Oddiofyl I believe that is when Altec was no longer Altec
Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy?
As just another way to build a loudspeaker system why such disputes in forums when horns are mentioned? They can solve many issues that plague standard designs but with all things have there own. So why such hate? As a loudspeaker designer I work with and can appreciate all transducer and loudspeaker types and I understand that we all have different needs budgets experiences tastes biases. But if you dare suggest horns so many have a problem with that suggestion..why?
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Sorry for my English , i want to share my speakers design knowledgeable as a speaker designer. Mostly all high efficiency LS get few main issues , First, Whizzer cone driver is not perfect to produce highs , but it can be solve to add supertweeter , Second-- bass is too weak, but also can be solve to add active bass module. Next is more problematic -- deficiency upper bass and midbass. There are call baffle step . it can be solve ,mechanically by make very big baffle like some Voxative LS, or make big Midbass Horn, Is very complicate to make flat frequansy response for Horn design. It is reason why a lot audiophile don t like Horn application, Too much coloration. But there are another way , to solve midbass problem and keep efficiency the same by adding active midbass driver cover frequansy up to 700 hz , So you amp will be loaded only for wide range and sypertweeter. |
I'm a speaker designer too and I listened to a horn/hybrid system for 10 years. (TAD 15 inch woofer/TAD horn and tweeter). There is nothing wrong with horns as a high end loudspeaker. I even used mine with ss amplification. The distortions levels from using the compression driver (in my case) were incredibly low. I'm talking about distortions due to operating the drivers at 2 percent of what they were made to do in terms of spl, or something equivalent. That said, I've gone back to cones and domes and I don't really miss the horns. There are pluses and minuses, but properly made they are a 100 percent valid approach toward a speaker. |
I don't understand why there's such a strong reaction to horns. |
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