- Item: DIY Synergy Horns
- Type: 3 way DIY Synergy style horns using 8" woofers, 3" mids and 1" compression tweeter.
- Posted: 15 April 2014
- Builder: SpeakerScott
- Country: United States
- Comments: 4
DIY 3-Way Synergy-style horns...
I built these speakers of the course of late 2012 through September 2013. I had 4 or 5 prototypes along the way before I finally figured out the most important aspects.
Each speaker has 4 Dayton Classic 8", 8ohm woofers, paper cone, rubber surround. They are in roughly 80L of sealed volume...
The mid-ranges are 4 Dayton designer series 3" full range/mid-woofer drivers. Each one is in a small sealed chamber made from a 3" PVC plumbing end cap.
The tweeter is a PRV D290B 1" compression driver.
Finish is Target coatings spray lacquers and Duratex.
Each completed speaker ways about 85 lbs.
To describe the sound the only words I have are this: It's the detail of electrostatics, tonal control of a full range, with the musicality of a min-monitor, precision imaging of headphones without the in your head soundtrack problem. Add in all the dynamics of a horn loaded system without the honk or listening distance requirements...and that's about what you get. You literally can't stop listening.
Each speaker has 4 Dayton Classic 8", 8ohm woofers, paper cone, rubber surround. They are in roughly 80L of sealed volume...
The mid-ranges are 4 Dayton designer series 3" full range/mid-woofer drivers. Each one is in a small sealed chamber made from a 3" PVC plumbing end cap.
The tweeter is a PRV D290B 1" compression driver.
Finish is Target coatings spray lacquers and Duratex.
Each completed speaker ways about 85 lbs.
To describe the sound the only words I have are this: It's the detail of electrostatics, tonal control of a full range, with the musicality of a min-monitor, precision imaging of headphones without the in your head soundtrack problem. Add in all the dynamics of a horn loaded system without the honk or listening distance requirements...and that's about what you get. You literally can't stop listening.
Comments
- DorinD
- 16 April 2014 at 10:10AM
- Nice job Scott!
It seems very elaborate and I presume a lot of work went in designing and testing such a project. I would endeavour in a similar one but for the moment I'm in lack of courage...
Best regards,
Dorin
- everard
- 19 October 2014 at 07:03PM
- very curious about your design. can we talk offline?
thank,
everard
- TonyB
- 7 September 2015 at 12:40PM
- I am quite interested in making these speakers.
Can we communicate off line?
Regards,
TonyB
- Gurumukti
- 27 May 2016 at 05:33PM
- Very hard and nice work!!! Good Job, Respect!!! I´m Speechles... Amazing!!!
Greetings from Frankfurt / Germany
SvenL