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In the Forum: Horn-Loaded Speakers
In the Thread: Deep End DIY - Australian take one Macondo.
Post Subject: Curves and straight linesPosted by oxric on: 4/5/2017
 oxric wrote:
Hi Anthony,

I am amazed by the work you have accomplished so far and love your stands and horns stacks.

Two comments though in term of overall esthetics although I realise that having spent so much time on this it may be too late to make changes.

I would not have the amplifier hidden behind the main pillar supporting the horns. It distracts from the beautiful lines of horns and support. In addition, I think, if only in theory, to completely isolate your amplifiers and power supplies from your horns and drivers, would be a good thing. I appreciate that you do reduce cable lengths by doing so but am inclined to think that by positioning your amplifiers along side walls, the benefits outweigh these other disadvantages.

Secondly, the bass cannons. Sadurni Acoustics does something very similar but I think this contraption with the several separate individual bass enclosures is an unecessary distraction from the horns and support. I would try to use a bass tower, maybe two modules of 4 drivers each, and still make provision for alignment of these drivers within its design.

Please ignore comments at leisure as your project is quite remarkable as it is.

rgds
Rakesh

Hi Rakesh,

I've talked about this stuff in the other thread on this site so maybe pop over there and leave your opinion on the bass array.  Thanks for you compliments by the way.

Regards,

Anthony


Hi Anthony,

In addition to the above and in light of your helpful rendering above...

I see you have thought deeply about the location of your amps and I can see how functionally they fit perfectly where you have located them. They will make moving your horns more challenging though, in the initial setting up period, although this becomes an irrelevant consideration once you have found the right location.

Regarding the bass cannons compared to the rectangular bass enclosures. I can see how the rectangular solutions might look 'out of place.' However, it is also important to note that too many curves might be too much of a good thing and uniform cylindrical structures are not necessarily more in harmony with the bell shape structure of your horns. Your rectangular structures are very monolithic and nearly brutalist in terms of appearance but they most certainly do not have to be that way.

All the best
Rakesh 

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