Western Electric Horn Driver

The western electric 32a with an appropriate sized driver like the 713 or gasp the klipsch k55 is the finest sounding of these horns to these ears especially in the vocal range.

Western electric horn driver.

Aer loudspeakers single driver horns excenter bd4 jazz bbx window transparent lucy. For smaller venues such as the home the smaller diaphragms work very well for the vocal region. We have a great online selection at the lowest prices with fast free shipping on many items. 1941 our vintage reference collection was developed over 30 years with special emphasis on western electric theater systems.

A 1929 article appearing in wireless world documenting the building of a large 25ft no compromise wente and thuras style horn. Western electric 11a straight horn and 16a horn. Western electric 757 system. The resulting western electric model 555 w receiver was surprisingly close to modern high frequency compression drivers with its 0 002 inch thin aluminum dome diaphragm corrugated surround phase plug and threaded mount for fitting the driver on a variety of horns.

Western electric 22a horns 16a horn very rare western electric dual concentric tab system using 18 jensen electrodynamic woofer with a coaxially mounted we555 field coil driver c. 2vintage jensen mod h20 hypex projector horns for u20 or western electric driver. The driver is of course the western electric 555w. Western electric we 66a with fostex d1400 drivers and fostex ft96h super tweeters.

Make offer 3 pieces western electric 551 drivers from 3a horn same threads as 555 drivers. So total electric consumption by a pair of we 555 drivers are 3 0 amperes at dc 7 volts. My favorite feature is the use the ceiling as the horn mouth. Western electric alnico permanent magnet family.

Above two photographs are the dc power supply for western electric 555 driver. Western electric 728b. 728b woofer 713c driver ks 12027 horn. This is one of the coolest articles i ve posted in a while.

The we 555 driver is worked at dc 7 volts 1 5 amperes respectively. Above is built by tungar bulbs and below is built by selenium rectifier. 3 pieces western electric 551 drivers from 3a horn same threads as 555 drivers.