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All for good looking speakers, but, seriously? Listening position is in the dipole null of the large woofer.
That's the idea, at least. I haven't actually heard the thing. I just like the concept. I mean, look at it! It's awesome.
I know, I know: It's all about the sound and appearances don't matter, blah fart cough blah. Get over it, audiophiles. Live a little, love a lot, have some fun before you die.
The Helsinki is no crack pot design... it is the result of over 25 years research into speaker design by the renowned Finish acoustician Jorma Salmi respected for his dipole bass panels for the QUADS...You are correct in that there is a null 90 degrees with respect to the drivers axis.... This means there is less bass directly in front and directly above the speaker.....The genius of the Helsinki design is that the dipole bass minimizes the most damaging room height node no matter what way you toe the speaker.Secondly, the speaker is typically set-up to play straight ahead or toed in slightly allowing one to dial in the bass to the listeners preference.... something that is impossible with conventional speakers with omni bass.The speaker is an excellent example of form follows function... note the MF and HF drivers use wave guides and are tilted upward to reduce the first reflection point ie. the floor.... Impressive specs ...Freefield 200-20000Hz +/-1dB, -6dB cut off at 35HzWORTH
Chris, No, the listening position is NOT on the dipole null. Read the instructions for set up.Sceptic, Take a listen, or a measurement, and then tell us what sounds, or measures, better. No product out there is worth the asking price if you just compare it to the cost of the components.
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