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Posted by maxx on
07-31-2015
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fiogf49gjkf0d
Hi all!
I am also big horn fan from Latvia.
This is my first horn project Prelude.
1" high frequency driver
Crossover 4000HZ
2" midrange driver
crossover 500Hz
15" midbass
crossover 100Hz
15" Tapped horn (is not yet complete)
Unfortunately midbass is resonant (180-300Hz) and not comfortable to listen without equalizer.
All system is active crossed.
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Posted by Gargoyle on
07-31-2015
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fiogf49gjkf0d Nice setup.
Can you describe the active setup you are using?
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Posted by maxx on
08-01-2015
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fiogf49gjkf0d I have improved Minidsp 4x8.
A class Solid state amp (HF)
Single ended tube amp (mf)
push pull tube amp (MB)
Crown macrotech (bass)
All amps build by AL Electronics, specially designed for me.
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Posted by maxx on
08-02-2015
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fiogf49gjkf0d Hi!
Today i experiment with horn and found that resonance comes from horn mouth.
It rings like a bell at 200hz.
Maybe someone knows how to damping horns mouth?
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Posted by rowuk on
08-02-2015
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fiogf49gjkf0d How did you determine that it is the horn. What makes you think that you can damp a horns mouth at 200 Hz. Have you never read what a room does to frequencies under 400 Hz? If not, check this site out: http://amroc.andymel.eu
Maxx, I think that you are missing a lot of necessary information to make a horn project of this magnitude a success.
Take the horn outdoors at some wide open space and measure it (you can use Arta or some other software). Believe me, your horn is too short to "resonate" at 200 Hz. It is probably too small for 100 Hz (the crossover that you mentioned), but that would make the upper bass "honky"
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Posted by maxx on
08-02-2015
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fiogf49gjkf0d All time i think that my room resonate at these frequencies, but i test it outside and hear resonating sound. Then i put mic near the mouth and drum with my hand to mouth. Horn ring at ~200hz.
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Posted by maxx on
08-02-2015
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fiogf49gjkf0d Throat 19x19cm
Mouth 71x71cm
lenght 77cm
back chamber 18.8L
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Posted by rowuk on
08-02-2015
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fiogf49gjkf0d
There is not enough mass there for a 200Hz ring. I don't know what you are hearing, but you need to go back to whoever built these things and tell them your stories.
If you really believe that the horn is ringing, add mass, lots of mass to the whole horn. Concrete, bricks, sandbags, lead, virgin geishas - anything, just a lot of it then listen again.
 maxx wrote: | All time i think that my room resonate at these frequencies, but i test it outside and hear resonating sound. Then i put mic near the mouth and drum with my hand to mouth. Horn ring at ~200hz.
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Posted by maxx on
08-02-2015
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fiogf49gjkf0d Thanks!
I do measurements and post results.
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Posted by Romy the Cat on
08-03-2015
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fiogf49gjkf0d Maxx, you run your tweeter at relatively low crossover point
for this configuration. So, you electively run two MF channels at the same
reference acoustic output, which generally is not so great ide in my view for
this configuration. Try to find another
driver for your MF channel, a driver that can confidently go for one two
octaves higher. Then you will be able to unload a bit MF from your tweeter and perhaps use
more “shallow” tweeter. Regarding the midbass –
it is small and you are lucky of you able to get out of this horn listenable 180
cycles. I personally would not stress this horn below 200Hz.
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Posted by maxx on
08-09-2015
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fiogf49gjkf0d Then i have problems with my tapped horn.
He works 25-90hz range.
What you recommending for bass or midbass?
I do not have too much room for bigger horn system.
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Posted by Romy the Cat on
08-10-2015
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fiogf49gjkf0d | maxx wrote: | Then i have problems with my tapped horn.
He works 25-90hz range.
What you recommending for bass or midbass?
I do not have too much room for bigger horn system. |
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I do not have too much experience with tapped horns but I do not feel that they should
be any difference then ported bass. When I had my situation with shortage of space
for midbass horns I dealt with direct radiator line-arrays around Scan Speak 25W/8565-00.
Love those drivers then and love them no less now, you just need to have a LOT
of them per side. It is not that “recommend” but that is just what I did. I generally
do not recommend anything, particularly in the cases when people ask questions
in a format that does not make me interested.
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Posted by martinshorn on
01-22-2018
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hi maxx
Just found this by accident. Had similar problems in my K-horn when i started to use it higher.
I found out that the 8 Liter prechamber caused the resonance in mine about an octave higher than you seem to have yours.
That would fit to your issue with 18 liter.
Try to load the dia directly onto the throat and ideally fill the dia space with sort of a phase plug. U can use any cone shape item that’s airtight and doesn’t ring.
You can also try to plug a 30-50 Ohm resistor serial and see if that changes anything (if your amp is strong enough to compensate).
Cheers, Josh
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