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In the Thread: Barn Conversion - James' Project
Post Subject: I disagree with those Royal Device guys.Posted by Romy the Cat on: 2/10/2007
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Yes, the Royal Device’s horn is well know horn. Sure the enthusiasm of those guys should be appreciated but let behind the admiring of thier efforts do not turn blind to some “issues” with their horn has.
I see a big problem with this horn. The problem that from my point of view make the Royal Device’s efforts kind of… pointless. Paul asked the correct question: is it about better project or is about better Sound? If “Sound” then how should be perceive a good projects that have some “bad for Sound” solutions?
Anyhow, I disagree with those Royal Device guys. They read apparently a lot of old horn books and paperworks and picked from there a notion of front compression chamber. This is VERY common mistakes for beginners or for people who have cliché mentality instead of listening awareness. Yes, in the past all people who have written theories about horns stressed used of front compression chamber. However, in that past no one meant to use horn for high fidelity sound reproduction in homes and all the people carried was how to get more dB out of those things. Listen any of the “old horns” and you will head what I mean. Yep, the front compression chamber do increase dB output but it does it via the “sonic boom”, ruining the quietly of sound. Why those Royal Device’s guys decided to make that intentional front compression chamber is beyond me.
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