Hi!
I'm new on the forum... been lurking for a while.
I got a full CD from BFM for Christmas! NICE!
I've been building speaker cabs (off and on again) for 40 years. Designed and built my first 40 hz. folded horn in 1980. It was especially impressive when corner loaded...not bad when against a wall in 1/4 space.
HOWEVER... These BFM horns are of a much superior design to mine!
I'm looking forward to building some BFM folded horns in the not too distant future.
Happy New Year's Day to ALL!!!
Nivlek
Hello from NW Florida!
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Grant Bunter
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Re: Hello from NW Florida!
G'day and welcome to the forum from me. 
Let me guess, you were building W bins?
These cabs (Bill's designs) are awesome...
Let me guess, you were building W bins?
These cabs (Bill's designs) are awesome...
Built:
DR 250: x 2 melded array, 2x CD horn, March 2012 plans.
T39's: 4 x 20" KL3010LF , 2 x 28" 3012LF.
WH8: x 6 with melded array wired series/parallel.
Bunter's Audio and Lighting "like"s would be most appreciated...
DR 250: x 2 melded array, 2x CD horn, March 2012 plans.
T39's: 4 x 20" KL3010LF , 2 x 28" 3012LF.
WH8: x 6 with melded array wired series/parallel.
Bunter's Audio and Lighting "like"s would be most appreciated...
Re: Hello from NW Florida!
Yes Grant, it was a very large W box, even bigger than the Peavey FH-2, but it only had a single 15" speaker, weighed 225 lbs, and was truly a handful to move. The Peavey FH-2 came out in about 1983-85 IIRC.
The bad part was weight and an ugly "hornish" sounding midrange (HAD to have a 80-100hz crossover), the good part was, you felt it as well as you heard it when corner loaded...just smooth powerful deep bass with great sensitivity. It performed well down to approximately 35 hz. It was well over by 30hz. It did however, perform beyond my expectations. A great experience.
I'm looking forward to hearing some BFM speakers. Looks like Bill has done his homework thoroughly.
The bad part was weight and an ugly "hornish" sounding midrange (HAD to have a 80-100hz crossover), the good part was, you felt it as well as you heard it when corner loaded...just smooth powerful deep bass with great sensitivity. It performed well down to approximately 35 hz. It was well over by 30hz. It did however, perform beyond my expectations. A great experience.
I'm looking forward to hearing some BFM speakers. Looks like Bill has done his homework thoroughly.
Re: Hello from NW Florida!
Hey man and welcome.
Donny
Donny
Donny Collins
Built:
Two 18" Tuba 30's 3012 LF
Two 26" Tuba 30's Lab 12
Two OmniTop 12's DL 2512 (Melded Array)
Presonus Studio One DAW
Harrison Consoles MixBus 32C DAW
Built:
Two 18" Tuba 30's 3012 LF
Two 26" Tuba 30's Lab 12
Two OmniTop 12's DL 2512 (Melded Array)
Presonus Studio One DAW
Harrison Consoles MixBus 32C DAW
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Grant Bunter
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- Joined: Mon Nov 28, 2011 11:12 am
- Location: Ilfracombe Queensland Australia
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Re: Hello from NW Florida!
Hah!
Thought so... lol
I'm very familiar with W bins. Lots of people had 'em here in the 70's and 80's.
It always seemed to be that W bins turned up when the only access was up stairs/no lift load ins.
The good news with Bill's sub designs is that they are louder, about the same LF, and a whole heap lighter and smaller than those W bins...
Enjoy your stay!
Thought so... lol
I'm very familiar with W bins. Lots of people had 'em here in the 70's and 80's.
It always seemed to be that W bins turned up when the only access was up stairs/no lift load ins.
The good news with Bill's sub designs is that they are louder, about the same LF, and a whole heap lighter and smaller than those W bins...
Enjoy your stay!
Built:
DR 250: x 2 melded array, 2x CD horn, March 2012 plans.
