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In the Forum: Horn-Loaded Speakers
In the Thread: Problems with horns: upper bass

Post Subject: On Mid/Upper Bass Horn DesignPosted by Dresden on: 11/11/2008

I understand your point of view concerning 'vintage' in comparison to 'contemporary'. What I find the most troubling with many of the present/contemporary attempts in design is that many people claim to have a truly horn loaded system capable of producing an accurate low end of say, 55 Hz, though closer inspection of just the immediate outer dimensions clearly show that is not the case. (Many, many designs I've considered for an upper bass design in reality only yield proper bass horn loading of no lower than 130 Hz or 140 Hz average. Some of the better 'vintage' horns do not try to claim reproduction of bass using an inadequate length--dispersion and distortion characteristics were not anywhere near perfect, but the length required for the intended bass range is present.)

Since I started studying this matter several months ago with virtually no knowledge of horns, I've collected examples and information on all types of horns (both good and bad designs). I keep my sanity by remembering that there is no such thing as a 'perfect horn design'.

I'll peruse more of your web pages in the near future.

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