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In the Forum: Horn-Loaded Speakers
In the Thread: 3.5m Tractrix Horn Project (AKA RAINDOG)
Post Subject: Same page herePosted by Arno P on: 6/13/2011
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 Romy the Cat wrote:
Arno, I am glad that you take my comment with right attitude; this is indication that you are not dead, despite the fact that you are building a back-loaded horn.  I do not think that you find a lot of useful horns information for yourself at this site.  As you have figured out I religiously despise the single-driver loudspeakers and thee is very little useful data about single-driver topology at my site. Not that I believe that it might be any USEFUL information about single-driver fantasies, in particularly back-loaded.


The same path was there for designing the ESL's but the building was very difficult but easier than this horn. For the ESL the know-how is lacking even more even though there are about 3 "holy"/books with information I could use (multiple contradictions in the info that needed to be sorted out). In the end I do think I understand and major ESL's now...and THAT is the rewarding bit I am going for (and of course the over excellent sound reproduction in my system)
For building a horn, I think the knowlegde part can be found in calculations and above all the experience as mentioned in the Dinsdale papers. Secondly most people should be scared of building a non-constant width folden back loaden horn.....it's hell on earth calculating and especially building it (trust me ;-) ). Maybe that is the reason not a lot of people favor such a horn and secondly a lot of people heard similarly looking horns that were not designed or constructed correctly. On the other side...there are several horns that are succesful...and THAT keeps me ticking..

Next step today: make some more wood bends ;-)

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