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by Simon Hickie
Thu Nov 28, 2019 1:54 pm
Forum: DIY
Topic: DIY thoughts of the day
Replies: 248
Views: 114743

Re: DIY thoughts of the day

Hi Stu. I listen to many genres. Currently listening to Neil Ardley's Kaleidoscope of Rainbows, one of a tiny number of jazz albums in my library. Imaging is one of those things I like, but not at the exclusion of tonal balance etc. The beauty of OBs and DML panels is that room modes have far less i...
by Simon Hickie
Wed Nov 27, 2019 6:13 pm
Forum: DIY
Topic: DIY thoughts of the day
Replies: 248
Views: 114743

Re: DIY thoughts of the day

You got me all excited, till I realised it was a fancy name for nxt panels. I've got some in my TV, they are not a patch on my speakers, so my excitement was quashed. Much depends on (a) panel size, (b) panel material (c) exciter positioning (d) panel suspension. My panels run from 300hz upwards an...
by Simon Hickie
Sat Nov 09, 2019 3:03 pm
Forum: DIY
Topic: DIY thoughts of the day
Replies: 248
Views: 114743

Re: DIY thoughts of the day

Today's DIY thought for the day: Distributed Mode Loudspeakers (or DMLs for short). I've ditched the mid & tweeter bit of my OB speakers in favour of DIY DML panels. Bottom line: better than anything else I've had in my system in terms of speakers. Background here: https://patents.google.com/pat...
by Simon Hickie
Wed Oct 30, 2019 10:21 pm
Forum: Multichannel and Movies
Topic: TV Series Odd and Si-fi
Replies: 70
Views: 43663

Re: TV Series Odd and Si-fi

Babylon 5 anyone? I still think it's one of the best sci-fi series ever. The individual, very long in some cases, story arcs were so unusual for American TV and actually required people to remember characters and events from previous seasons. Some others I've watched... Farscape was another one I e...
by Simon Hickie
Fri Oct 18, 2019 5:24 pm
Forum: Music
Topic: Your last listen
Replies: 8378
Views: 2169608

Re: Your last listen

Vaughan Williams: Mass in G Minor; Symphony No 3 (Pastoral).
by Simon Hickie
Fri Oct 18, 2019 4:11 pm
Forum: Music
Topic: Your last listen
Replies: 8378
Views: 2169608

Re: Your last listen

Shostakovich: Symphony No 15, his last. Still up there in my top 5 composers list (top 3 probably).
by Simon Hickie
Thu Oct 17, 2019 5:09 pm
Forum: DIY
Topic: Infinite baffle idea
Replies: 45
Views: 15505

Re: Infinite baffle idea

This one, although Fs is a little high https://www.monacor.co.uk/categories/12-3/vnr/103310/
by Simon Hickie
Thu Oct 17, 2019 5:07 pm
Forum: DIY
Topic: Infinite baffle idea
Replies: 45
Views: 15505

Re: Infinite baffle idea

Thanks. Do you know of any 12" ? - i can't get 15" between the floor joists. When I was working on my OB design, I had to weigh up 1 x 15 inch vs 2 x 12 inch per side. In the end, I found a real paucity of highish QTS 12 inch drivers. The pro driver market seems one to look at. I'll see w...
by Simon Hickie
Thu Oct 17, 2019 2:39 pm
Forum: DIY
Topic: Infinite baffle idea
Replies: 45
Views: 15505

Re: Infinite baffle idea

For a bass driver, the Monacor SP-382PA is an excellent 15 inch driver - decent QTS & low Fs. It's what I use in my OBs.