2. speakers
  3. 194587-204098

Differences Between Folded Horn Speakers and Transmission Line Speakers

I've been looking at various DIY speaker builds and came across a folder horn speaker and I've also seen transmission line speakers. I've tried to google the differences in the two, as they look similar, but I suspect that there are differences. The only visual difference that I've noticed (I've only seen one folded horn, so the comparison pool is very small) is that the folded horn seem to have a larger opening than the transmission line speakers. Maybe it's just the one speaker that I saw, so I don't know that would always be the case. I'm hoping someone on the forum is much more knowledgeable about these things than I am. 

mcraghead

Showing 1 response by deep_333

deep_333
1,871 posts
 

Optimal positioning of a speaker for optimal soundfield, imaging, etc is never usually the optimal spot for low bass... hence the need for installing subs at the right spots (whether some speaker was full range or not didn’t matter)

Hence, the focus on a transmission line speaker design is usually a lost cause... a vestigial idea from a time when high quality subs weren’t really a thing.

a) DIY some high efficiency horn speaker with all the merits of such and put it at the right spot. 

b) DIY a ’transmission line subwoofer’ and put it at the right spot,

(win win...)

More to discover