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In the Thread: Deep End DIY - Australian take one Macondo.
Post Subject: I feel the same wayPosted by anthony on: 2/19/2018
 Romy the Cat wrote:
It is very nice, Anthony. From aesthetic prospective I would like to have it to be 2 sections less as I feel that the bass sections overcomes horns visually but it is never too many bass sections. You might want to start from 6 sections and then add 2 more if you need it. Be prepared that when the speakers will be done you will want to move it a good 3-5 feet further from the wall, it will greatly improve imaging. 


When putting them together I got to 6 sections and thought they looked really good.  Even seven looked good but the eight put it into imposing territory, when compared to the horns.  Of course I may yet add either an Injection Channel or Midbass Channel on top of the horns which may change things aesthetically, but yes, dropping one or two cannons off the top is an option.

Unfortunately I do not have another 3-5 ft to bring them out from the wall.  The drivers are all at least 1.4m from the wall, or nearly 5', but the cannons are 3' long which makes it look like they are closer.  I do hope this is going to work.  One thing that I noticed when assembling the stacks while playing music is how even one these tall stacks affects the sound in the room.  It acts sort of like a corner bass trap (and diffusor) and how two of them act will be very interesting.  They may act sort of like walls in the middle of the room which may or may not be a problem or a benefit, but it will certainly be different to the effect of a normal subwoofer or two in terms of how sound reflects around the room.

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