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horn throat size? [message #18145]

Mon, 19 September 2005 13:13

Floyd Andrews
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Registered: May 2009

Baron

What is the effect of a horn throat that is too large for a particular cone speaker?

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Re: horn throat size? [message #18146 is a reply to message #18145]

Mon, 19 September 2005 16:11

Wayne Parham
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Registered: January 2001

Illuminati (33rd Degree)

As throat size is increased, efficiency is generally reduced, but throat distortion is too. If there is no phase plug, HF response is usually extended a little bit because path length differences are reduced. These general trends continue until throat area equals diaphragm area.

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