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Dear Romy and all,

I’ve been lurking here for a few months and - after a sceptical start! - I have found this site an Invaluable Help. Many many thanks to Romy and all involved. My system is now starting to sing and make nice noises for the first time in 15 years… but more about that another time.

My first post is to ask some advice. I’m about to start conversion of my barn here in rural England. Planning permission has been granted and engineers are about to be asked to design the footings (foundations). It’s a good sized room - 23 by 33 feet with a double-height open-vaulted roof.

The question - and I have to decide very soon. Shall I design in an underground bass horn – and if so, what sort. Stereo? Mono? Probably only going up as high as 30-35hz And where should the exits be. I’m assuming that the best positioning for my speakers will be across the short wall - about 3-6 feet into the room. I will have the option of hanging mid bass horns from the roof – time aligned of course. I am thinking of some underground horns that would exit either in the middle of the room or at the sides (slightly more awkward). Or should I forget about bass horns and just have some nice sealed boxed at line-arrays from floor to ceiling beside the big windows.

I’m not a bass freak at all. Actually I couldn’t care less! But this is a once in a lifetime decision and I don’t want to be digging up concrete and underfloor heating in a few years time!

Opinions would be most welcome…

All best wishes

James

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