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In the Thread: Deep End DIY - Australian take one Macondo.
Post Subject: Bass subdivisionPosted by Jorge on: 4/5/2021
I think we have to subdivide bass into upper bass from 100hz to whatever your midrange does and bass under 100hz and then maybe infrabass.
Front loaded upper bass horns are fantastic and I would say if you never heard one, you really never heard a real horn system.
Under 100 hz there might be several options which may vary from back loaded horns, tapped horns and direct radiators and their importance is also vital. The dynamics of this range can kill or make the whole system.
A system that tries to play upper bass and bass at the same time won´t be able to bring out the delicate resolution on any of these combined systems, I have tried them all.
The Hartsfield Top Loader, I guess you call them the "original" ones were useless, the labrynth was so complicated no sound came out of there , plus a down firing driver is never a good idea,I had them for 2 years expecting to get good sound out of them and never worked out. The later model "coffin back" are much better but still no competition to a real front loaded horn in terms of transparency and dynamics, being able to time align it perfectly and tune it to the right frequencies make a big difference.
Altec 416 direct radiators are dark sounding by comparison.
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