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Post Subject: Some freaking magic.Posted by Romy the Cat on: 11/2/2017
There are some things that I truly cannot explain in Macondo
topology. I am kind of the author of the Macondo topology. Did not “invent it”
of cause, rather just formulated and I should know everything about the Macondo
application? Ended I know a lot, I know how the use what I know but there some
aspect that are complete mystery for me. I know it works but I have no idea
why. One of such of the aspects is the proximity of Macondo listening.
The common practice of the Macondo topology recommend to put
the listening position at 80%-90% of the space between the speakers. If you
sit too close then you have R and L channels
with missing middle image presentation or the middle image transition because
too abrupt and if you go too far then everything sounds like mess to me. So, we
have space between the speakers proportional to the listening distance. Of cause
we presume that we have proper space from wall and many other basic factors.
The between speakers distance to listening distance ratio
kind of work but there is always that magic spot where the alignment of Macondo
jump over the roof. I have no idea why. As the listening distance hit close to
6 feet (to the mouth of upper bass horn, which would be probably about 8.5 feet
to the diaphragms) then Macondo is really getting alive. I set now 6.3 foot from upper bass horn and 11
feet apart horns. I moved the horns closer and the screen now can’t be easily dropped
down. In this kind of ridicules configuration for such a large room the sound
the Macondo’ sounds jump like a wounded in ass antipodes, with very nice imaging
and with very nice space mapping. The integration, the colors, the decay…everything
gut get absolutely alive with this close proximity. Perhaps it is just a way
why how I get accustomed to listen but it is what it is. But this is why I
consider myself an elite audio listener…
I still have no explanation why a foot wider and a foot farther
the whole effect is collapsing. It should not be. If I have a pair of some kind
of box speakers then they are forgiving in term space vs distance. The Macondo
is not. No explanation, just magic…
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