I have wondered for some time what the effect of the smooth hard reflective cabinet surface has on the sound and frequency response of the tube mounted tweeters on the 800 and Nautilus series speakers.
I know that B&W didn't skip over this in their design, they made a curved top and mounted the tweeter on a membrane to suppress cabinet resonance, as well as pushing the tweeter as far forward as possible, but it cannot be a perfect design.
Could any of this play a small role in the bright or sometime harsh sound that some people comment on when they hear these speakers? Do these cabinet tops cause some breakup in the frequency response?
I think I see an experiment coming on in my near future.
What do you guys think??
I know that B&W didn't skip over this in their design, they made a curved top and mounted the tweeter on a membrane to suppress cabinet resonance, as well as pushing the tweeter as far forward as possible, but it cannot be a perfect design.
Could any of this play a small role in the bright or sometime harsh sound that some people comment on when they hear these speakers? Do these cabinet tops cause some breakup in the frequency response?
I think I see an experiment coming on in my near future.
What do you guys think??
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