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In the Forum: Horn-Loaded Speakers
In the Thread: Bahnsen Horns + some free tools
Post Subject: I am not necessarily in the 360-degree wagonPosted by Romy the Cat on: 11/23/2007

 drdna wrote:
The idea of 360 degree radiation of sound has great intuitive appeal to me since I feel the best recordings are done with two omnidirectional microphones.  The most precise reproduction of the musical event would seem to be: sounds enter microphone from all directions, then leave speakers from all directions.
I do see it as a valuable argument. Yes, the omnidirectional recording is fine but why do you feel it has any relation with omnidirectional traducing during reproduction stage? Recording deal with really that is infinitely omnidirectional. Reproduction does not deal with originals really but only with recording. The recording has already contained all omnidirectional space information. Why do you feel we need to imitate the space of realty if we do not recreate reality but rather musical impact to the reality?  I feel going for 360 degree radiation we repeat the fundamental mistakes that Home Theater people do, when better Home Theater inhalations shots itself in the foot be torpedoing proper viewing experience.
 drdna wrote:
With a 360 degree radiation pattern, we superimpose the sound of that room on the listening room.  I suppose, we have to ask: WHY?  What specific limitations and restrictions of the forward firing horn schema are we overcoming with a 360 degree dispersion pattern? 
The wide tweeter radiation is good, I like it but still I for a radiation control (I mean a tweeter, not soothing that is high-pass at 2K and care MF). The radiation control of tweeter as much a creative tool of audio and anything else. I doubt that I like an idea of full 360-degree dissipation with equal forth in all direction. Some companies do offer back fairing tweeters with attenuator to moderate volume of the “dipolenes”…
 horny wrote:
eliminating the room effect as much as possible with a controlled disperssion of a forward firing horn
It is what they promise on marketing booklets – never work in real live.
 horny wrote:
- or completely include room (a bogus idea, I know) by means of omnipolar radiation pattern
Why do you feel it is bogus idea. This is the ONLY one sensible way to behave.

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