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Re: Why 120? [message #32001 is a reply to message #31999]

Tue, 19 September 2006 15:21

GarMan
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I think the original intent of the Smith horn is to provide a wide and diffused HF dispersion for use in a mono-single speaker setup. In modern multi-speaker systems, there's less of a need for such wide dispersion, so 90 or 60 degrees can make sense. Sensitivity may also increase.

I did noticed that when I switched from my 2380A horns (90x40) to the smiths, I loss a few dBs in sensitivity and had to adjust the L-pad. No big deal as most compression drivers have over 10dB advantage over the woofer, so there's lots of room to play with in the L-pad.

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		Back to the Horn By: GarMan on Tue, 19 September 2006 11:01
		Why 120? By: colinhester on Tue, 19 September 2006 14:02
		Re: Why 120? By: GarMan on Tue, 19 September 2006 15:21
		Re: Why 120? By: SteveBrown on Wed, 20 September 2006 05:01
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