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In the Forum: Horn-Loaded Speakers
In the Thread: Vitavox’s S2 Survival Guide.
Post Subject: Re: Fun thread.....and fireplace Posted by slowmotion on: 4/15/2005
Hi all


 Romy the Cat wrote:

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 slowmotion wrote:
I don't know why they insist on using conical horns , though. In my not so humble opinion conical horns suck. Big time. …
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<P>May I ask why? The only problem that I see is the size, that it king of their problem… Unless they would run 70Hz horn with a curve and then it all will go to a toilet.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>
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Conical horns...............
Well , what is good about them?
The are very easy to make. Very good .
(Hmmmm, might this be the main reason they have become so popular lately?)
And in pro sound they probably make a lot of sense. Their coverage angle can be made to be very even within the intended frequency area. Which is good. Especially for PA.

On the other hand they don't load the driver worth a damn. Which IMHO is their biggest problem. So, yes, they have to be big. And they still don't load the driver properly.
You get a lot of reflexions. To avoid this you need to make curved extensions at the mouth, making the horn even bigger, and you need to make a gradual transition in the throat of the horn toward the comp-driver.
With a conical you usually end up with a frequency curve resembling the profile of the Himalaya mountain range. So you usually need a lot of EQ to make them sound even half way right.
And that is what you end up with ; something that need a lot of work to sound allmost half way right.
In other words; they suck.

Not for me , thanks Wink

cheers Wink

PS: YMMV, and all that Wink








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