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Sanders outside the sweet spot

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In Reply to: RE: Off sweet spot listening posted by jimbill on September 15, 2020 at 09:51:19

No, the high frequencies and spectral balance, and the magic is lost.

My Magnepan 3.6's have roughly the same perceived spectral balance at angles to the emission vector. And combined with the large line source, meaning less deviation on account of distance, they're pretty nice in filling up a space with natural sound even if I'm not listening intently, e.g. I'm at the dinner table.

It's nothing but a matter of physics: the Sanders beams because the width of the driver is larger than the wavelength at higher frequencies. Which is why other planar speakers have narrower midranges and tweeter sections. And conventional speakers have high frequency domes that are an inch wide vs 8 inches.

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