Anyone Tried the PRV mid horns?

[outfoxhyperion]

Hey guys,
PE has a new compression driver/horn combo for $35, and I was thinking about trying it out but was curious if anyone else had used it already and had some impressions to share:
PRV Audio WGP275PH 1" Horn Loaded Midrange 8 Ohm
I know there are a lot of other PRV drivers that have been used with great success on here, but was curious about this one and their other horn-loaded mid just because I'd like to try something similar.
For reference, here is the other mid I mentioned:
PRV Audio WG275Ph 1" Horn Loaded Midrange 8 Ohm

 

[Defo]

I'm also curious about these!

 

[TBTL]

60 x 60 and 60 x 40 degrees seems a bit narrow to me, for hi-fi use.

 

[badman]

It's too small for the horn to be providing any gain much below 1.5k. For home, 600 probably won't break the driver, but it won't be a top performing option IMO.

 

[ICG]

Yes, they are too small for that range. If you are using them low, expect the dispersion to be a lot wider, they are narrow only further up. The upper usable frequency is nothing like they wrote in the datasheets, expect them to be clean up to ~4k, for PA maybe 5k, the round horn will be easier to work with. Both are available at the PRV Audio page for 35$ each, which is a very good price. Don't expect high end though. They are produced by Selenium btw. and based on the D200 driver.

https://www.parts-express.com/pedocs/specs/294-2797--prv-audio-wg275ph-specifications.pdf
https://www.parts-express.com/pedoc...-wgp275ph-horn-loaded-midrange-spec-sheet.pdf

 

[Michael Chua]

PE has a new compression driver/horn combo for $35, and I was thinking about trying it out but was curious if anyone else had used it already and had some impressions to share:

I haven't tested it out yet. Actually, I'm more interested in the WGP275Ph.

But for hifi use, you maywant to check out the mid-horn used in the vintage Pioneer CS-R700.

Regards
Mike

 

[ICG]

I haven't tested it out yet. Actually, I'm more interested in the WGP275Ph.

That's definitely the better one of the two.

But for hifi use, you maywant to check out the mid-horn used in the vintage Pioneer CS-R700.

I've searched eBay, you can get them every now and then, even for a reasonable price. But you have to keep in mind, they are almost 50 years old and that shows, they ring, they got a non-standard thread (you can't use a different driver with the horn), they got a very low power capability (<10W) and no diaphragm replacements available. If you are unlucky, it might happen you can't get another one for a year and the price might be a lot steeper if there is a new Pioneer-vintage-hype.