Visit to Audiophile Bill to hear his horns project
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Is Likely might first attempt too. That is until my wife complains hahahaha.
Hi Erik,
Honestly I don’t know. You’ll have to hang in there as I experiment. Clearly 3 is most preferable for any normal house since you won’t have subs in slightly peculiar places in the room. I think naturally I would prefer subs worst case very slightly in front but preferably to side and behind if I am honest.
Any chance "laying" (instead of upright placing) the subs to the side walls could work?
For sure, Chris. There will be nothing wrong about doing your approach. I could even design a very nice coffee table or pair that are beast bass sub. That way, you won’t even care that it is far forward in the room.
I should also have mentioned - at moment the current design is deliberately boundary coupled (floor). If I was going for coffee table sub, I would redesign to fire from either front / back or sides.
Disguised as two benches on either side of the room
Or maybe even laying on the floor at the front, between the speakers where my lowboards are carrying my gear?
Bill
How important do you think time alignment is at 80Hz .. I suspect its going to more about optimal sub location to achieve a smooth response at listening position ... then perhaps phase matching ?
After all you have a 3.5m delay between front and rear wave to begin with
What is the new measuring gear your getting
Loving this thread of artisanal delight and positivity
Cheers
Phil
Bill, I am really enjoying reading about your project. Your woodwork is absolutely beautiful and your willingness to share it all with us here is most appreciated. This thread is what makes WBF such a great forum. Thank you so much.
It’s called wicked one in their DIY section…it’s even horn loaded to some extent
Disguised as two benches on either side of the room
Or maybe even laying on the floor at the front, between the speakers where my lowboards are carrying my gear?
Yes you could do that but probably better not to put tube gear on it.
Oh I just got the Dayton DAT 3 but that was for identifying T/S parameters at different voltages of the field coils.
In terms of the relevance of time alignment. I think people are torn on this subject at these bass frequencies. I have seen some folks going enormous lengths to do it and others ignoring it completely. Yes the location for smooth response and then phase matching is a relatively easier thing to accomplish if they are active. I was planning a simple passive crossover to start.
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So "Tango-style" is not advisable, then?
Ha. Well unless those subs are completely and utterly vibration free probably not an ideal plan
That was tongue-in-cheekHa. Well unless those subs are completely and utterly vibration free probably not an ideal plan
I have a servo sub that is bipole (not dipole) in a sealed box and you can set a wine glass on it with wine and see nary a ripple! Seems the cancellation in the box is very very good.Ha. Well unless those subs are completely and utterly vibration free probably not an ideal plan
All those vibrators underneath my amps make me wonder how audiophile like to catch a grasshopper riding an elephant.So "Tango-style" is not advisable, then?
Maybe the vibration from the subs creates some kind of natural vibes through the ML3sAll those vibrators underneath my amps make me wonder how audiophile like to catch a grasshopper riding an elephant.
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