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In the Forum: Horn-Loaded Speakers
In the Thread: Upperbass horns – tone vs. distance

Post Subject: RePosted by haralanov on: 7/26/2012

Yes, I know it is not correct to make any generalizations and it all depends upon the acoustic environment, where the horn is being placed and the influence of the other channels, so my original question was in context of listening to the upperbass horn itself, with all other channels switched off. So imagine you place your UB horn in the middle of a stadium, and there are no reflective surfaces but the ground. So if you listen to that bandwidth restricted sound, coming from the horn, you must be able to identify the distance from the horn, where it sounds best in comparison to other shorter or longer distances, right? But to avoid generalizations, tell me what happens in your particular case with your UB horn in your new room. If you switch off all other Macondo channels and listen only to the UB horn itself, then at what distance you prefer to listen to it and how does the sound change when you move back from the horn?

You said “The bass horns do not sound good from short distance” and you probably meant to say upper-bass horns. Then would you tell me about the specifics of the term “do not sound good” – which property of sound is not correct within the usable range of the horn and what means short distance. I remember you once said you was listening at extreme nearfield (1,80m) in your old room, so is it what your refer to short distance?

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