snail shell

[maxxguy1 10+ year member]

ok i have hard so much about a snail shell box but i can't find out really what it is can someboddy tell me or show what they are on just one thang about it. it looks like a realy big slot port box can somebuddy just exsplain they are

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[mega1268 10+ year member]

lol bad question to ask lol people are gonna flame you for not searching. I mean there are about 3000 topics on it. but anywayz i believe its called a compact folded horn design. im not sure on taht thou. honestley it doesnt soudn that much better if at all better then a well built ported box.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

honestley it doesnt soudn that much better if at all better then a well built ported box.

It's a different design than a bass reflex, with different goals in mind //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[mega1268 10+ year member]

and if u want all the details http://www.Powered4sound.Com these are the guys that designed it. its basically supposed to be a supereffiecent ported box

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

these are the guys that designed it.

They hardly designed the backloaded horn...they just make a hellacious profit off of it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=51

http://melhuish.org/audio/DIY.html

Start looking at some BLH designs, see how they do it...