suitable horndesign for TangBand W8-740

Mayday · 14th April 2007, 02:30 PM

My brother inlaw is going to build a subhorn to go with his Buschhorn MkII TB, but the horn should also be able to shake the furniture when watching movies. His plan is to use two TangBand W8-740C as that is what he has (he has six of them, but more than two seems overkill).

Any suggestions which horn design might fit these drivers and isn't toooo big?

Thanks!

leadbelly · 14th April 2007, 05:44 PM

Well, at the risk of angering the powers at be by referring to a banned member's products, have you seen these:

http://www.billfitzmaurice.com/autotuba.html

Mayday · 14th April 2007, 05:52 PM

The tabletuba has been suggested to me on another forum, wonder which is the better one?

leadbelly · 14th April 2007, 05:57 PM

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Originally posted by Mayday
The tabletuba has been suggested to me on another forum, wonder which is the better one?

Let me ask the most often asked question on this forum: "better" for what?

Mayday · 14th April 2007, 06:05 PM

It's to be integrated with 4 Buschhorn MkII TB in a hometheatre system, but still play clean and detailed bass enough to fit with two of the buschhorns for musik listening.

leadbelly · 14th April 2007, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mayday
It's to be integrated with 4 Buschhorn MkII TB in a hometheatre system, but still play clean and detailed bass enough to fit with two of the buschhorns for musik listening.

Does it have to be a horn? I wouldn't use a horn at all for what you are decribing. The Buschorn should go pretty low on it's own, plus it's not a high SPL design, so you want a sub that goes pretty low to complement it. Bass horns in reasonable "living room" sizes are compromized in this respect, as a bass horn would have to be pretty big to go down low.

Mayday · 14th April 2007, 06:15 PM

Might be better off with a ported enclousure?

leadbelly · 14th April 2007, 06:57 PM

Personally, I would pick ported over horn for the application you are describing if faced with only those 2 choices. I built a couple of ported W8-740's and they are fine. The problem in applying the TB to sealed and ported enclosures is the big Vas. If you are looking for something more exotic to go with a horn, consider aperiodic, ML-TL, etc. If you are handy with electronics at all, consider a Linkwitz sealed.

Mayday · 14th April 2007, 07:02 PM

Just helping my brother in law out. I'll run a few simulations with 2 of theese drivers in a ported enclosure.

hm · 15th April 2007, 09:19 AM

Mayday,

look a few bass horns
http://www.hm-moreart.de/1.htm

14th April 2007, 02:30 PM	#1
Mayday diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sweden	suitable horndesign for TangBand W8-740 My brother inlaw is going to build a subhorn to go with his Buschhorn MkII TB, but the horn should also be able to shake the furniture when watching movies. His plan is to use two TangBand W8-740C as that is what he has (he has six of them, but more than two seems overkill). Any suggestions which horn design might fit these drivers and isn't toooo big? Thanks! __________________ The more you learn, the more you realize how little you know... Mayday DIY blogg

14th April 2007, 05:44 PM	#2
leadbelly diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Calgary, Alberta	Well, at the risk of angering the powers at be by referring to a banned member's products, have you seen these: http://www.billfitzmaurice.com/autotuba.html __________________ Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines. Enzo Ferrari

14th April 2007, 05:52 PM	#3
Mayday diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sweden	The tabletuba has been suggested to me on another forum, wonder which is the better one? __________________ The more you learn, the more you realize how little you know... Mayday DIY blogg

14th April 2007, 06:05 PM	#5
Mayday diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sweden	It's to be integrated with 4 Buschhorn MkII TB in a hometheatre system, but still play clean and detailed bass enough to fit with two of the buschhorns for musik listening. __________________ The more you learn, the more you realize how little you know... Mayday DIY blogg

14th April 2007, 06:15 PM	#7
Mayday diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sweden	Might be better off with a ported enclousure? __________________ The more you learn, the more you realize how little you know... Mayday DIY blogg


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14th April 2007, 06:57 PM	#8
leadbelly diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Calgary, Alberta	Personally, I would pick ported over horn for the application you are describing if faced with only those 2 choices. I built a couple of ported W8-740's and they are fine. The problem in applying the TB to sealed and ported enclosures is the big Vas. If you are looking for something more exotic to go with a horn, consider aperiodic, ML-TL, etc. If you are handy with electronics at all, consider a Linkwitz sealed. __________________ Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines. Enzo Ferrari

14th April 2007, 07:02 PM	#9
Mayday diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sweden	Just helping my brother in law out. I'll run a few simulations with 2 of theese drivers in a ported enclosure. __________________ The more you learn, the more you realize how little you know... Mayday DIY blogg

15th April 2007, 09:19 AM	#10
hm diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: near Hamburg Germany	Mayday, look a few bass horns http://www.hm-moreart.de/1.htm __________________ http://www.hm-moreart.de

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