I have a lot of old Dayton-Wright ESL panels, maybe 30 or so. Each is about 6 wide x 16 inches high.
So, I've been thinking about some kind of continuous wall of sound*. But I've been wondering about how to think about channels. Obviously, it would be simplest to have just two channels and two amps (and/or bi-amp'ing as needed for subs and maybe tweeters in each channel).
The simplest way is to just have 16 panels on the left with the left channel and 16 on the right with the right channel. That's conventional.
Then I thought maybe better sound would be 12 on the left, 12 on the right, and the middle 8 would still be driven by the L and R amps, but some reversed in position so as to put a bit of R just left of centre and a bit of L just right of centre.
Next up in complexity would be a centre section formed by mixing L and R and feeding it to a third amp (or bi-amp). I have been using a single low-bass channel ("mixed bass") for the last 50 years.
My interests for the moment are purely in addressing the question making a great way to re-create serious music at home if you had a "blank sheet of paper" and a few dozen panels.
Any thoughts appreciated.
Ben
*yes I know, ESLs don't like walls. But for the moment, I am talking about channels, not room placement or other down-the-road questions like that, except as relevant to the larger issues.
So, I've been thinking about some kind of continuous wall of sound*. But I've been wondering about how to think about channels. Obviously, it would be simplest to have just two channels and two amps (and/or bi-amp'ing as needed for subs and maybe tweeters in each channel).
The simplest way is to just have 16 panels on the left with the left channel and 16 on the right with the right channel. That's conventional.
Then I thought maybe better sound would be 12 on the left, 12 on the right, and the middle 8 would still be driven by the L and R amps, but some reversed in position so as to put a bit of R just left of centre and a bit of L just right of centre.
Next up in complexity would be a centre section formed by mixing L and R and feeding it to a third amp (or bi-amp). I have been using a single low-bass channel ("mixed bass") for the last 50 years.
My interests for the moment are purely in addressing the question making a great way to re-create serious music at home if you had a "blank sheet of paper" and a few dozen panels.
Any thoughts appreciated.
Ben
*yes I know, ESLs don't like walls. But for the moment, I am talking about channels, not room placement or other down-the-road questions like that, except as relevant to the larger issues.
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