FerdinandII wrote:1. The room just looks small, with the big horns in the corners
2. OB has some real advantages, as Nelson Pass outlined in the short article
3. The OB woofers I've heard so far were very good, they're worth experimenting with at least
4. Surely you're not immune to the allure of OB, even if it isn't also a line source
Hi Ferd,
1. I am aware of the relative effect. That's why I hang around with fatter people in a bar.
2. Haven't read "The Short Article", however, Nelson Pass, brilliant as he is, keeps trying to make sand sound like tubes. I noble pursuit, but a waste of a brilliant mind who could be STARTING with the superior technology! So, while he is probably correct in whatever assertion he makes, when I read anything by him, I can't help but wonder if there isn't an easier and ultimately better solution. Having said that, I'm sure OB has lots of advantages, especially in the upper ranges, but I would have thought that in a very low frequency application, there might be a better way.
3. I understand if it's just an experiment. I don't doubt you've heard "very good" ones. I don't know, that's why I am asking. Humbly. Okay, strike "humbly".
4. As I've mentioned many times, I like OB, cone, planar magnetic, ribbon or electrostatic! It's just that when I think of OB bass, I think huge baffles. And I was definitely considering the size of those horns when I asked!
5. Are these the same horns, Roscoe (or Ferd)?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz3Cc7wlfkI