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Compression Horns for Far field listening
I have a interest in makinga 2 way, with a FR 8 inch and sittinga TI Horn compression midtweeter on top, SEller mentioned something about the TI horn is better for far field listening.
My room is 10x12,
Is the compression Horn a good choice in that size room or should i stay with dome style tweeter.
The seller does not speak good english, what i think he is trying to get across is that his TI horn may not be ideal match for a small room acoustics.
Anyone have experience with TI Horns can chime in please.
The TI Horn will sit on top of a 8 inch Full Range.
Is this considered a 2 way??
My room is 10x12,
Is the compression Horn a good choice in that size room or should i stay with dome style tweeter.
The seller does not speak good english, what i think he is trying to get across is that his TI horn may not be ideal match for a small room acoustics.
Anyone have experience with TI Horns can chime in please.
The TI Horn will sit on top of a 8 inch Full Range.
Is this considered a 2 way??
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Your seller is right.
He is correct abouta TI Horn at near field,, <,IF>> one has gain at say 100-120 db level, I listen at low db level, sitting 8 ft from speaker , near field blare is not going to be a issue. when i move to arizona, hopefully i will have a bigger listening room, = can use a bit more gain. I HATE high db level, even if the speaker is the very best in the world. so nera field blare = no issue |
For best results use a proper crossover so the full range driver isn't making the high frequencies.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yes this is what we need to figure out, Which value cap will we employ on the 8 inch FR?? The Horn requires either a 1uf or 1.2uf. Mundorf only makes a 1uf and 1.6 in the cap i want. SESGO cap.,,ohh look i now see they offer a 1.5 SESGO So employinga 1uf vs 1.5, which allows more lower fq's to pass? I never can remember how uf values work out. |
You’ll need an inductor at least (for a 6db/oct slope), to block the highs from the 8" driver. http://www.apicsllc.com/apics/Misc/filter1.html Choose parts and a slope, via this, for the horn (1uF @ 8 Ohms = 17,000 Hz @6db/oct): https://www.v-cap.com/speaker-crossover-calculator.php You'll probably want a higher order than 2nd (6db/oct), for the horn. Give Madisound the driver specs and they can design a crossover, to fit your needs. https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/crossovers-and-parts/ You’ll be needing a way to attenuate the horn, to match the 8's lower SPL.
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one has gain at say 100-120 db level, I listen at low db level, sitting 8 ft from speaker , near field blare is not going to be a issue.It sounds like you might have to pad the tweeter down a bit as well. Most full range drivers are not as efficient as horn loaded compression drivers! |
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