Jensen Imperials 03/30/2010
 
I've recently completed a pair of Jensen Imperials for a customer. They're an older design (built-in model) and a bit on the large side, but my god they sound impressive.


I utilized a pair of B&C 21SW152 woofers in this project. B&C builds beautiful sounding drivers and this 21 inch woofer is no exception. They handle 2000 watts RMS (we're giving them 2400 watts intermittently) which is a necessity with this particular customer. He's a brute and not afraid to push my gear to the limits! One can't help but love people like this--I love fearless characteristics in an individual.


I purchased a set of $10.00 drawings from decware.com and made a few modifications to Steve's design in order to accomodate a massive, single driver. You can locate the prints in his master catalog. The prints don't come with a cut-off sheet, so I posted one on my free "jensen imperial horn" page. I also post the cut-off angles--the original prints don't have them.
 


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    Hello. My name is John Inlow and I'm here to confess: I love horns. My first experience, one that changed my life forever, occurred over thirty years ago. I happened to be shopping for EV drivers at a local Mom and Pops audio store--Wasson's Laffiette, I believe. This store was the best thing a newcomer to audio could sink his teeth into. They had a selection of plywood horns to die for. I remember listening to a small folded horn, couldn't have gone much lower than 100hz. Weak bass, or not,  that was all it took. I've loved horns from that point on and never looked back.

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