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folded horns [message #34967]

Sun, 03 February 2002 17:15

mckenzie
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Registered: May 2009

Esquire

Does anyone know where i can find design info for folded horns, especially advantages/disadvantages.

Thank you
Mckenzie

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Re: folded horns [message #34968 is a reply to message #34967]

Sun, 03 February 2002 17:41

Wayne Parham
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Registered: January 2001

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You've come to the right place! Find below a list of posts that contain information about folded horns in this forum.

Folded horn information

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Re: folded horns [message #34971 is a reply to message #34968]

Sun, 03 February 2002 23:17

mckenzie
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Registered: May 2009

Esquire

thanks for the quck answer, i have a fair amount of experience with DIY speakers but i am in the process of educating myself about horns so alot of this is greek to me. What kind of effciency gains to horn loaded systems offer? Am I right in assuming that different types of horns offer different effciency gains? If that assumption is right what type offers what effciency gain?Sorry to be such a pain, and thanks for all the help

Mckenzie

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Re: folded horns [message #34975 is a reply to message #34971]

Mon, 04 February 2002 10:41

Wayne Parham
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Registered: January 2001

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Direct radiators generally operate in the 1% range, sometimes as high as 5% efficiency. Horns are in the 25% to 50% range, sometimes as high as 75% efficiency. The one main drawback is they are large, even if sometimes being acoustically small as in the case of basshorns. A truncated horn can suffer peaky response and reduced efficiency. So there are tradeoffs to consider, as in all things.

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