What are the speakers that look like a hollow cone that are UNBELIEVABLY loud?...i think they are called trumpets or something not quiet sure. i know that you can hook them up to a car audio system..
Answer horn drivers?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horn_speaker
now there are really cheap ones, visit radio shack, less then 50.00 a pair, or high end ones like usd or a hand full of others that cost much money.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.usdaudio.com/usd/product/b-82-sm.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.usdaudio.com/products/wg-sets.php&usg=__YPVZG4GIk_Wa8Kqe_D_3OjdcJaA=&h=228&w=256&sz=25&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=DrlT_v6hMPSSEM:&tbnh=99&tbnw=111&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dusd%2Baudio%2Bwaveguide%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1
the cheapo radio shacks are often added to a Subwoofer box, it gives sub bass and rear fill and can give plenty of mid range and high frequencies, i had a bax like that with a passive radiator, this set up is ultra efficient and a smallish amp like 20 or 40 watts can handle the job.
the higher end ones can cost from 500.00 to 2000.00 a pair.
the idea is they are ultra efficient and take the place of a mid range driver and tweeter, so you just add a pair of mid bass drivers and you have a system that plays from say 90hz. to 20k. hz.
the problem is they need proper equalization, other wise they may sound like a dentists drill, some people can tune and never get rid of the shrill sound,
however if you can get it right they sound awesome, they go under the dash and give you a correct sound-stage, and imaging something that is hard to achieve, those that compete and pull it off get trophy for sound quality.
both styles boast well over 100 dbs. at 1 watt at one meter where most speakers start at 89 dbs.
in the past i wanted to experiment with the cheap ones cause i heard mine do some amazing sounds at low volume and at high volumes just sing.
either way a sub is needed, a ported box that can play to 150hz. at least or a sub system and a pair of mid bass in the front.
i am surprised they were not improved on for the masses, but all ways comes back to having an equalizer.
anyway check out radio shack for horn drivers and just have some fun goggling.
all so check out pro audio for horn drivers, they are used by bands most often for live
music for their cheap prices and efficient power consumption.
all so google the images.
What brand of speakers have the longest life or best quality (least likely to fail)?
JoffreM
I'm currently thinking about Bose, not trying to go all out and spend a grand on speaker system. I just want a solid 5.1 speaker system that will last me awhile.
Answer
Bose speakers are the speakers most likely to have the shortest life of any speaker at any price.
This is because Bose uses the cheapest lowest quality components in their products to maximize their profits.
With the exception of $20 boom-boxes, Bose is the only company that uses untreated paper cones in their speakers. The one & only reason Bose uses untreated paper cones is to literally save pennies, it doesn't cost that much more to build your cones with treated paper. There's nothing wrong with using paper cones in a speaker if it's treated paper.
Untreated paper is very sensitive humidity & it also dries out easily. Wet paper isn't stiff & dry paper becomes brittle.
http://www.firstadopter.com/fa/archives/001749.html
"Popularity of a name brand doesn't equate to quality. Bose mystique feeds off of its well-targeted audience: the ignorant, ill-informed, mass-market consumers who search for simplified hifi audio solutions in 'all-in-one' chain stores.. Audio newbies often throw out the 'But I heard that Bose is good!' defense, to which I respond 'From who?' Was it a sound engineer, electrical engineer, materials scientist, studio engineer, sound producer, recording professional, musician, Mark Levinson? Ray Dolby? George Lucas? Anyone credible? Or was it your neighbor with the GoldStar walkman, Teac boom box, Funai mini-system, and Sylvania receiver? Perhaps the ubiquitous Bose Ads that they find in completely irrelevant magazines such as Popular Science, Times, Playboy, GQ, People, Astronomy, etc, had some sort of subliminal effect against the better of their judgment?"
The most durable speakers you can buy are JBL speakers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JBL
"While Harman International does not break out the sales figures of their individual brands, it is believed that JBL is one of the largest, if not the largest selling loudspeaker brand in the world."
"JBL gained a reputation as being second to none in the quality of their home loudspeakers."
"By the end of the decade, recording studios in the United States used more of JBLâs monitors than all other brandsâ monitors combined."
"They greatly expanded their presence in the professional field to become the largest professional sound company in the world. JBL became the dominant supplier to the tour sound industry, with their loudspeakers being employed by the largest touring rock acts and music festivals. JBL products were the basis for the development of THX loudspeaker standard which resulted in JBL becoming the premier cinema loudspeaker manufacturer."
"In the home market, they produce a full range of products, from low cost iPod accessories to $30,000/pr statement loudspeakers."
There are other great speakers that are also durable, but JBL is the most durable speaker you can buy.
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"some affordable speakers that will last AT LEAST five or ten years (maybe twice as long at that):"
- Jefferson
FIVE YEARS! Good lord I should hope so. lol Even my Bose 901 speakers I bought back in the 1970s lasted longer than that. It took about 7 years before I had to replace the cones.
With the materials they use to build speakers today, good modern speakers should last you a lifetime. I know if I was building a house & installing in-wall or in-ceiling speakers I wouldn't want to ever have to replace them.
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