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In the Forum: Horn-Loaded Speakers
In the Thread: Jessie Dazzle Project

Post Subject: On the movePosted by jessie.dazzle on: 7/23/2009

So it sounds like you're considering a move...

Romy wrote :

"...As I understand you in the middle of your midbass horn project were forced (or whatever reasons were) to move to new house..."

My old place would have been perfect for the large horns. The reason I moved is sort of interesting; my ex is a painter, and everything was going fine until at a certain point, the horns started getting far too much attention from her art-collecting visitors...

"...How much you new purchasing/renting decision was affected by the fact that you have two 50Hz horns to move in with you... what criteria you used, besides the obvious, in your real-estate research?..."

Criteria :
1) Main room minimum 80m2 with correct length-to-width ratio
2) No mid-room obstructions (no poles, columns, or other supports)
3) Absence of street noise
3) Ground floor

That's all I dared ask for.

I spent 4 or 5 months trying to find such a place, but in Paris, large spaces are often divided up into small spaces in the interest of maximizing financial gain. I was under pressure, and ended up settling for a place that's far from ideal. There's plenty of square feet, but the length-to-width ratio of the main room is not right (too long and narrow). It does however allow me to continue working, and I look at it more as a work space than a listening room.

I can position the large horns (which are in fact 40Hz horns) only if willing to accept toeing them in way more than I'd like.

Once they are done, and as soon as the auto industry pulls its self up (its my day job), I'll be looking to move on. It would be nice to see Detroit come back to life, as real estate there is extremely reasonable right now...

I look at this audio thing as something that takes time, and I'm OK with that as long as I don't go wasting any of it. It has taken time, but I feel I've moved relatively efficiently; in any case, this is not a passing interest, and as such, its impossible to over-invest. I do however need to get the project done while there's still time left in life to sit down and properly use it!

jd*

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