The grand experiment of combining the two side-by-side stereo systems continues. Still waiting on the second Schiit amplifier. The initial setup with the new-to-the-house Yamaha receiver with pre-outs is functional. Now pulling wires for extending a second zone for the office basketball TV (Go Lakers!). Once the second amplifier shows up we can shorten the wires and encapsulate them.
I designed a simple friction fit clamp to serve the purpose of holding two pair of Ed’s Horns together and to bolt the Heil AMT-1 tweeter.
Heil has arrived
Crossover Build
Pair Backloaded Horns + Single AMT-1
AMT-1 Re=3.4Ohm
FE126 Re=7.2
Parallel FE126 = 3.6Ohm
ESS claims to use a 800hz, 3rd order crossover. Let’s investigate what capcitor and inductors we can actually get, and calculate where the x-over point ends up using parts I can find.
Lets pick out some components….
Let’s proceed to set this up though, let’s model these values in software and see where the x-over point is…
Looks like it hits 806hz at these components, good enough for me.
Update:11-19-19 The Heil has arrived. After some deliberation, constructing a dedicated passive crossover for this setup is inflexible, and given the consideration that I am unlikely to stick with ‘The Horns’ for much longer, I am better served moving to a solution that I can re-use in the next speaker I use. Active digital crossover inbound, and another amplifier.
Testing embedding…
So…. suppress this iframe and the menus disappear. Well, that’s fun. Ok, time to ditch this not-so-responsive theme from 2012….Happy holidays, best New Years Song I know.
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Just finished assembling a Bottlehead Seductor for a fellow Audio-nerd. 
