Screen in horn mouth?

Stocker · 7th March 2005, 10:03 PM

I am thinking of a pair of horns for a full-range system in a house with small children who may be intersted in dropping things into the throat of the horn...

Will a screen or grill cloth over the mouth of a horn affect the output or sound of the speaker?

jeff mai · 7th March 2005, 10:43 PM

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Originally posted by Stocker
I am thinking of a pair of horns for a full-range system in a house with small children who may be intersted in dropping things into the throat of the horn...

Fear of punishment will certainly have a less deleterious effect on the sound than a screen and it will serve a multitude of other purposes later on.

Stocker · 7th March 2005, 11:18 PM

Fear of punishment is, trust me, part of the plan.

But that doesn't change the curious nature of kids! Hey, I wonder what will happen if I drop this little stuffed bunny down the hole in this big box...

If I were to make these, it would be a semi-permanent install due to the hassle of moving them for cleaning... hence the question.

After all,

only goes so far.

phase_accurate · 8th March 2005, 06:30 AM

I would mount that thingie in a way that it could be removed later on (when your kids are old enough to take care).
I don't know how its sonic impact actually is, there will be one for sure but I don't know how much.

But my imagination tells me that it won't be severe since it is placed where velocity is low and pressure is high. If you have a look at professional horn drivers then you will notice that some have fine screens at exactly that place.

Regards

Charles

Rademakers · 8th March 2005, 10:15 AM

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since it is placed where velocity is low and pressure is high.

Isn't the other way around?

Mvg Johan

baggystevo82 · 8th March 2005, 10:34 AM

At the mouth I would have thought so.
Steve

edit: unless you were on about putting a screen deeper inside?

Stocker · 8th March 2005, 11:21 PM

I am thinking of a screen to cover the whole mouth and driver area. Some have argued (with empirical evidence, no less) that a speaker grille is audible. My electronics are nowhere near good enough to show it up.

baggystevo82 · 9th March 2005, 09:39 AM

As was mentioned above I think, so long as you made it removable for when the kids weren't around and/or could be trusted to to damage them...
Steve

7th March 2005, 10:03 PM	#1
Stocker diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Austin	Screen in horn mouth? I am thinking of a pair of horns for a full-range system in a house with small children who may be intersted in dropping things into the throat of the horn... Will a screen or grill cloth over the mouth of a horn affect the output or sound of the speaker? __________________ Jesus loves you.

7th March 2005, 11:18 PM	#3
Stocker diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Austin	Fear of punishment is, trust me, part of the plan. But that doesn't change the curious nature of kids! Hey, I wonder what will happen if I drop this little stuffed bunny down the hole in this big box... If I were to make these, it would be a semi-permanent install due to the hassle of moving them for cleaning... hence the question. After all, only goes so far. __________________ Jesus loves you.

8th March 2005, 11:21 PM	#7
Stocker diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Austin	I am thinking of a screen to cover the whole mouth and driver area. Some have argued (with empirical evidence, no less) that a speaker grille is audible. My electronics are nowhere near good enough to show it up. __________________ Jesus loves you.

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8th March 2005, 06:30 AM	#4
phase_accurate diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland	I would mount that thingie in a way that it could be removed later on (when your kids are old enough to take care). I don't know how its sonic impact actually is, there will be one for sure but I don't know how much. But my imagination tells me that it won't be severe since it is placed where velocity is low and pressure is high. If you have a look at professional horn drivers then you will notice that some have fine screens at exactly that place. Regards Charles

8th March 2005, 10:34 AM	#6
baggystevo82 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Herefordshire	At the mouth I would have thought so. Steve edit: unless you were on about putting a screen deeper inside?

9th March 2005, 09:39 AM	#8
baggystevo82 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Herefordshire	As was mentioned above I think, so long as you made it removable for when the kids weren't around and/or could be trusted to to damage them... Steve

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