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In the Thread: Macondo 2.0?
Post Subject: Cone to Horn to PianoPosted by Paul S on: 11/22/2022
The closest to date I overlapped cones and horns myself was waaaay back in my time with Altec A7s. But I have since then and up to now heard many fine "hand-offs" from cone to horn, and my current project speakers hand-off cone to (very fast/short) horn around 1,400 Hz, so I certainly hope it still "works"! As for how far to lap a horn onto a cone, I suppose "it depends" on the drivers, amp(s), room... the usual suspects. Still no idea how to do anything parallel with that phase-wrenching Dunnoy. I watch with great interest.
Not to put too fine a point on it, but pretty sure a piano key can be struck harder even on dampened strings, and God knows how Walter Gieseking did what he did. So much of his playing is lost on many speakers, particularly his Debussey. I don't want speakers that can't do Gieseking. This is why I asked if it's "fair" to include the piano, even though, surely, we all want to hear "natural" piano from our speakers.
Best regards,
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