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In the Thread: Do not pursue full-range without being ready.
Post Subject: ...observing the better and worst in upper bass...Posted by Romy the Cat on: 3/21/2007
It might not be directly related to the subject of this thread but I would like to pass this comment. Over the years of observing the better and worst in upper bass I come to an observation that the front loaded horns with dampened cones might not be necessary an ultimate solution for upper bass reproduction. Any cone damping: would be electrical, mechanical or air- damping unavoidably ads moisture to the upper bass tone. I mean the upper-bass strings sounds like upper-bass strings but the wood of the instruments sounds as it is not dry enough. This is a signature, from my point of view of the upperbass channels with dumped cones. Sure when we un-dumped the horn’s cones then we loose 10% of LF equalization. It is not good but there is one more “but”… our upper bass horns all are already compromised as we violate the rule that the tape rate should be a half of the crossover point… So, to make the upperbass horns “really properly” it should be really big and really not manageable… Rerurn to Romy the Cat's Site