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Who are we?....... OK, I admit it, it's just me (Ed Schilling) and
Dad (Charles). This is what we build......................>
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Hand built,
single driver loudspeakers that are rear loaded, folded, corner horns.
Designed to be placed in the corners of the room and capable of
high SPL using SET (or other flea power) amplifiers.Corner placement
is not required but suggested for maximum extension and output. The
Horn uses a single 4.5" full range driver (actual cone diameter is about
3.5 inches) and the pair are capable of 98-100db (peaks) in an average
size room with a 3 watt ( or greater) amplifier. No restrictions on power.
An easy 8 0hm load. Size 30"tall, 11.5"deep, 6" wide.
The Horns are now Red Oak veneer. As an option
they can be veneered in Birch, Cherry, Mahogany, or Walnut. I also have
access to the Wilsonart line of laminate. Call for details. I
will also veneer them in any wood you have sent to me....for no additional
charge.
The Horns are
$850 A Pair ( in Red Oak) with Fostex Fe 126E drivers, includes
shipping
in the USA. The Laminates and veneers other than Oak all
add $75 to the price.
Upgrades available for all Horn owners, call or E-Mail for details.
We don't build a "speaker of the month" or 150 different models....we
just build one good one, well, two actually, not counting the Cube "Bass
Augmenter". The Model Two is basically a more efficient "The Horn".
I will always make provisions for "upgrades" to every single
one we make . I will never leave old friends "out in
the cold".
Please
take a look at the Review page and the New Stuff page..........
Purchase price refunded (please
figure it out within 30 days!) if you are not completely satisfied. Please
note that I do not charge a "re-stocking fee" but I do not refund
shipping charges
or special finish surcharges.
There are plenty of single driver speakers on the market
now. We have been building essentially the same speaker for over 8
years now. The reason is simple, it works. It worked 8 years ago and it
will work 80 years from now. Many "new" single driver speaker designs
are NOT "new". I rejected most of the schemes for them decades ago. For
many reasons.........Please read my why page, it is a start. It's
not the driver, it's not the cabinet, it is the package that works.
All 126E based speakers are not the same and can not be lumped into one
category even though many try to put forth that notion. There
is a reason we build what we do. And our review page and success is the result.
We build "the real thing", not just something that makes noise and has
a fancy name. A single driver speaker is not, or at least should not
be viewed as a "gimmick".
There are reasons why we don't build other models.......and it isn't because
we can't. Ask yourself, or better yet, ask me why! Bigger is NOT
always better, and in the world of single driver speakers this is
oh so very true. Or else I would build bigger ones! Think
about that for a while.
Sterophile ranked and recommended. Not
a gimmick. The "real thing".
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THE HORN SHOPPE
PO Box 3193
Leesville, S.C. 29070
803-657-5178
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Our official Spokesgirl
"Little Miss Triode"
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