I just completed a mid-bass horn that's loaded with a JBL 2240 18 inch bass driver and covers a frequency range of 80 to 400 hz. The mutha rocks!!

I own a sound system that can literally beat a grown man to death -- ok, maybe his eardrums. ;^) With that said, it always seemed a bit weak in the mid-bass department, if you know what I mean. The drums and bass guitar had plenty of low, rolling thunder, but they never had that all consuming, eyeball rattling SLAP.

Today is a new day, and everything has changed. I will never underestimate the value of a well designed mid-bass horn as long as I live. After cranking the volume, my ears will probably be ringing for a week -- they are right now, come to think of it -- and that's something I don't normally do because it's just not healthy. There are moments though when a man has to "turn up the music" and grab that natural high.

I can't wait until the second horn is completed and I can have a balanced L/R pair. My other speaker channel (without the mid-bass horn) is sounding rather pathetic and if it could speak would probably scream out with envy. 

Never underestimate the value of JBL's old technology, either. That ancient 2240 is an absolute screamer/bone crusher when placed in the correct environment. Ahem to that, brother.
 


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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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