Tapped Horn – This concept is provided to minimize the size of the enclosure and still provided the response that a larger horn would provide. As implied, the bandpass design exhibits both low- and high-frequency roll offs of 12 dB/octave achieving a typical response of 40 – 120 Hz. This would be the same as using a two single folded horn cabinet design setting side by side but designed into one cabinet and using one speaker element.īandPass – A chambers ported enclosure with the speaker element mounted on a baffle between two of the internal chambers. W-Bin – A concept of a front loaded horn that uses a horns on each side of the speaker element. The increased efficiency of horn loading naturally requires lower power levels and a speaker sensitivities in upper 90s or low 100s. Ten to 15dB of acoustical gain means that, everything else being equal, a horn-loaded transducer never abandons its area of linearity - even at high levels. For equivalent output levels, a horn-loaded driver undergoes significantly reduced excursion from a directly air-loaded competitor. As a result, horn speakers are quite common in the world of sound reinforcement where high decibel levels are more important than high fidelity.įolded Horn – A concept that is the same as the front loaded horn with the exception that the length is greater due to the bending of the flare inside the speaker enclosure. Horns add considerable acoustic gain to the driver resulting in a loudspeaker of much higher efficiency than conventional designs.
The result is greater acoustic output from a given driver. Rear Loaded Horn – A loudspeaker that uses a horn flare to vent the rear of the speaker element to increase the overall efficiency of the speaker element. As a result, horn speakers are quite common in the world of sound reinforcement where high decibel levels are more important than high fidelity. Horns add considerable acoustic gain to the driver resulting in a loudspeaker of much higher efficiency than conventional designs.
This increase in efficiency comes with flaws, this enclosure can have poor transient response and the lack of dynamics with recorded music without the use of a subs.įront Loaded Horn – A loudspeaker that uses a horn flare in front of the speaker element to increase the overall efficiency of the speaker element. Bass Reflex – A speaker cabinet also known as ported or vented cabinet is an enclosure that is provided with a vent to allow air to exit from the inside of the enclosure. The port enables the sound from the inside of the enclosure to increase the efficiency of the system at low frequencies. This cabinet is designed for maximum output but sacrificing the sound quality.
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