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In the Thread: Problems with horns: upper bass

Post Subject: Stupid Question From a Horn LoserPosted by Paul S on: 8/1/2009

OK, I never managed to come up with a horn that did not sound like a horn, and maybe I'm a little bitter about this. But as I read along here, I also wonder if I am missing something, and this raises what seems to me to be a critical question about horn development.

The question is, how come nobody ever talks about a way or ways to modify the horn itself (including its profile) during the development of the horn/driver/speaker installation?

I mean, does anyone really expect to straight away come up with a "horn profile" via math (or voodoo) and then just turn or cast it, bolt on the driver and, voila?

That certainly never worked for me. And furthermore, it never worked for anyone else of my acquaintance, either.

I do not say I know jack about horns, but if I have never heard a "horn-free" horn, may I presume that the odds of coming up with a good one are not good? And it seems only to get worse at lower frequencies, where the greater the contribution of the horn, the greater the "contribution" of the horn.

Anyway, it just seems like it would be realistic to plan on and allow allow for modification of about every parameter of the horn during its development, if only to avoid getting stuck with a big, expensive loser, and no way to turn it around.

Best regards,
Paul S

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