Darren Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 OK, sounds like a dumb question, but I was showing off my system to a friend last night and he was really impressed (never heard Klipsch before). I took off the grills and he fell in love. Then asked about the horns - an obvious difference from most speakers, and I talked for a few minutes before I realized I really didn't know how they worked or what really made them different from other tweeters. Help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cornell Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 I think your freind was in the dumb category there. Remember the old RCA record players with that big round thing sticking out on top, that was the horn. A regular tweeter uses a lot more power, with a horn load, you could deaf yourself with a 5 watt driver, the horn amplifies the driver, as with convetional tweeters, the sound comes from a flat paper surface, with no amplification, taking more power to hear it. Regards Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael hurd Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 A horn is merely a reasonably rigid boundary for a column of air. A horn allows a small diaphragm to do a move a lot of air compared to a direct radiator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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