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In the Forum: Horn-Loaded Speakers
In the Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate.

Post Subject: Straight / J Horn - Why?Posted by skushino on: 8/10/2009

What is the purpose of having the flexibility to re-configure from straight to J horn?

This thing will be large and massive enough that physically moving it from one configuration to another will be difficult and require a lot of effort. Conceptually it would be interesting to compare each configuration and learn about sound. Nothing wrong with the idea, but due to its size and weight, is their any real-world application? I don't think so...

I like the other poster's idea of a configurable throat, compression ratio, and back chamber. Sure it has drawbacks too, but you could learn about the affect of different compression ratios and throat sizes on your driver's behavior. You also gain more flexibility in case you want to use different drivers.

If you want the ability to modify and control the sound from this horn and driver, why not focus your efforts on the throat-side instead of the mouth?

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