3db Audioholic Slumlord Sep 7, 2002 16,486 0 113 65 Ottawa Canada Nov 19, 2021 #41 Actually dispersion was also a factor as listeners preferred speakers with good off axis responses over those that exhibited poor off axes response.
Actually dispersion was also a factor as listeners preferred speakers with good off axis responses over those that exhibited poor off axes response.
S shadyJ Speaker of the House Staff member Oct 16, 2006 12,053 0 113 Nov 19, 2021 #42 3db said: Actually dispersion was also a factor as listeners preferred speakers with good off axis responses over those that exhibited poor off axes response. Click to expand... Again, that has more to do with tonality than spatiality. The impact of dispersion on imaging or soundstage was not the focus of Olive and Toole's work, and if you asked them about it, they don't really make any strong statements on the matter. Reactions: 3db and Danzilla31
3db said: Actually dispersion was also a factor as listeners preferred speakers with good off axis responses over those that exhibited poor off axes response. Click to expand... Again, that has more to do with tonality than spatiality. The impact of dispersion on imaging or soundstage was not the focus of Olive and Toole's work, and if you asked them about it, they don't really make any strong statements on the matter.
D D Murphy Full Audioholic Apr 28, 2019 276 0 28 82 Nov 19, 2021 #43 3db said: Actually dispersion was also a factor as listeners preferred speakers with good off axis responses over those that exhibited poor off axes response. Click to expand... I think you're confusing dispersion with controlled directivity. Listeners preferred speakers with a smooth on-axis response that was also free of significant peaks and dips off axis. A very narrow dispersion speaker could fit that criteria, as could a wide dispersion. They both might have smooth roll-offs off axis--the narrow would just roll off faster. Most of the speakers were in the narrow to moderately wide dispersion grouping Reactions: 3db and Danzilla31
3db said: Actually dispersion was also a factor as listeners preferred speakers with good off axis responses over those that exhibited poor off axes response. Click to expand... I think you're confusing dispersion with controlled directivity. Listeners preferred speakers with a smooth on-axis response that was also free of significant peaks and dips off axis. A very narrow dispersion speaker could fit that criteria, as could a wide dispersion. They both might have smooth roll-offs off axis--the narrow would just roll off faster. Most of the speakers were in the narrow to moderately wide dispersion grouping
