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In the Thread: The IDEAL horn system
Post Subject: Still applicable today!Posted by rowuk on: 6/16/2019
The ideal horn system would have to be well integrated into the room, acoustically as well as optically/cosmetically. As far as a commercial venture goes, I believe that Marc Henrys "La Grand Castine" was already (except for the ULF dipole panel) very close - it is simply beautiful, time alignable, multi ampable - the most attractive multi channel speaker frame ever. I would envision 3 or 4 moderately sized, powered ULF Modules organized around the listening area. Efficiency should be above 110dB/watt/meter. The dedicated electronics should have conveniences for keeping track of tube age and health
The ideal horn system would need a blackbox for finding DPOLS as well as making time alignment an enjoyable chore. Perhaps include servo driven rails to aid in precision alignment of the LF Back chamber volume, MF, HF and UHF unit positions from the listening position. Maybe a couple of position presets would be useful in evaluating DPOLS relevant activities. The ultimate horn loudspeaker would send setup parameters to the mother company to build a performance database with actual real data. The black box should contain intelligence to evaluate phase, imaging, and aid the owner to return to previous successful settings.Rerurn to Romy the Cat's Site