In Reply to: Clean, open, airy look posted by FenderLover on June 5, 2019 at 07:23:19:
I don't think the mods have changed the sound in any way.Using the original upright pole supports, the poles are protected from sub vibrations because of the rubber bobbins that fix them to the sub cabinet, but there's no vibration damping between the poles, mid and top horns - though this is far less important.
With the new brackets, I'm using the same vibration damping between the sub cabinets and the frame (but 3 bobbins rather than 6) but I've now isolated the horn tubes from the frame, so inter-horn vibration is minimised. Whether this makes any audible improvement I frankly doubt!
The new outrigger feet using Gaias offer positive improvements in 3 respects. They add stability compared with the standard options - 4 spikes 9 inches apart, or 3 soft feet. They isolate the speakers from the floor (timber boards over screed over concrete), which should be good, and they won't damage my flooring.
The purpose of the exercise was to improve the looks of the speakers by getting rid of the hardly attractive "scaffolding", without detracting from these speakers' wonderful sound. I think I've achieved this and perhaps marginally improved the sound too.
As far as I'm concerned, the considerable thought and planning effort, modest engineering cost and simple installation has been very well worthwhile. The old upright pole system can easily be re-instated if ever needed with no damage to the speakers.
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- RE: Clean, open, airy look - cawson@onetel.com 06/5/1915:26:05 06/5/19 (1)
- Good job! - FenderLover 18:27:24 06/5/19 (0)