Rip Van Woofer
12-11-2003, 09:49 PM
<font color='#000000'>My knowledge of acoustics is nearly nil, so naturally I have a possibly wacky idea here based on some pretty superficial knowledge. Or maybe it's brilliant in a Zen "beginners' mind" kind of way. You decide...
According to diplole speaker gurus, a dipole sub needs to be about 4 feet from the wall at least to work properly.
I have read that adding diffusion panels to a small room makes the room acoustically "larger".
So, my simple-minded conclusion is that diffusion panels placed on the wall behind the subs might possibly allow them to be placed closer to the rear wall in a small room by artificially increasing the apparant acoustical space from speaker to wall.
Am I taking the "enlarging" effect of diffusion too literally, or am I onto something worth trying?
I asked this on a DIY board (Parts Express) and except for a nice hint on cheap prototyping was greeted with silence.
On a totally unrelated note, I'm picking up my new Delta table saw tomorrow from Sears. Tired of fighting the limitations of a little benchtop unit. Like I said elsewhere, it's really all about acquiring tools!
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According to diplole speaker gurus, a dipole sub needs to be about 4 feet from the wall at least to work properly.
I have read that adding diffusion panels to a small room makes the room acoustically "larger".
So, my simple-minded conclusion is that diffusion panels placed on the wall behind the subs might possibly allow them to be placed closer to the rear wall in a small room by artificially increasing the apparant acoustical space from speaker to wall.
Am I taking the "enlarging" effect of diffusion too literally, or am I onto something worth trying?
I asked this on a DIY board (Parts Express) and except for a nice hint on cheap prototyping was greeted with silence.
On a totally unrelated note, I'm picking up my new Delta table saw tomorrow from Sears. Tired of fighting the limitations of a little benchtop unit. Like I said elsewhere, it's really all about acquiring tools!
<img src="http://www.audioholics.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'></font>