A speaker system includes a speaker driver loaded by a horn waveguide. The
speaker driver reproduces sound within an extended frequency range that
includes a high frequency band between 8 kHz and 11 kHz. In the preferred
embodiment, the extended frequency range includes a wide frequency band
between 2 kHz and 11 kHz (and most preferably including the frequency
band between 800 Hz and 11 kHz). The horn waveguide has an
axi-symmetrical waveguide surface that provides uniform polar dispersion
at dispersion angles greater than 90 degrees for sound within the
extended frequency range. The waveguide surface preferably has an annular
cross section with a radial dimension that increases curvilinearly from
its throat to its mouth, such as a tractroid surface.