Bass Horns

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How do horns work?

Horns are basically acoustic transformers. Because of this transformation, the horn driver is a fundamentally different design to most radiating-type drivers. It is only recently that horns can be modeled similar to sealed and ported styles of box. These programs convert drivers and boxesinto electro mechanical parts eg inductors resistors and capacitors. For horns this isnt so easy. Fortunately David Mcbean has produced this program for no charge purely for his own interest.
https://www.users.bigpond.com/dmcbean

For horn loading, you want a driver with a low Qts and a higher (relatively) Fs

Although people DID use to reccomend using high EPB woofers-this is generally only for wideband usage. For narrow band basshorn, a less 'optimal ' woofer may be used

for example-
the lab12 from https://www.eminence.com
Fs=22
Qts=0.4
Vas=125L
xmax=12mm
pe=400watt

-melhuish's horn site-read there for a start.
https://www.melhuish.org/audio/horn.html

mike.e learns about basshorns-the continuing saga

mike.e asks about basshorns
https://www.f16.parsimony.net/forum27133/messages/2036.htm

smooth flare vs stepped straight section
https://www.f16.parsimony.net/forum27133/messages/2075.htm

horn folding
https://www.f16.parsimony.net/forum27133/messages/2126.htm

basshorn labhorn
https://www.f16.parsimony.net/forum27133/messages/2112.htm

horn front chambers
https://www.f16.parsimony.net/forum27133/messages/2224.htm

-https://www.audioasylum.com -do a search there

-the 'labsub'text file what it is,why,acoustic power,basshorn theory and application.
https://www.geocities.com/xobt/TD.rtf

More labsub info
https://camphuisen.com/
https://www.prosoundweb.com/lsp
https://home.zonnet.nl/chriscam/data/topics/490.html
and mcbeans hornresp program at work-
https://www.geocities.com/basshornguy

im on these forums
audioroundtable.com
diysubwoofers.org at times
decware forums at times

you wont see me on audiophile forums ;-)

my new site
www.geocities.com/xobt

-Rapids basshorn-
https://hem.passagen.se/sajberrapid

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