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In the Forum: Horn-Loaded Speakers
In the Thread: Rakeshorns
Post Subject: You misunderstand me. As always. And it would be a shame if you did not comment anymore.Posted by oxric on: 12/8/2011
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 Romy the Cat wrote:
 oxric wrote:
What is you say is not only irrelevant but quite wrong. The frame, legs and supporting rig are in the main invisible from the listening position and this was a design requirement from the very beginning. I do not dislike criticism of any sort, which is why I post here, but when it has no foundation, it's slightly pointless.
 Well, “irrelevant”, “wrong”, “no foundation”, “pointless”… it is fine by me. As time goes by you will realize that those type of acoustic systems work the best when they are well extended into the room, peaty much in the mid of the rooms.  So, the absolute invisibility from the listening position is of cause is very important, in fact mandatory in my view. However, having the semi-identical loudspeaker in the middle of my room and living with it for years I feel you that side view is also important, at least for the room decor.  So, with my sincerity I think that at this point your opinions are irrelevant. Still, it is your project not my, if you like it then you like it. I comment upon it not because I would like to encourage you do something different but because I would like to expose to you the side of the subject that might be not too obvious to you at this point. I do express my reasons, you might completely discard them  but if you feel that my contribution is irrelevant and pointless then it does not encourage me provide any of my comments for the next time.

The Cat


Hi Romy,

The reason I post here and pretty much nowhere else is because I like your sincerity, and directness. It would be for me a real shame if you did not post your comments as you see fit. We may never agree but then again I learn a lot from your comments and your site generally. But you do as you wish...

I honestly have not given that much consideration to the 'side view' and although I think I will like what's there, you may be right that in the long term, I may prefer to have made different choices. Time will tell and if there is one thing about me, it is that I am not in the business of lying to myself as my understanding and tastes evolve over time. As I think you imply, the choice of timber for the frame immediately imposes a number of constraints on its design and I have said from the beginning that I see several advantages in constructing the frame out of steel for all the reasons you give, because of its freedom in terms of bulk and for cost considerations. In my case, the look and feel of wood trumped all these 'disadvantages' of making use of wood.

I am nearly ready to move on to the next stage of this project, but it looks as if my other 'fibreglass' hornbuilder from Germany, who was supposed to deliver my four pairs of 550/400/250/200 Hz horns months ago, will not be able to deliver until Christmas, when I will myself not be in France to take delivery. But this is the subject for another thread.

Thanks

Best regards
Rakesh

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