Quote Originally Posted by Alien_Shore View Post
Alan,
I have many of the same questions as you (and others) are recently posing here.
In my research, I've found that the topic is very complex and there aren't many good articles published for the layperson. Take a look at this thread where I've linked some of the better articles that I've found. It will provide a start at least in understanding some of the fundamentals of horns and the science behind them.
That's some pretty heady stuff there. Honestly, I don't think I even want to understand it all. At my age there is only so much room left on the old hard drive. If I let too much more in there I might lose vital data...like my name.

This is an example of what leads to my confusion. Here is a data sheet on the 1225A HF cabinet. On the first page it says the 805B horn "operates from 800Hz to beyond audibility". http://altecpro.com/pdfs/vintage/Spe...%20Systems.pdf

Then down below it says the 1225A enclosure, with only the 805B horn in it, has a frequency range from 300Hz to 8000Hz. That makes no sense to me.

I'm now in the camp of just try it and see what happens. I know my 806A CDs go down to 500Hz. I'm going to tune my crossover that low and see what I hear. If I like it, who cares, right? If not, I'll adjust it until I do. The good thing is I know what sounds good...to me at least. I have a sound in my head that I'm trying to achieve. I really don't care what the numbers are.