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Post Subject: Re: EdgarHornsPosted by rdrysdale on: 12/5/2005
Hi drdna, Three things that I have found that can seriously damage the performance of our horn system is: Speaker location, heavy gage or multi stranded speaker wire, and room reflections. When you locate the speakers, measure them from the listening position, make sure the angles and distances are equal. Steve Schell and I use a string fastened to the listening chair for measurement. measure as accurately as possible, even a 1/4 inch off can be heard. This will only get you in the ball park, Romy has some earlier theories that are posted that are worth looking into. We have found that a very heavy speaker wire, or multi stranded really damage the sound. We have had best results using a single strand thin gage magnet wire for best results. If you try this, give the system a few hours of break in time for the new wires, I don't buy into the audiophile fairytails, but for some reason if the speaker wires are disturbed it takes a while for the system to settle down. Room reflections seem to be a killer to horn systems. Our room at RMAF was totally useless until we lined the room with about a dozen king sized mattresses. We have since built rigid fiberglass panels that seem to work quite well.
Give these ideas a try, won't cost too much and might get you on your way to better sound.
Rich
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