How important is the Horn ? [message #52776] |
Sun, 19 October 2008 05:30 |
Champion
Messages: 40 Registered: May 2009
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Hi, how important is the horn itself on the sound? Is the quality of a horn loaded speaker mainly determined by the compression driver, or is the horn itself equally important. Can a good horn make the speaker sound smoother and warmer etc? Or does it only change imaging effect? And how does the different horn material (e.g. wood/plastic/metal) affect the sound? Thanks.
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Re: How important is the Horn ? [message #52790 is a reply to message #52788] |
Tue, 21 October 2008 00:20 |
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Wayne Parham
Messages: 18783 Registered: January 2001
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Well, like all things, quality is not always measured with a ruler, stopwatch or, in this case, acoustic measurement system. The best Rolls will never win any race, but it is a genuinely fine machine.That said, there is a difference in how different materials ring. The bell modes of a given horn made from different materials will be different. A metal horn might ring sharply, whereas a plastic horn of the same shape will not. A wood horn will probably be even more well damped. It all depends on the material, its hardness and internal stresses, damping, bracing, etc.
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