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<blockquote data-quote="Eric Cagle" data-source="post: 82850" data-attributes="member: 277">Re: 2&quot; exit &quot;line array&quot; horn lens?I am not a big fan of 2 inch compression drivers at 500hz but there is one that I have owned that is horn loaded and the crossover points are 400hz and 4500hz. I am not sure of the pattern but the sound is out of this world smooth. It might give you a good place to start. Check out the Klipsch Lascala. The drivers were not inexpensive but did not break the bank when I replaced mine 10-15 years ago. The horn is around 2 feet long with the driver attached as best as I remember.There is a pair of the horns on eBay right now: <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Klipschorn-La-Scala-Klipsch-K-400-M-Midrange-Horns-good-to-400-Hz-/221196338492?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&amp;hash=item338054453c" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Klipschorn-La-Scala-Klipsch-K-400-M-Midrange-Horns-good-to-400-Hz-/221196338492?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&amp;hash=item338054453c</a>There are also some of the compression drivers for sale there. You most likely would have to modify the horn a bit to get the 10 degree vertical pattern but I am not sure. If you are going to build your own horns it is pretty easy to make a fiberglass mold from them. The Lascala is still produced to order only at the sum of $3500 each. I can vouch for how good they sound.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eric Cagle, post: 82850, member: 277"] Re: 2" exit "line array" horn lens? I am not a big fan of 2 inch compression drivers at 500hz but there is one that I have owned that is horn loaded and the crossover points are 400hz and 4500hz. I am not sure of the pattern but the sound is out of this world smooth. It might give you a good place to start. Check out the Klipsch Lascala. The drivers were not inexpensive but did not break the bank when I replaced mine 10-15 years ago. The horn is around 2 feet long with the driver attached as best as I remember. There is a pair of the horns on eBay right now: [url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/Klipschorn-La-Scala-Klipsch-K-400-M-Midrange-Horns-good-to-400-Hz-/221196338492?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item338054453c[/url] There are also some of the compression drivers for sale there. You most likely would have to modify the horn a bit to get the 10 degree vertical pattern but I am not sure. If you are going to build your own horns it is pretty easy to make a fiberglass mold from them. The Lascala is still produced to order only at the sum of $3500 each. I can vouch for how good they sound. [/QUOTE]

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