That's the ESB 240L which was produced for the Italian market back in 1969 by Vincenzo Biasella.
It was said to superb for Jazz, exceeding the sound of American brands, but also played well with classical music.
https://www.esbcar.com/50-years
It was said to superb for Jazz, exceeding the sound of American brands, but also played well with classical music.
https://www.esbcar.com/50-years
Pretty sure he didn't mean it literally... Also, even if there were no pattern it still wouldn't TECHNICALLY be random. They made the conscious decision to place a driver in a spot, therefore not random. Again though, it's pretty obvious he didn't actually mean "random" by its dictionary definition
Yes. There is a trend to put speakers on facets aimed at creating reflections, yet doubling them up can reduce their dispersion. Plus, why two tweeters per face and two mids. Isn't there a changing need with frequency, or was this to make things look symmetrical? I'm uncertain. Could there be something hidden in the crossover?
-looks a little like it's trying to control horizontal radiation with combing (..basically a 5-way design).
..the close proximity drivers to widen the top of their output and the far driver pairs to narrow the radiation at the bottom of their output.
..the close proximity drivers to widen the top of their output and the far driver pairs to narrow the radiation at the bottom of their output.
Its either going to work well or it isn't.
If you get lucky and throw it in a box with favorable boundaries and alter the port (providing its a BR not sealed).
A better one is what would happen if you wired the N/P wires on a 15" sub to a live AC thats packing 120 volts?
I already know the answer. Dont try this at home btw. Don't stand or put anything in front of it if you decide to.
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McIntosh XR5 speakers spotted a double midrange in that fashion. But they had a big (8"?) Midrange and, as the woofer, roll ext suspension. As we learn here, the SPL output of the woofer must be matched by the midrange driver, and SPL Is mostly dictated by diameter...
Uhhmm, the wires near the VC suggest otherwise: the big One Is the PR
