Re: Vertical stacking


Maybe most important, having the drivers up at ear level lets you hear
yourself a lot better. �It's stupid to have your speaker cab down on the
floor, aimed at your knees.

Hi Brian,
You have brought up something that I have been wondering about: The
advantage of having a bass cab off the floor. It would seem that
having the cab on the floor would increase wave cancellation because
the lowest speaker is firing half it's vertical signal along the floor
surface. Also, it would seem that if you can feel your bass through
the floor, you are setting up a strong signal that is out of phase
with the rest of the cabinet. On the other hand, having the lowest
speaker in your cab, say, 24" off the floor, would allow it to produce
a much more formed wave. Any of that make sense? So, I am wondering
what the optimum height for the lowest speaker in a cab would be if
there is such a thing. Also, is ther really any advantage to tilting
the cab up as compared to having it firing directly forward. All of
this is assuming that the rig is stand alone and not part of a sound
reinforcement chain.
Any ideas?
Cc
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