T39's: 4 x 20" KL3010LF , 2 x 28" 3012LF.
WH8: x 6 with melded array wired series/parallel.
Bunter's Audio and Lighting "like"s would be most appreciated...
DR 250: x 2 melded array, 2x CD horn, March 2012 plans.
T39's: 4 x 20" KL3010LF , 2 x 28" 3012LF.
WH8: x 6 with melded array wired series/parallel.
Bunter's Audio and Lighting "like"s would be most appreciated...
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Bas Gooiker
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- Joined: Fri Jul 06, 2012 5:05 pm
Re: Hello from NW Florida!
Welcome to the forum.
I hope you will enjoy your future builds and share the fun with us by posting build threads.
I hope you will enjoy your future builds and share the fun with us by posting build threads.
Please show us a picture of your previous earth shaker.nivlek wrote:Yes Grant, it was a very large W box, even bigger than the Peavey FH-2, but it only had a single 15" speaker, weighed 225 lbs, and was truly a handful to move.
Life is just a game, don't take it to seriously!
Re: Hello from NW Florida!
Bas Gooiker,
I don't have any pics available, but if you've ever seen or Googled a Peavey FH-2, it was almost identical, just a few inches taller and a few inches deeper.
Now here's a twist that paid off good... when I couldn't corner load, like when playing outdoors in half space, I made a three sided box, open on one of the long sides, and the top side. The reflector box was as high as the width of the horn (24 inches). It had a reflector, or turning vane, in it. I placed the horn mouth pointing downward toward the ground, firing into the top of the open sided box.
This allowed the ground, and the side of the box to become parts of the horn walls, per se'. This application made the half space deal into a quarter space configuration with the ground as one side, and the side of the W bin became the opposing "horn" wall. Rigid walls I might add.
This configuration, when assembled, stood about 6 ft. tall, and was 4 ft. wide. This in effect created a horn mouth approaching 8 1/2 feet X 4 ft. wide.
This was noticeably better than the half space, and was louder with more extension than the half space...just not as good as the corner. Really made a bass guitar and kick drum come to life.
Grant,
These BFM horns are indeed tons lighter, smaller, and lower than mine... hence the triple attraction. Yes indeed , you've nailed it. Not to mention the refreshing tops and full-range boxes.
Tom!
Stop it! I am indeed a Russian Redneck named Nivlek!!!
Please don't attempt to change my name to the same as an English physicist that has been deceased for hundreds of years... Haaaaaaaah!
Thanks Donny! I enjoyed your videos too!
I don't have any pics available, but if you've ever seen or Googled a Peavey FH-2, it was almost identical, just a few inches taller and a few inches deeper.
Now here's a twist that paid off good... when I couldn't corner load, like when playing outdoors in half space, I made a three sided box, open on one of the long sides, and the top side. The reflector box was as high as the width of the horn (24 inches). It had a reflector, or turning vane, in it. I placed the horn mouth pointing downward toward the ground, firing into the top of the open sided box.
This allowed the ground, and the side of the box to become parts of the horn walls, per se'. This application made the half space deal into a quarter space configuration with the ground as one side, and the side of the W bin became the opposing "horn" wall. Rigid walls I might add.
This configuration, when assembled, stood about 6 ft. tall, and was 4 ft. wide. This in effect created a horn mouth approaching 8 1/2 feet X 4 ft. wide.
This was noticeably better than the half space, and was louder with more extension than the half space...just not as good as the corner. Really made a bass guitar and kick drum come to life.
Grant,
These BFM horns are indeed tons lighter, smaller, and lower than mine... hence the triple attraction. Yes indeed , you've nailed it. Not to mention the refreshing tops and full-range boxes.
Tom!
Stop it! I am indeed a Russian Redneck named Nivlek!!!
Please don't attempt to change my name to the same as an English physicist that has been deceased for hundreds of years... Haaaaaaaah!Thanks Donny! I enjoyed your videos too!