Earl's elliptical waveguide has smooth transition from circular throat to elliptical mouth?
I can mold elliptical waveguides up to 98cm diameter. Anyone interested?
I can mold elliptical waveguides up to 98cm diameter. Anyone interested?
Sure
What would it look like
What would it be made of
What would it cost
And I would like 1.5" throath
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What would it look like
What would it be made of
What would it cost
And I would like 1.5" throath
🙂
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What would it look like
What would it be made of
What would it cost
And I would like 1.5" throat
Made of polyester resin (white/green/blue/yellow). We had a client who wanted carbon fiber large horn, no problem. Cost only when exact drawing is supplied. What about drawing several cross sections in 3D app. with leading spline and morph circular shape to an ellipsoidal?
Anyone interested in 12-15" OS waveguides, baffle mountable?
Yep
Anyone interested in 12-15" OS waveguides, baffle mountable?
You didn't tell us that you can do color patterns as well !
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Michael
Anyone interested in 12-15" OS waveguides, baffle mountable?
Well lets talk euros! I know you said cost only after exact drawing... but surely a rough estimate can be given.
What sort of price for a 12" and 15" round waveguide like the one pictured?
Lets make it 18" 😎 or at least much bigger mouth roundings please
Problem is, will it fit just one driver
If you order an Azura waveguide you will be asked about exact throath diameter and exit angle
Problem is, will it fit just one driver
If you order an Azura waveguide you will be asked about exact throath diameter and exit angle

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Well lets talk euros! I know you said cost only after exact drawing... but surely a rough estimate can be given.
This horn of similar size was listed ~90 Euro/each but it was standalone version. It takes 3 days by one man so it will be hard to make it lower.
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We have not ordered it yet 😉 Still looking for a compromise between total radius/size and the mouth roundover radius. We'll probably make it 35cm in total diameter (13.78") with approx. 2" roundover radius...
Which driver do have in mind fore reference
I am considering 1.5" BMS Overview
Its actually just a 1" (44mm ) with large 1.5" exit
Special driver, and 1.4" seems more common, but expencive
Others have mentioned some 1" Celestion to sound good
All affordable
btw, somewhere theres a simulation of OS with optimised longer throath transistion, very smooth
I think it was soongsc
I am considering 1.5" BMS Overview
Its actually just a 1" (44mm ) with large 1.5" exit
Special driver, and 1.4" seems more common, but expencive
Others have mentioned some 1" Celestion to sound good
All affordable
btw, somewhere theres a simulation of OS with optimised longer throath transistion, very smooth
I think it was soongsc
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Just from simulation, diaphram interaction with the throat seems complicated, so it seems impossible to generalize. In my simulations, longer throat seemed to lower the cutoff frequency, the high frequency sort of suffers in smoothness.
longer throat seemed to lower the cutoff frequency, the high frequency sort of suffers in smoothness.
Im not sure we are talking about the same thing
I wasnt suggesting a longer throat
I was talking about a sim you showd with more/wider rounded transition from throat to OS shape
The OS throat is what's necessary to widen the beam at the top frequencies. However, the flare shape can significantly influence the smoothness of the overall response. In sims, the part from the diaphragm to the throat seems to have effect in almost anywhere in the operation range of the horned/driver.
However, the flare shape can significantly influence the smoothness of the overall response.
I think you showed a nice one with just slightly curvature
This one has an annular compression driver.
The driver has a diaphram area 3 times bigger than the 20mm. throat, and it has close to a conjugate match to the horn and outside of horn field.
rcw.

The driver has a diaphram area 3 times bigger than the 20mm. throat, and it has close to a conjugate match to the horn and outside of horn field.
rcw.
How did you simulate that? In AxiDriver?This one has an annular compression driver.
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The driver has a diaphram area 3 times bigger than the 20mm. throat, and it has close to a conjugate match to the horn and outside of horn field.
rcw.
That configuration has not finalized yet. I think it's getting close to two different beam patterns. Then a liatening test to determine which one to go with.I think you showed a nice one with just slightly curvature
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