XL Horn Speakers.
The XL Horn Speakers are an outgrowth from the original
horn speaker I began creating a few years ago. They
have a more vertical posture and, therefore, a shorter footprint.
Standing over 8-feet tall, this unique Patent Pending design lends
itself to both a
front-loading and rear-loading of drivers.
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size image.
These XL Horns are
extraordinarily efficient and have an alarming
bass response. Used with an Eminence Beta12CX driver with a
crossover and attenuating compression driver, they are also ideal
for PA applications.
The two horns pictured here were purchased by Andrew Bird
in October 2008. They have been touring with him along with his large
speaker horn and spinning
double-speaker horn, Andrew has been accumulating quite a
collection of these.
Click the screen at the
bottom of the page and watch a video of Andrew Bird
playing through the XL Horn.
In December 2009, Andrew used a second pair of these XL Horns for a series of
shows he played in Chicago at Fourth Presbyterian Church
and in Minneapolis at St. Marks Cathedral. He called them
his "Gezelligheid" shows which translates from
Dutch to mean cozy atmosphere. For these shows, the XL
Horns were Andrew's PA, exclusively. The tonal and audio
effect was outstanding.
Click on the following links to see some amazing photos
taken at the Gezelligheid shows:
- Chicagoist
(also includes review of Chicago show)
I have generated different scales of these and
will soon add another even more vertical shape in different
scales. The goal is to create a modular arrangement, a forest of
horns covering all aspects of frequency spectrum. I envision these
interspersed with actual foliage to create a complete listening
environment with a natural botanical flare.
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size image.
Below is a photo and a video of Andrew Bird on tour with these XL Horns, the
Large Horn Speaker, and the Spinning Double Horn Speaker.
Andrew Bird on stage at Carnegie Hall, January 28, 2009
photo Brian W. Ferry
Click here for You
Tube videos of Andrew Bird and the horns.
Click here to see photos of
these XL horns taken during the building process.
Click here to read about the horns on the New York Public
Library's Web site.