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Question concerning db sensitivity
Shadorne Horns are used in studios I have built a fostex system with such for a known studio. I see lots of TAD horns in studios but most of the small monitors are still cones and domes keep in mind a good studio doesnt just use the small monitors... 
Open Baffle Terminology?
A OB can be just a board with driver and nothings wrong at all with this design except large size for best bass.To keep this siple.A OB keeps back out of phase wave from canceling front in phase wave this is why many drivers like woofers etc need ... 
Life after Maggies?
Dfhaleycko, Hi-eff loudspeakers can run on much more than a single ended amplifier.Heck I have used a MF kilowatt 1000 watt amp on some hi-eff fullranges.And hi-eff loudspeakers can be ribbon based, horn based, BR, TL,AS not just full range single... 
Life after Maggies?
I went from maggies, electrostatics etc to hi-eff, you can get hieff ribbons these are wonderful as is a proper front horn system 
Transverse-mounted ribbon tweeters?
What greg said is true but I have heard a system with fountek ribbon set up so and it sounded fine.I will stick to vert but YMMV so try it if you like. 
One speaker is louder than the other
switch loudspeakers from left to right see if problems follows loudspeaker if so its in the speaker not the system. 
Blue Ridge Sound Engineering Speakers ???
Carl the tn28 is a sealed tweeter what could you do to it;)And the hi-vi woofers what are you replacing or moding the spider, basket, cone, voice coil,surrounds? Not asking how just a basic answer would be nice. Are the drivers made by hi-vi speci... 
Blue Ridge Sound Engineering Speakers ???
Wow you get a HI-VI tn28 tweeter full retail $13 .Heck looks to be most all HI-VI, stuffs ok but cheap is cheap.To me the tn28 is a painfull transducer not much can be done with it but for $26 a pair a deal for sure;) 
Spare change on a speaker cabinet
The .90c tweak thought that was hella funny way back in the day, maybe folks will bring this back, old school baby.. 
Want custom horn speakers : who best builder ?
Thanks Guppy for the kind words Iam curently working on a sunlight engineering se308 coaxil 18in in giant BLH with gizmos old drivers and fostexs new amazing t500amk2.Also a 2 way horn system with fostex d1400 comp mid,t500amk2 and fw405 in bottom... 
Most beautiful pictures of big horn systems u seen
http://steinman.mesls.org/stereo/J%20Kalinoski%20Loudspeakers%20101.jpg http://steinman.mesls.org/stereo/J%20Kalinoski%20Loudspeakers%20066.jpg http://steinman.mesls.org/stereo/Picture_031.jpg also check out klangfilms site ALE,and BD design for oris 
Azura?
If you email me I might still have martins email address he builds azuras in australia.I have used azuras pretty good sound for sure but the new oris 250 to me is a bit better.You can get a oris 250 set for 8in 6in or 2in comps.Oris is a bit more ... 
Speaker suggestions for an Art Audio PX25
Zola I build loudspeakers for low power amplifiers like px25 see my adds, check my feedback. A few owners of my systems use Art px25 sure you could contact them if you like.JK-K.C.S. 
Any thoughts on coaxial speakers,for S.E.T. amps
PHY km30 is very good and doesnt suffer from problem dukes refered to it doesnt use compresion drivers is costly. 
Looking for Avantgarde Color Horns
Rwwms other horns are availible AG not the only source and molds can be made for less if construction of horn uses diferant material than ABS. I perfer fiber glass and carbon fiber,wood, aluminum and as far as wood changing sound so, if the wood h...