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This is my .02 on horn based speaker systems. You have to have a very large space because to get that center image you need to sit far enough away for them to work. Part of the problem is the horn itself which has directivity as opposed to dispersion. Horns can be very colored as well. A box speaker with the typical dome tweeter has almost 180 degrees of sound output as the designer is trying to mimic what the microphone picks up, most of which are nearly omnidirectional.The horn has anywhere from 40 to 60 degrees of dispersion so you need to sit quite a ways away to get the center fill in the sonic image.Planars can get there if properly set up but the best ones are large just like the horns.If you want an excellent 3D image and don't, or can't, live with big speakers you might consider a small to medium monitor with subwoofers to fill in the lower octaves.
No, headphones can, and often do, have an excellent 3D image but it's inside your head. To have that in your living room you need a pair of speakers that can recreate what the mic captured. It's there in the recording and even not so great recordings can convey a decent image. The room is the white elephant in the equation.Hmm...where have I heard that before?
This is my .02 on horn based speaker systems. You have to have a very large space because to get that center image you need to sit far enough away for them to work. Part of the problem is the horn itself which has directivity as opposed to dispersion. Horns can be very colored as well. A box speaker with the typical dome tweeter has almost 180 degrees of sound output as the designer is trying to mimic what the microphone picks up, most of which are nearly omnidirectional.The horn has anywhere from 40 to 60 degrees of dispersion so you need to sit quite a ways away to get the center fill in the sonic image.Planars can get there if properly set up but the best ones are large just like the horns.If you want an excellent 3D image and can't, or don't want to, live with big speakers you might consider a small to medium monitor with subwoofers to fill in the lower octaves.
Why not a ribbon tweeter speaker as a choice. If you want a 3D sound stage with fast attach and crystal clear instrument placement that would be my choice. If the designer gets the crossover to work with the ribbon and the larger mass slower moving cone speaker I have always enjoyed the wide sound field. Most of these designs have EStatic like response in a smaller space and many give you rich smooth harmonic to a range of supertweeters @ 40k Hz
ok Jakewhat i want to know is for best 3d stereo, which is better :horn tweeter or dome tweeter?thanks
First, there is no perfect speaker.Second, there is no perfect speaker.Third, there is no perfect speaker.
Dipoles (O.B. and planars) that I've heard project a wall of sound. Most lack deep bass and none provide the necessarily extremely rigid frame/baffle (you can't just set up a board and not expect it to destructively vibrate against the driver(s) or to hold the driver(s) rigidly in place (do not most look like spring boards?). All require lots of space all around to properly function. Most horns are colored due to trying to over compress the air with very poorly reinforced panels. Bass from horns requires a garage sized space with massively reinforced panels 9like concrete). Dynamics can be very life-like. And yes, they are suited only for huge listening spaces.Several types of box speakers, my favorite for various reasons is transmission lines. Box speakers is what every professional uses to record, mix, and master recorded music, enough said. The other "secret" ingredient of nearly all professionals is the use of active design that can provide horn like dynamics, flat/uncolored frequency response, and incomparably deep/full bass.
Could I ask (Michael) for a specific example of what you mean by "horn speakers"? (I'd have thought that if OB won't fit, neither will horn...)
Ask and ye shall receive!
