Lyrita Audio

Horn Speakers

Lyrita’s tube amplifiers are all low powered amps. For them to perform to their potential, high sensitivity speakers, with sensitivity above 94 dB/watt, are required to complete the system.

Horns are the best choice to achieve this sensitivity. Tubes and horns work very well together, bringing music alive.

There are additional reasons for using horns:

- their high sensitivity allows for small, very linear movement of the cone, giving much lower distortion that other loudspeaker systems.

-  the low mass cones used help reproduce the full dynamics of music.

- larger drivers reproduce the midbass impact and richness inherent in music.

- large horn systems give the sense of scale recorded in large music ensembles.

Lyrita’s horn speakers are designed to fit into the home. The drivers are borrowed from professional audio, for their high sensitivities. Unique is the compression driver which has to be mated with a horn.

The largest speakers with custom wood horns have been discontinued. Primarily because of the difficulty of manufacture, and high cost. They need large rooms to work in, which is difficult in most homes.

Horn Mini

The Mini is a floorstanding speaker using Eminence drivers and custom wood horns. Two way, with a bass driver, and a treble horn.

The design uses a ported cabinet, with the port facing downwards. The drivers are mounted on the front baffle. The cabinet uses real wood veneers, with a natural oil finish.

The Horn Mini will fit comfortably in all homes.

  System              Two way, ported box

  Crossover          4000 Hz, first order

  Drivers                Eminence 10” bass, Eminence 1” compression with LeCleach wood                                horn, 1000 Hz cutoff

  Sensitivity           95 dB/watt/metre  

  Impedance          8 ohm

  Size, w x d x h    350 x 250 x 900 mm

Horn Bookshelf

A high sensitivity bookshelf speaker. Two way, with a large coaxial Eminence driver.

A ported cabinet, with the port at the back. The 8” bass driver forms the horn for the 1” compression driver mounted at its centre.

The cabinet uses real wood veneers, with a natural oil finish.

  System              Two way, ported box

  Crossover          5000 Hz, first order           

  Drivers                Eminence 8” coaxial

  Sensitivity           94 dB/watt/metre

  Impedance          8 ohm

  Size, w x d x h    280 x 240 x 450 mm

Horn Grand

The Grand is a floorstanding speaker using Eminence drivers and custom wood horns. Two way, with a bass driver, and a mid / treble horn.

The design uses a ported cabinet, with the port facing downwards. The drivers are mounted on the front baffle. The cabinet uses real wood veneers, with a natural oil finish.

The Horn Grand will fit comfortably in larger rooms.

  System              Two way, ported box

  Crossover          2500 Hz, first order

  Drivers                Eminence 12” bass, Eminence 1” compression with LeCleach wood                                horn, 1000 Hz cutoff

  Sensitivity           97 dB/watt/metre  

  Impedance          8 ohm

  Size, w x d x h    450 x 360 x 900 mm