Yes, I am an idiot and know nutting, so now I want to start experimenting with horns and flat panel or DML speakers, not for the same speaker tho. Or maybe I can combine them, no 
The common factor here is FR drivers (exciter). As far as speaker design goes, I am an ignoramus, never before attempted anything of the sort. Building speaker coffins, maybe about a dozen or so. Subs for various uses, also quite a few. But never anything to do with Horns, TLs, TQWTs or DMLs. Just some background for relevance.
I have various bookshelf speakers by Mission, B&W, Monitor Audio and a set of near mint Yamaha NS690 Mark IIIs, TLS Refrence Sub and Yamaha active studio speakers. In the past had some Tannoys, Bostons, Polk, Jamo, AR etc etc. For headphones I currently own the HP1 Yamaha Orthodynamics restored, AKG, Sony and Tascam TH-02. So a good spread of speakers and sound generators to compare to.
I am in the process of auditioning, in the next few weeks, my first pair of FR speakers. Hopefully, all indications of their pedigree seems to indicate classy, they will work out and I will buy them. Will post about those soon. This is for my Dynaco SCA-35 integrated amp.
All this is because of how my mind works. I just have to understand stuff. Horn speakers, and even more so DMLs, intrigues me. Just because the flat panels workings are completely different to cone type drivers. Speaker drivers with modern lower efficiency and higher power handling vs higher efficiency but lower power handling and full range units is another intriguing trait. The difference between modern 2 way and multi way speakers and their phasing and timing vs FR systems where some of these traits does not exist, is attractive, altho they have different traits. And yes, everything is a compromise of some sort. Both types are compromised.
I do have, and use, REW with a Minidsp calibrated microphone, and my guess is I will use it quite a bit more for the experimentation here. The real world, unlike ideal formulas and mathematical equations, is not ideal, indeed flawed, as are the rooms where we use these speakers. It is fairly common knowledge that the room normally dominate LF response and not the coffin and its driver.
Lots of reading up, and experimentation to follow, nevermind getting all the materials to do the experimentation with. Then the brainstorming and finding creative solutions to crappy response curves, bad materials properties and all the compromises to make the process of creating a new design somewhat acceptable. Maybe all of this turns out to be a bust and wast of time and money. At least have some fun and learn something of this fools errand
Groetnis
PS: do chime in, I need all the help on here please. Also it’s a nice sound board, no pun intended….
The common factor here is FR drivers (exciter). As far as speaker design goes, I am an ignoramus, never before attempted anything of the sort. Building speaker coffins, maybe about a dozen or so. Subs for various uses, also quite a few. But never anything to do with Horns, TLs, TQWTs or DMLs. Just some background for relevance.I have various bookshelf speakers by Mission, B&W, Monitor Audio and a set of near mint Yamaha NS690 Mark IIIs, TLS Refrence Sub and Yamaha active studio speakers. In the past had some Tannoys, Bostons, Polk, Jamo, AR etc etc. For headphones I currently own the HP1 Yamaha Orthodynamics restored, AKG, Sony and Tascam TH-02. So a good spread of speakers and sound generators to compare to.
I am in the process of auditioning, in the next few weeks, my first pair of FR speakers. Hopefully, all indications of their pedigree seems to indicate classy, they will work out and I will buy them. Will post about those soon. This is for my Dynaco SCA-35 integrated amp.
All this is because of how my mind works. I just have to understand stuff. Horn speakers, and even more so DMLs, intrigues me. Just because the flat panels workings are completely different to cone type drivers. Speaker drivers with modern lower efficiency and higher power handling vs higher efficiency but lower power handling and full range units is another intriguing trait. The difference between modern 2 way and multi way speakers and their phasing and timing vs FR systems where some of these traits does not exist, is attractive, altho they have different traits. And yes, everything is a compromise of some sort. Both types are compromised.
I do have, and use, REW with a Minidsp calibrated microphone, and my guess is I will use it quite a bit more for the experimentation here. The real world, unlike ideal formulas and mathematical equations, is not ideal, indeed flawed, as are the rooms where we use these speakers. It is fairly common knowledge that the room normally dominate LF response and not the coffin and its driver.
Lots of reading up, and experimentation to follow, nevermind getting all the materials to do the experimentation with. Then the brainstorming and finding creative solutions to crappy response curves, bad materials properties and all the compromises to make the process of creating a new design somewhat acceptable. Maybe all of this turns out to be a bust and wast of time and money. At least have some fun and learn something of this fools errand
Groetnis
PS: do chime in, I need all the help on here please. Also it’s a nice sound board, no pun intended….
