G1 Build: Planning

In the pusuit of beeing more versatile we had to start expanding our inventory with smaler speakers with a different style. In some places there is limited space that created issues with placing these huge boxes and also how it sounded. In some cases the old setup became too much, and the system didn't sounded the way we want. Our 212 Kicktops are fitted with waveguides with wide horizontal coverage (Line Array) which became a disadvantage and we fighted bad room cancelations. For what they are designed for they perform very well, but not the right tool for the job type of thing.The need for something smaller became more prominent.

Having the posibility to bring smaler speakers with a point source style horn would perhaps solve some of the problems. This would also bring several good things to the table. Easier to rig, less space demanding, less issues with cancelations, and in theory be a better solution.
We really like how the 212 kicktops perform in the 80-800hz area. so it would make sense to bring that with us.
The solution became Paraflex G1 V2, which utilizes the same type of design and tuning for the same frequience specter that we love so much from the 212.
 
For the HF section some experimenting is required. We need a smal horn that could fit inside the mouth of the box, but also a compression driver that could crossover as low as 800hz. Idealy we would use a 1,4/1.5" coax driver, but they are quite expensive, and also most 1,4"/1,5" entry horns are to big for fitting inside this box. 
After researching and consulting others the BMS4550 went as the best choice, together with two different horns from B&C, ME15 and ME45. ME15 is most likely the best option if we could raise the crossover point to 1,2-1,5khz, which is possible together with phaseplug modifications for the G1 box. This would also lighten the load on the compression driver, but then again maybe another compression driver would be the better at that point. This is the long term experiment version, but first we want to try out the ME45 horn and spend some time optimazing that combination. We also want to be able to use the G1 lying down and stading up, and that would reguire to easily rotate the horn for different coverage options. ME45 has a 90° x 40° nominal coverage which is still a bit wide, but this needs to be tried out.