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RE: Off Axis Speakers, Design Type? Mfgs?

Posted by Pat D on December 30, 2020 at 20:20:05:
The Joseph Audio speakers are noted especially for working well above and below the forward axis due to the steep crossovers.

Forward radiating speakers with wide and even dispersion should work fairly well off the horizontal axis, although you can get stereo image issues. The best speaker I ever heard for horizontal off axis listening was the Ethera Vitae, which maintains a stereo image well off to the side. I thought it was a really nice speaker.

I have no idea whether they are still available or what the price would be.

https://www.ethera.com/

NRC measurements published in Soundstage are linked below.

I think there are other ways to get a good off axis image, but I don't think I could explain them.