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<blockquote data-quote="Evan Kirkendall" data-source="post: 59990" data-attributes="member: 5"><p>Re: Some horn findings on some boxs I built</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Alan,</p><p>There's a lot of reasons why it sounds bad. And the biggest, and most common mistake is mismatching horns and drivers. There's a good bit more to it then just picking a horn, driver and bolting them together. You need to match the flare of the compression driver's throat to the flare of the horn's throat. Most driver manufacturers make horns that match up nicely to their own products. If you don't match them up, you'll run into some of the issues you're experiencing. Another issue, as Silas pointed out is CD EQ. There's a reason most manufacturers put a larger boost up top.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Evan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Evan Kirkendall, post: 59990, member: 5"] Re: Some horn findings on some boxs I built Alan, There's a lot of reasons why it sounds bad. And the biggest, and most common mistake is mismatching horns and drivers. There's a good bit more to it then just picking a horn, driver and bolting them together. You need to match the flare of the compression driver's throat to the flare of the horn's throat. Most driver manufacturers make horns that match up nicely to their own products. If you don't match them up, you'll run into some of the issues you're experiencing. Another issue, as Silas pointed out is CD EQ. There's a reason most manufacturers put a larger boost up top. Evan [/QUOTE]
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