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In the Forum: Horn-Loaded Speakers
In the Thread: Rakeshorns
Post Subject: It might mean nothing to you...Posted by Romy the Cat on: 10/19/2011
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Very good. One thing that I would like to note that you might not consider now as you have no practical experience with those things for now. This thing is a personal preference and has no impact to sound.

I personally prefer when I sit in my listening spot and look at the speaker then I would like do NOT see the mechanisms the hold the speakers. If I see the harness that holds the channels then it gives to me some overly utilitarian feeling. It always likes some “glory” of American architecture when they build beautiful houses with magnificence façade and in the middle of everything they run an ugly fire escape latter that made the whole appurtenance very functional but esthetically unpleasant. For sure no one argue the need of fire escape but you what I mean.

So, I personally prefer do not see any side-element of frame from listening spot. This is why I criticized Jessie’s Fundamentals Hors that in my view had too much harness visible.  If you look at the speaker from 45 degree then it will look like it flying in air – very cool appurtenance. If you look at the image below then you see that there is no frame visible on side:

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Looking at your drawing I am afraid that the left of the right legs will be sticking out of the perimeter of the upperbass horn. There is nothing to be afraid; it might be not a big deal for you. You might also to moderate the length of the legs make them to hide behind the horn. Anyhow, you might think about it now as now it is very cheap to adjust. Again, it is my preferences and criteria and they might mean nothing to you.

Also, if you keep the horns unfinished then the selection of wood frame is justifiable and it will give whole woody look and feel. Still I would vote for metal frame. It is cheaper to make (MUCH cheaper!), it is much stronger, it will not bend and wave with time, you can use much more pressure to hold to it and the most important it might be significantly thinner to care the same mass.

Rgs, The Cat

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