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16hz lover
04-09-2009, 06:54 AM
Sorry but I'm a newbie on horn system design and was wondering if there is general rule of thumb that can be applied to W style bass bins as far as how many db's of additional gain you achieve over the sensitivity of a woofer?

If I put a 95db sensitivity driver in a W style horn bin, what will the new sensitivity level be?

Thanks in advance and yes, I did a search.;)

Hoerninger
04-09-2009, 07:34 AM
what will the new sensitivity level be?...;)
It will rise due to
1. more directivity
2. improving the lower end especially with high Q speakers
and the most important
3. air flow transformation (?) with a smaller throat compared to the cone area.

For real numbers use Horn Loudspeaker Response Analysis Program (http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=12810&highlight=mcbean) by David McBean.
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Peter