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In the Forum: Horn-Loaded Speakers
In the Thread: New superlative horn build - ESD acoustic
Post Subject: Some comments...Posted by Romy the Cat on: 12/1/2018
Well, as uselessly the host who did the interview is an
idiot but it is nothing new. The music played is idiotic as well, there is
nothing new in there as well, the high-end audio today is made to play this
music. A few short words about the design decisions by ESD
The hosts are wonderful. I would debate the selection of exponential
horns for upper bass but it is valid decision. The horizontal offset of upper
driver is monumentally stupid, particularly with exponential horns for upper
bass. With exponential upper bass (which is small) the MF horn is probably at
34-36” of elevation and it live a LOT of room to put both upper driver in vertical
configuration. Then the frame. If they position the drover in cardboard boxes
then it will be fine but they make a finish frame and the frame is horribly design.
The 60% of performance if this system is the design of the frame for the channels
and ESD did very poor job with it. Changing the position of the drivers or
angling horns for a fraction of degree will toss the whole system out of time alignment,
presumably that it is aligned. The frame is the key in it and I have no idea
why they did such a piss poor job.
They the color of the horn. What was in their mind to make them
red is beyond of my. Hey have spectacularly looking horn and they have absolutely
barbaric looking delivers. If the drivers were black then it would be SO MUCH
better. It is not about esthetics but about a normal modesty and listening
culture. I absolutely hate the chrome bumpers on audio equipment and I hate the
people who like them. The next step ESD would be to put the X-mas light on
the horns and to make it to blink with each bass-guitar note… I am sure that
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