(horns) If portability was not an issue

Hi all,
I've got an idea for a custom sound system for a 250capacity venue, which is rectangular shaped with the stage at one end. My question I have for you Acoustic wizards...

If space (lengthwise)was not an issue, and if I wanted to build a straight horn  that would have a response down to say... 35Hz or even 30Hz or lower, so that I could half the amount of reflex or 6th order cabs to hopefully just 1 or 2 18" horn loaded subs per side. A bit like the EM Quake, but stretched out. Are there any issues I need to consider when the horn is not folded? I've not dabbled with hornresp yet and I'm not too sure how to use it, but I'm guessing I'm looking at a 3m horn at least. I had a picture in my head of some boxes at the back of the stage which houses the drivers, with a couple of long expanding horns going all the way to the front of the stage.

OR am I being too ambitious?

Ideally I want the efficiency of a horn with a really deep cut off. Suited for bass heavy music like dubstep... etc.. And if I can make it look nice and different, that would be a bonus!

Thanks.

Here's a sketch I made to help you understand what I mean.

http://s128.photobucket.com/albums/p188/rave-roborg/ravehorn/

Have you seen this?

How big is the stage. Can you fold it under the stage?

If you are building a sub (30-100Hz) folding can not affect the frequency response because the valve length is too big. For upper range they do act as a bandpass filter.

The stage is about 8m square. Or so, not measured it properly yet.


Edited by Dr Burnz - 11 June 2008 at 1:12pm

Is that 2 separate horns with 3 drivers in each?

That design looks pretty much ideal to me. If I can load a couple of drivers per horn, It would save even more space!

If the subs go under the stage, then I'll have to keep them to a maximum of 50cm high or so.

Thanks for the posts guys, It's giving me more ideas of what I want to do.


Edited by Dr Burnz - 11 June 2008 at 2:48pm