Tapped Horn Anyone?

[DonH 5,000+ posts]

Simple question here people. Has anyone built a tapped horn and put it in there vehicle? I am really leaning towards building one of these enclosures for my truck just to experiment but i want to hear about anyones experiences if any....

if you dont know what a tapped horn is here is a good description straight from its creator

http://www.danleysoundlabs.com/pdf/danley_tapped.pdf

Click to read more...

 

[rollerdj 10+ year member]

i built one. never got a chance to use it. ask snoopytrooper. (i think that's his user name) spy built the same box for him. weather he used it or not, i don't know.

 

[DonH 5,000+ posts]

i built one. never got a chance to use it. ask snoopytrooper. (i think that's his user name) spy built the same box for him. weather he used it or not, i don't know.

alright i shall! thx for the quick reply. why didnt you use it? seems like a waste to me! they are so efficient its ridiculous!

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

check out http://www.decware.com for the wicked one or other box for a truck.

or

http://www.billfitzmaurice.com/autotuba.html

or

and http://www.speakerplans.com

or

http://www.pwkdesigns.com/

 

[DonH 5,000+ posts]

check out http://www.decware.com for the wicked one or other box for a truck.or

http://www.billfitzmaurice.com/autotuba.html

or

and http://www.speakerplans.com

or

http://www.pwkdesigns.com/

thx for the links but thoze are NOT tapped horns. extremely different than a traditional horn or folded horn etc.

 

[rollerdj 10+ year member]

ended up selling the sub. i still have it. i plan on building another sub to play in there later.

 

[DonH 5,000+ posts]

ended up selling the sub. i still have it. i plan on building another sub to play in there later.

why would you sell the sub??? the enclosure's design is for that exact sub you initially designed it for. make sure you build the sub exactly the same....

Anyways.... anyone running a tapped horn right now?? anyone??

 

[DonH 5,000+ posts]

anyone???!!!

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Unless you have a cargo van, from the size of the ones I've seen, good luck getting it inside a vehicle with a useful response...

 

[DonH 5,000+ posts]

Unless you have a cargo van, from the size of the ones I've seen, good luck getting it inside a vehicle with a useful response...

what!?! what designs have u seen?? one feature of a tapped horn is reduced size

 

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

not quite the smoothest roll off

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

what!?! what designs have u seen?? one feature of a tapped horn is reduced size

http://www.cowanaudio.com/th.html

Actually a lot like my BIBs...which were 6' tall for 6.5" drivers.

Not sure where the "reduced size" part is //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[DonH 5,000+ posts]

http://www.cowanaudio.com/th.html

Actually a lot like my BIBs...which were 6' tall for 6.5" drivers.

Not sure where the "reduced size" part is //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

i knew u were thinking about thoze! yes thoze are huge but there are better designs out there. my uncle showed me one i cant remember where he found it.

 

[Plutoman 10+ year member]

what!?! what designs have u seen?? one feature of a tapped horn is reduced size

At the top of the link quoted -

For a horn to operate properly it must not be acoustically small compared the frequencies (wavelengths) it is to radiate.Conventional horn theory and design formulae are based on this assumption. To meet this requirement the horn needs to be at

least one-half wavelength long at the low frequency cut-off of the horn and the circumference of the mouth must be at least one

wavelength. When used for low frequency reproduction this can make for a very large unwieldy horn that can becomes

impractical to make or move.

Just an fyi.

 

[DonH 5,000+ posts]

For a horn to operate properly it must not be acoustically small compared the frequencies (wavelengths) it is to radiate.Conventional horn theory and design formulae are based on this assumption. To meet this requirement the horn needs to be at

least one-half wavelength long at the low frequency cut-off of the horn and the circumference of the mouth must be at least one

wavelength. When used for low frequency reproduction this can make for a very large unwieldy horn that can becomes

impractical to make or move.

Just an fyi.

um u **** at reading. read on bro READ ON!!!!!!!! jesus

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