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In Reply to: Speakers for classical in a large room. posted by durufle on April 7, 2011 at 05:54:44:
Reverberant energy is going to be stronger than normal in that room because it is more reflective than most, so the reverberant energy is going to be making a larger contribution than in most rooms. This places a premium on getting the reverberant energy "right" so that it enhances, rather than detracts from, the presentation. If the reflections have the same spectral balance as the first-arrival sound, they can actually enhance your ability to clearly hear what's going on in complex music. In my opinion the place to address this issue is at the loudspeaker design, rather than with absorptive room treatments. For example, a grand piano would sound magnificent in that room, and absorptive treatments would detract from its sound.I would not recommend a very wide-pattern speaker (like a bipolar or omni) for that room because the reverberant field will be decaying rather slowly, which can degrade clarity. Rather, I'd suggest a fairly narrow-pattern speaker, so as to keep the direct-to-reverberant sound ratio fairly high. Such lines that I have no commercial affiliation with include GedLee, PiSpeakers, Avant Garde, Edgarhorn, Classic Audio Reproductions, Tyler Acoustics (Pro Dynamics line), and Ah! Horn. I'm sure there are others I'm not thinking of right now.
Duke
Me being a dealer makes you leery?? It gets worse... I'm a manufacturer too.
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Follow Ups
- RE: Speakers for classical in a large room. - Duke 04/7/1119:37:16 04/7/11 (5)
- A couple of questions for you, Duke... - genungo 13:15:40 04/8/11 (1)
- A couple of answers for you, genungo... - Duke 16:10:25 04/8/11 (0)
- Agreement plus… - David Aiken 02:57:00 04/8/11 (0)
- Controlled directivity - layman 20:17:41 04/7/11 (1)
- RE: Controlled directivity - Duke 21:01:10 04/7/11 (0)
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