[Don Pearce[_3_]]

On Fri, 9 Dec 2011 15:20:02 +0100, "Peter Larsen"
wrote:

Don Pearce wrote:

If the room is dead there is no need for a cardioid. Much better to
keep the smoother response of the omni.

Ah, we get to disagree Don, depending of course on whether the room is dead
but nice sounding or dead and boring.

To reap the omni benefits requires a well sounding room.

Also the off axis response doesn't really matter if there is no room sound
that gets influenced by it.

d

Kind regards

Peter Larsen



Dead is dead. Considering whether it is nice sounding or not is a
little like asking whether a light that is switched off is better with
a blue bulb or a pink one.

As for off axis not mattering in a dead room - that is exactly why I
suggested using an omni instead. The on-axis response of an omni is
generally much better than that of its cardioid equivalent.

In a live room, of course, the situation is more complex (and much
more fun). If the room sound is good, then moving an omni back a
little might be good. This is not usually the best solution with a
cardioid, because it inevitably has a much more coloured response
off-axis that will not improve things. There are many combinations,
not all of them euphonic.

d