Horn vs TL

Gunawan W · 21st September 2010, 03:00 AM

Hi all,
anybody can help me explaining the plus and minus of
Tapped Horn vs Folded TL for subwoofer?

I am going to build a sub, but still can't decide wether TH or TL,
the sub should have enough gain down to 25Hz, but don't need to shaking glass window, just comfortable to hear in room with size 15ftx25ft
(85dB at Fs, maybe?)

thank's

soho54 · 21st September 2010, 07:57 PM

There are no pros or cons. Either is fine, as long as you get what you are after out of it.

Bjohannesen · 22nd September 2010, 02:04 PM

Try my design.
Low cost
"Invisible"
No boomy bass

http://www.audioxpress.com/magsdirx/...nnesen2835.pdf

Hi from
Bjorn Johannesen

christophorus · 23rd September 2010, 01:28 PM

Hi Bjorn,
that is a smart way to hide the sub!

thank's

MaVo · 24th September 2010, 04:32 PM

A true horn is BIG and gets the most SPL out of the driver, TL is smaller and less efficient. TH is somewhere inbetween. Apart from that, just get the system that suits your needs in terms of size, spl and response, as they have all the same soundquality, if done correct.

christophorus · 25th September 2010, 08:17 AM

Thanks Mavo,
no wonder so many TH sub but hard to find TL sub thread in this forum.

So for TH sub what is a good program to use for it? HornResp?

Chris.

MaVo · 25th September 2010, 02:46 PM

Hornresp, yes. But designing those horns has a little learning curve. If you want reliable results, search for one of the million threads from people who allready build one and clone it. Volvotreter (he has his own homepage) comes to my mind here. Great stuff.

christophorus · 26th September 2010, 01:25 AM

thanks Mavo, for the link,
what is the difficult thing or to look carefully when designing tapped horn sub?

MaVo · 26th September 2010, 04:46 PM

the difficult part is the decision if you spend !!! alot !!! of time learning from all the main th threads (use search) or trust in someones design.

christophorus · 27th September 2010, 03:48 AM

I knew that, thank's

21st September 2010, 03:00 AM	#1
Gunawan W diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia	Horn vs TL Hi all, anybody can help me explaining the plus and minus of Tapped Horn vs Folded TL for subwoofer? I am going to build a sub, but still can't decide wether TH or TL, the sub should have enough gain down to 25Hz, but don't need to shaking glass window, just comfortable to hear in room with size 15ftx25ft (85dB at Fs, maybe?) thank's

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21st September 2010, 07:57 PM	#2
soho54 diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Georgia	There are no pros or cons. Either is fine, as long as you get what you are after out of it.

22nd September 2010, 02:04 PM	#3
Bjohannesen diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Copenhagen	Try my design. Low cost "Invisible" No boomy bass http://www.audioxpress.com/magsdirx/...nnesen2835.pdf Hi from Bjorn Johannesen

23rd September 2010, 01:28 PM	#4
christophorus diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003	Hi Bjorn, that is a smart way to hide the sub! thank's

24th September 2010, 04:32 PM	#5
MaVo diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Herne	A true horn is BIG and gets the most SPL out of the driver, TL is smaller and less efficient. TH is somewhere inbetween. Apart from that, just get the system that suits your needs in terms of size, spl and response, as they have all the same soundquality, if done correct.

25th September 2010, 08:17 AM	#6
christophorus diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003	Thanks Mavo, no wonder so many TH sub but hard to find TL sub thread in this forum. So for TH sub what is a good program to use for it? HornResp? Chris.

25th September 2010, 02:46 PM	#7
MaVo diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Herne	Hornresp, yes. But designing those horns has a little learning curve. If you want reliable results, search for one of the million threads from people who allready build one and clone it. Volvotreter (he has his own homepage) comes to my mind here. Great stuff.

26th September 2010, 01:25 AM	#8
christophorus diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003	thanks Mavo, for the link, what is the difficult thing or to look carefully when designing tapped horn sub?

26th September 2010, 04:46 PM	#9
MaVo diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Herne	the difficult part is the decision if you spend !!! alot !!! of time learning from all the main th threads (use search) or trust in someones design.

27th September 2010, 03:48 AM	#10
christophorus diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003	I knew that, thank's