12-Dec-2015, 20:26
(This post was last modified: 12-Dec-2015, 20:28 by MountainGuy.)
A conjecture.
Listening to the Phantoms, the bass simply does not seem to match up in resolution and articulation as my simple dual 8" sealed bipole (two speakers in phase and pointing in opposite direction like the Phantoms) subwoofers. I have two of them.
Curved drivers like the Phantom's bass aid in dispersion. However, low frequency already disperses well. I don't think they need the shape to do it. I think the Phantom's bass drivers need more purchase or grip on the air molecules. I conjecture that if they changed the Phantom bass drivers to a shape that is more traditional, it will give better resolution, power and sense of speed to the bass notes. More 'sharp edges' to the notes. I think the reason that most woofers are curved inwards is not just due to physical limitations of a larger woofer, but due to audio impact. Perhaps this can take the Phantom to +/- 2 db beyond 82db. The bass can't come close to the 105db rating unfortunately - at least that's my perception.
If true, and I may be way off base here, the problem with this is of course, it will 'ruin' the Phantom's spherical shape which is part of its visual cachet. If that is true, the then question becomes do we favor form or function when the two conflict? Form doesn't always follow function.
I take function....
Anyone with deep pocket cut out the bass driver spherical part, reverse it, and glue it back on? You can shoot a video of this and post on youtube...
Again, a conjecture. And yes, I'm really taking this very far out!
Listening to the Phantoms, the bass simply does not seem to match up in resolution and articulation as my simple dual 8" sealed bipole (two speakers in phase and pointing in opposite direction like the Phantoms) subwoofers. I have two of them.
Curved drivers like the Phantom's bass aid in dispersion. However, low frequency already disperses well. I don't think they need the shape to do it. I think the Phantom's bass drivers need more purchase or grip on the air molecules. I conjecture that if they changed the Phantom bass drivers to a shape that is more traditional, it will give better resolution, power and sense of speed to the bass notes. More 'sharp edges' to the notes. I think the reason that most woofers are curved inwards is not just due to physical limitations of a larger woofer, but due to audio impact. Perhaps this can take the Phantom to +/- 2 db beyond 82db. The bass can't come close to the 105db rating unfortunately - at least that's my perception.
If true, and I may be way off base here, the problem with this is of course, it will 'ruin' the Phantom's spherical shape which is part of its visual cachet. If that is true, the then question becomes do we favor form or function when the two conflict? Form doesn't always follow function.
I take function....
Anyone with deep pocket cut out the bass driver spherical part, reverse it, and glue it back on? You can shoot a video of this and post on youtube...
Again, a conjecture. And yes, I'm really taking this very far out!
