Hey, BFM

[jefffluker]

Hi Bill,

Something that caught my eye on the Pioneer website.

http://pioneerproaudio.com/en/produc.../wav_horn.html

Looks like they took a huge bass horn and just cut it in two. That front section is WAY heavy!

Your thoughts?

Jeff
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[jont]

Re: Hey, BFM

Their passive 12" touring speaker (XY Series) is 50lbs. also.
Funny they did not put out a powered box and this looks like a bad idea.

[sn95]

Re: Hey, BFM

Looks like a horn extension to me

[billfitzmaurice]

Re: Hey, BFM

Looks like a horn extension to me

It is, similar in function to the VPlate coupling we use with Tubas and Titans, but not nearly as easy to employ or cart about.

and this looks like a bad idea.

Really bad, you'd think they'd know about comb filtering.
You can make a real multi-element omni-directional speaker if the CTC is kept less than 1 wavelength, but that takes really small tweeters and a whole lot of them.

[sn95]

Re: Hey, BFM

From what I have read on other forums the system won't even be on the market. Appears to be a rebrand

[billfitzmaurice]

Re: Hey, BFM

From what I have read on other forums the system won't even be on the market. Appears to be a rebrand

Maybe, maybe not, but Pioneer has never had a major presence in the US pro-sound market anyway.

[sn95]

Re: Hey, BFM

You are right .pioneer in the US is HiFi ,but from what I have read it's not their design?

[billfitzmaurice]

Re: Hey, BFM

You are right .pioneer in the US is HiFi ,but from what I have read it's not their design?

I don't know, since they don't do business in the US I've never paid much attention to them.

[badman]

Re: Hey, BFM

The multiplate diffusor is a JBL design from days long past. It does the job but at a cost.