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Old 03-23-2015, 05:45 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by babydriver View Post
Yes, but a 1/4 wave horn such as the La Scala (Klipsch) always goes in the corner so that it can use the walls of the room to extend the bass response. I'm not at all clear about how that could translate into an auto interior, which doesn't really have corners at all. Are there some photos of the speaker alone and/or installed in an automotive setup that I could view?

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A horn doesn't have to be corner loaded. Klipsch horns are designed to be, because the boundary wall continues the path of the horn. Corner loading IS very beneficial for horns because of the boundary effect, but it isn't necessary. If you're using HornResp, this can be specified by the percentage of space you're using. 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 space are the most common.


I had actually been responding to Koa's post on his mixing room, not cars specifically. However, if you want a horn in a car check out Bill Fitzmaurice's autotuba, http://www.billfitzmaurice.com/AutoTruckTuba.html. You could possibly do a truck tuba laying down flat in the trunk.
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