A good loudspeaker doesn't "sound", It puts the music in the room, you couldn't even localize it in a proper stereo setup, no matter what technology is used.
What you call "open" is maybe the comb filter effect from an open baffle, that ripple really "sounds" but not transparent, rather phaser style.
What you call "open" is maybe the comb filter effect from an open baffle, that ripple really "sounds" but not transparent, rather phaser style.
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I thought it was simply a room effect, i.e. OB’s sound different because of the rear radiation interacting with the room in a way most speakers do not. What we hear is the power balance not on-axis FR. Maybe try cmparing OB and boxed out in the garden ?
The rest of it I always assumed is poor implementation / box too small - short path length echoes inside box escaping back through thin cone or a port.
The rest of it I always assumed is poor implementation / box too small - short path length echoes inside box escaping back through thin cone or a port.
short path length echoes inside box escaping back through thin cone or a port.
Short path, as in a shallow cabinet, means the reflections have a relatively high frequency, making them easier to absorb.
More comb filtering, more open? Maybe not, but well diffused low frequency due to dipole nature in the room may make speaker sound more open.
A true dipole has constant directivity.
Short path, as in a shallow cabinet, means the reflections have a relatively high frequency, making them easier to absorb.
No....?
Does this make sense?:
"Will the shallow VTL and DCR enclosures cause audible reflections behind the Eikona?
On the contrary, it will raise their frequency and make them easier to absorb through use of acoustic damping material placed behind the Eikona."
FAQ - E J Jordan Designs
"Will the shallow VTL and DCR enclosures cause audible reflections behind the Eikona?
On the contrary, it will raise their frequency and make them easier to absorb through use of acoustic damping material placed behind the Eikona."
FAQ - E J Jordan Designs
A box with no parallel (internal) surfaces really helps; an Aperiodic vent can also help. This is addition to wall dampening, box stuffing, etc. If you have internal bracing; these should also be non-parallel to any inside surface. Not as easy to design or build but the results are well worth it.
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