Anyone know where to find Lammhorns? I cant find them sold online anywhere...
Build A Used/Kit Flea Watt SET System
Hey you Low-Wattage Enthusiasts,
If you had $18,000 to spend on three used or built-from-pre-assembled kits, magic-creating, toe-tapping components only - a tubed linestage, a SET amplifier and speaker only (no cables, tweaks, or source components), what would you suggest?
Assume the room is somewhat small, so the speakers cannot dominate the room and a small amount of wattage is all that is required. Standard music choice includes accoustic and classical coming from a TT and a CDP. If you suggest that I build something, I do need to build it from a kit - its too hard for this inexperienced neophyte to follow diagrams and plans.
Thanks!
If you had $18,000 to spend on three used or built-from-pre-assembled kits, magic-creating, toe-tapping components only - a tubed linestage, a SET amplifier and speaker only (no cables, tweaks, or source components), what would you suggest?
Assume the room is somewhat small, so the speakers cannot dominate the room and a small amount of wattage is all that is required. Standard music choice includes accoustic and classical coming from a TT and a CDP. If you suggest that I build something, I do need to build it from a kit - its too hard for this inexperienced neophyte to follow diagrams and plans.
Thanks!
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Probably because I misspelled the name. It was supposed to be spelled "Lamhorn 1.8". Here's a link. http://www.rlacoustique.com/lamhorn.htm This gives some info, pictures, and dealer locations. The Lowther drivers in these cabinets are nice. The AER is only good if your amp is designed to handle 16 ohm loads, and the Berning is designed for 8 ohms. The Reps-1 drivers are very nice, but at $5k for the bare drivers, they make the package too expensive. For much cheaper, but still very good performance, the DIY Voigt Pipes are a real good bargain. If prices start to look like a budget crunch might ensue, then definitely consider this option. The drivers are the same, and the cabinet does very well if properly constructed. And it is easy to make. I can email you the plans, and pertinent info to maximize these. |
For SET amps, Atmasphere and Wyetech have been the best to my ears. These go for about $8,000-$10,000. I would not recommend any single driver speaker that uses a "whizzer cone" as you will lose the time/phase coherency of a true single driver. Von Schweikert has a DB100 100dB efficient speaker that I have not heard and know nothing about. |
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