Edgarhorn Titan Horn System

by gwalt on Done For Now

Description

The picture I posted with Bruce Edgar was in my home and is for real. He flew into Omaha in 2005 to meet a client here and stayed the weekend and on the way to my place we visited a friend who had Avantgarde Trios. This was a Priceless moment and we visited a lot about the design of horns and got a lot of tips about set-up along with listening to a lot of music.

The Titan System has been modified with ASC Zinc/Oil capacitors in the crossover, Fostex T500 Mkll bullet tweeters, replacement reconed Electro Voice EV 18 inch lite-weight cone driver in the subwoofer, Truextent Beryllium diaphrams replaced in the JBL 2441 Compression Midrange Drivers. These drivers play seemless from 500HZ to 20,000 KHz.

Horn System has been re-wired with Elrod Copper low guage wire. Sonically tuned to my liking with Border Patrol 300B power amp. with Innerstage Transformers, VAC Signature Mklla tube preamp., Lindemann 825 DAC/Transport and Marchand MB42 Electronics.

HiFi Tuning Supreme fuses used in the electronics throughout.

Stage lll Concepts Cabling with Elrod Power Cords and Harmonic Resolution Systems SXR stand with MX3 Isolation Bases, Nimbus footers and damping plates.

HB Cable Designs Marble used for Power Conditioning.

15 X 20 room has been extensivly treated with Hiend Novum PMR Supreme MKll and ASC tube traps and panels throughout.

Someday I will re-introduce a turntable and experiment with computer audio but for now I am in heaven with this dynamic horn system.
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Room Details

Dimensions: 20’ × 15’  Medium
Ceiling: 9’

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    • Edgarhorn Titan ll System
    107 db efficient 80 HZ Horn system using Vintage Drivers and made of Russion ApplePly. Vintage Drivers in my system consist of JBL 2441 Compression midrange driver modified with Truextent Beryllium Diaphrams, JBL K-120 12 inch driver reconed and re-magnitized in the folded mid-bass horn, Fostex T500 MKll for the horn super tweeter, Electro Voice EV 18 inch driver in the bass horn modifed with lite-weight cone and voice coil to keep pace with the horns. This was perfromed by gentleman from Australia but the name escapes me.
    • ASC and Dueland Capacitors for midrange and tweeter
    I had these special made for my application. They are made of Zinc/with oil. This company is in NE. and is Japanese owned and makes specialty products sold the world over. I have Dueland Cast PIO on the tweeter crossover.
    • Audio Aero LaFontaine
    The AA Lafontaine is the best I have heard in digital with Esoteric transport and 6021W tubes in the adjustable output stage. This player can be used as a server and the sound is similar to Zanden digital as a comparison.
    • Border Patrol 300B S-10
    300B magic from Gary Dews. Purity at its best from top-to bottom.
    • Border Patrol EXS Power Supplies
    These are brand new designed from Gary Dews and my 300B amplifier now sounds as if it is in musical control of anything you can throw at it. Weighing in at 80lbs. each with chassis and covers made of copper. 8w of SET magic with speed, dynamics, and extension.
    • Valve Amplification Company Signature Mklla
    Pure tube magic preamp. using NOS Siemens 6922 Gold Pins. Now upgraded to SE status. Seems to be more resolution and extension upon break-in.
    • Stage lll Concepts Gryphon/Magnus Prime
    Get out the way cabling made with Palladium/Silver Ribbons. These are best made and the most musically correct and forgettable cables I have ever encountered.
    • Stage lll Concepts Mantikor
    Stunning speaker cables that are musical beyond belief with timbre and soundstage that make the speakers disappear.
    • Harmonic Resolution Systems SXR
    SXR with M3X Isolation Bases with Nimbus Footers and Damping Plates. Electronics have a much blacker background with this stand.
    • Marchand Electronics MB42 Subwoofer Power Amplifier
    The best of the best. Modified to have less gain for the 100DB efficient Subwoofer.
    • HB Cable Design Marble
    Passive Power Slave with Elrod Gold Statements, Elrod X-2, and Stage 3 Kraken Power cables. The Marble is reviewed in Dagogo and my last purchase in Power conditioning.
    • Highend Novum Premium Mkll
    I call it the Brass Gong but oh my do these things work. Focus, larger soundstage with depth, much better tone with Harmonic completeness.
    • ASC Tubetraps and Wall Panels Tubetraps
    My room corners contain double stacked 16" Tubetraps and the walls extensivley treated with 8X48" ASC wall panels spaced 24 inches apart.
    • Jeff Korneff 45 SE
    I also own a Jeff Korneff 45 tube amp. with V-Cap. Copper/Teflon Coupling Capacitors. used for amood change. Jeff made one of the best 45's of all time.
    • Living Voice OBX-RW
    I took a side step and added a complement to my main system. One speaker that has always impressed me for it accuracy of musical production is the Living Voice OBX-RW. Outstanding tonality and coherence with great ability to draw you into the music. Like anything of high resolution they require great front end components to show there stuff so to complement my Border Patrol 300B I have added the Jadis JA30 classic monoblocks. These are instruments of musical greatness quite simple in design with large hand wound transformers and provide 30 WPC that works as a perfect match to the Living Voice 94 DB efficiency.

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Hi Gary
Thanks for taking the time to respond and your detailed comments. I certainly was not looking for a " which is better " type of inane comparison . These are SOTA preamps and 26 DB gain with your high efficiency speakers would be an issue. It's always interesting and refreshing to hear a different non commercial perspective. My only gripe against the GAT is that it is soo dependent on tube rolling. The stock EH 6922s were IMHO pretty ordinary. I have a pair of Amperex PQs 7308s but these are not the best of the best. That would be a pair of D getter 1956 Amperex pinch waist 6922s which are rare as rare.
NJoy your musical journey and do keep in touch
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Pradeep

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Hi Gary
Delighted to see your system page and congrats on some exquisite gear. Love the look of the horns. Would love to hear a properly integrated SET and horn system. How do you find the VAC pre compared to the GAT ?
Best
Pradeep

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