Horn-loaded loudspeakers built around TAD-style compression drivers and dedicated woofers present a peculiar challenge: the acoustic centres of those drivers…
A horn-loaded loudspeaker is only as good as the energy management at its narrowest point. The throat, where the compression driver meets the expanding flare,…
In a horn-loaded loudspeaker, the horn is more than a visual feature surrounding the compression driver. Its flare controls acoustic impedance, dispersion and…
Horn-loaded loudspeakers are valued for their efficiency, dynamic ease and ability to produce a highly articulate presentation from relatively modest amplifier…
Selecting the correct woofer cone stiffness for a given horn crossover frequency is a mechanical and acoustic decision, not simply a choice between “soft” and…
A demo room can make an excellent loudspeaker sound ordinary if its position excites strong room modes, creates early reflections, or places the listening seat…
Soundstage depth is often described as the distance between the listener and the apparent front-to-back layers of a recording. A vocal may seem close, a drum…
Hybrid horn systems split the spectrum deliberately, asking a horn-loaded compression driver to handle mids and highs with throw and efficiency while a…
Every crossover network lives or dies by the consistency of its individual parts. In horn-loaded loudspeakers that use TAD-Pioneer compression drivers and…
A horn loudspeaker's job extends well beyond simply amplifying the output of a compression driver. Its geometry dictates how a sound wavefront expands from a…