Early scoping out of potential DIY horns

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Nothing that Hel couldn’t throw £40k at :laughing:

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There in lies the dilemma, who will be the happiest spending the £40k, the man or the mouse

Split it and spend £20k diy on your dream even if it comes to sweet fa. Life is short

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Yeah, a nice starting point haha

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I can make Chief Execs and whole boards think that something is my idea, but I chose a wife impervious to any persuasion of this kind. Long game is what is required.

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Have you considered importing a pair of big Altecs from the USA?

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Have you warmed to any particular design yet?

Visually yes but I need to hear a few first to assess whether they’re worth the risk.

Certainly like the look of these that @simonms posted earlier -

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You can have one great big one and one small one

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Enough fannying around - it’s going to be quicker, cheaper, and altogether less ballache to buy a small house somewhere nearby for all the shit you actually want but which mummy won’t let you have :ok_hand:

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Told sam how much you paid for that Phonitor headphone amp yet? :kissing:

Yes! Yes! Not sure he’s seen the lower mid yet. :joy:

How about the looks of an Oswalds Mill speaker job?

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Do they do any within budget?

I had to rent an office half a mile from home for precisely this.

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this setup fits the bill, high levels of WAF :+1:

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Yes, yes, it can’t come down to a 2 way, fugly old veneer box can it? (Even if the drivers are Vitavox👍).
Let the horns be straight and breathe!

Can see this ending up as, what’s the best headphones for 38 grand

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He is not going to buy some, we know this lol

They have to look like Mezzos, which probably means only one thing.

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Easy…

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