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In the Forum: Horn-Loaded Speakers
In the Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate.
Post Subject: Decoupling the Horns and Horn HellPosted by Paul S on: 1/31/2010
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Indeed, if the horns are doing their job then there will be some very powerful vibrating going on up there, for better and for worse.
Decoupling the horns would require that the structures of the horns themselves and their support members have solid paths to ground that do not involve the structure of the house to a significant degree. Think about this in this situation. Unless there were some sort of "outboard" structure, a la' Pompidou, this would require access inside the outside wall at the driver(s) end and it would ikely involve re-building that wall, along with attendant wiring, plumbing, HVAC, headers, beams, etc. to make way for the horn's support/path(s) to ground.
Now, go through the same mental drill for the "red wall". It would be a real challenge to come up with separate ground paths for the roof/ceiling junction and the horns where they join in the "red wall".
Decoupled or not, it would have to be very difficult - practically impossible - to model and predict total effective response. So, how does one really plan effectively? I have to say that this is where the large horns I have heard were all stuck, in the eternal integration/development stages.
I keep thinking that if it's my money, and my tiny brain, then I wind up using large sealed woofer enclosures and spending the considerable savings on otherwise tuning the house, itself.
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