[Russell Dawkins]

Lynn Olson recently posted this piece which I think clarifies what's going on with dispersion and room reflections in a way that makes it very easy to picture and comprehend:

http://www.clarisonus.com/blog/?p=226

NOTE: this was posted on another forum regarding this:

On the Clarisonus site that you linked to there is a virus threat to your PC when you select "Blog Home".

Everyone should exercise caution when visiting that site.

[martyo]

Interesting piece Russell.

[opaqueice]

Very well written.  The mirror-ball analogy is great, and the analysis coincides nicely with my theory for why dipoles (such as Linkwitz Orions) and monopoles (like MBLs) always sounded so much better to me than box speakers.