tapped horn design, how to?

[gychang]

I am interested in high efficiency sub to use for music, not HT setup. (does not have to go to <40Hz...). Have a relatively large room and mainly listen to jazz and occasional classical music.

I will be driving my main speakers (likely high efficiency fullrange) with t-amp which is modified. Likely main speakers will need assistance below <100-150Hz.

Is there a basic guide somewhere so I can buy a reasonable subwoofer (8" or less) design, and ?separate amp, crossover etc?

thanks,

gychang

[j.michael droke]

Originally Posted by gychang

I am interested in high efficiency sub to use for music, not HT setup. (does not have to go to <40Hz...). Have a relatively large room and mainly listen to jazz and occasional classical music.I will be driving my main speakers (likely high efficiency fullrange) with t-amp which is modified. Likely main speakers will need assistance below <100-150Hz.Is there a basic guide somewhere so I can buy a reasonable subwoofer (8" or less) design, and ?separate amp, crossover etc?thanks,gychang

Hi There: Your title addresses tapped horns, As of now the design has an international patten application, only Dantley Spound Labs can sell the TH, they sell a home version called SPUD. You can contact them on the net. Otherwise, there are numerous threads on this sit about designing and constructing TH's for home use, including a DIY version of the SPUD (uses 2 8-inch drivers, but all th's are somewhat larger than typical comercial home subs). Try the web site for Parts Express for components for all kinds of subs. PE has some designs available on their site. ....regards, Michael

[tb46]

Hi,

This is a thread for a home-build TH-SPUD:

Dual 8" tapped horn = TH-SPUD

This is a thread for a nice LAB12 tapped horn:

Lab12 - Tapped Horn -

This is a thread for a very nice small tapped horn that might well fit what you are looking for:

Reed Exodus Anarchy 25hz Tapped Horn - AVS Forum

This is lilmike's (littlemike's) tutorial on designing tapped horns w/ Hornresp:

Simple Tapped Horn Tutorial using Hornresp - AVS Forum

And-just in case you happen to have a few extra hours available-here is the "Collaborative Tapped horn project" thread:

Collaborative Tapped horn project

Let us know what you find,
Regards,

[gychang]

Originally Posted by tb46

Hi,

This is a thread for a home-build TH-SPUD:

Dual 8" tapped horn = TH-SPUD

This is a thread for a nice LAB12 tapped horn:

Lab12 - Tapped Horn -

This is a thread for a very nice small tapped horn that might well fit what you are looking for:

Reed Exodus Anarchy 25hz Tapped Horn - AVS Forum

This is lilmike's (littlemike's) tutorial on designing tapped horns w/ Hornresp:

Simple Tapped Horn Tutorial using Hornresp - AVS Forum

And-just in case you happen to have a few extra hours available-here is the "Collaborative Tapped horn project" thread:

Collaborative Tapped horn project

Let us know what you find,
Regards,

Oliver, thanks so much. I will go over each one carefully. gychang

[chris661]

Originally Posted by tb46

Hi,

......

This is a thread for a very nice small tapped horn that might well fit what you are looking for:

Reed Exodus Anarchy 25hz Tapped Horn - AVS Forum

..........

Let us know what you find,
Regards,

Seconded. I've got 2 and they're brill.
The only problem is you can't make sure the speaker excursion isn't getting too silly... But try as I might (with 120w/ch), I haven't managed to get any bad sounds out.