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From: seifert@mako.UUCP (Snoopy)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Reply to Andrew Koenig (Re: A/B CD, BOSE 901)
Message-ID: <731@mako.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 25-Apr-85 10:36:15 EST
Article-I.D.: mako.731
Posted: Thu Apr 25 10:36:15 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 27-Apr-85 04:24:55 EST
References: <347@lcuxc.UUCP> <1476@druxu.UUCP>
Reply-To: seifert@mako.UUCP (Snoopy)
Organization: The Daisy Hill Puppy Farm
Lines: 18
Keywords: electrostatic beaming
Summary: 

In article <1476@druxu.UUCP> mohler@druxu.UUCP (MohlerDS) writes:

>Also an electrostatic driver has in the range of 6 milligrams of mass
>for a 1 foot by 4 foot diaphram and is driven over it's entire area. It
>also has very good phase response and if properly designed no significant
>ringing, and if crossed over with another driver for the bass has very
>low frequency modulation and other distortions.

A driver 1 foot by 4 feet is going to beam like crazy at hi freqs.

This *may* be what you want, but you should be aware of it, as there
is going to be a very small listening area.

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