Conical horns whos using them and your opinion


On performance of such. I have been experimenting for 2 years with conical. I have also used most all flares and horn types about. I do feel there is something special about the conical performance. They are a pain to build and integrate due to size the ranges are narrow but they do disappear when in use image better than other flares wave guides I've used. Not sure I'm sold on it yet but seems to me a good route to explore. Wonder what other users of conical horns could add.
johnk

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Johnk, you probably already know this, but my suggestion would be: Don't equalize the on-axis dip you get in the treble region. It's an artifact of the in-phase mouth reflection; it moves up or down in frequency as you move the microphone closer or farther away, and it disappears once you're off-axis by 15 degrees or so. Just listen from off axis anyway and the mouth reflection dip becomes totally inconsequential.

Ralph, in my experience, conicals and quasi-conicals beam less than exponential or tractrix horns, and in trade-off require a more complex crossover. Several of my models use what conical guru Bill Woods has described as a "conical horn", including the Stormbringers that made a stop at your place a while back.

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