speakers, I'd suggest the Theater seven π because it is a conservative choice. I know it will work well with your amp. The Thermionic six π is also going to work well with your amplifier, and it is purpose-designed for tube amps, reminiscent of the sound of the forties and fifties. If you have the time and budget to experiment some, the Theater three π and the Stage seven π would be great to try, but they need a bit of drive to control the woofer properly.

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