Gary Eickmeier wrote:

BEAR wrote:

Gary,

You seem to be having some difficulty with this! That picture was shot
in 1976. I repeat 1976. THREE decades ago. Archival, not modern. The
speaker was NOT in the corner, fwiw, the room was smallish and the
speaker was turned and moved to make a 'more pleasing photograph.' Not
that it matters.


You said you were getting rid of the reflecting variable. That means
speakers in the corners.

That's pretty funny.

When I say "getting rid of the reflecting variable" I would expect that
you would know that I am referring to the *intentional* energy radiated
*at* the wall by a speaker such as the Bose 901.



Furthermore, these are not reflecting speakers. So, your comments
about the placement in the room - other than room mode effects and
room surface reflections - makes no sense as far as the imaging. But
since in the real world there are interactions with the room surfaces,
I would agree that a larger room, and with speakers away from surfaces
is usually superior in terms of listening perception.

Are you still using Bose 901s today? Just curious.


Yes. http://www.pbase.com/eickmeier/image/712281

Hmmm... nice room. Nice set up for home theater.

Explains a whole lot about your views on "high-end audio" in general.


I'd prefer to not get into a contentious discussion about this topic
( "**** holes in the snow" - are those point sources?) at this time.


Well, you asked...

What you are modeling is the characteristics of the original sound
field.
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create a model of the original. This is the
most difficult to understand aspect of stereo theory, but it agrees with
majority audiophile practice.

You're right, we don't want to go into an entire discussion of this
here. Been there, done that, heard all of the arguments.

Read all about it at http://www.aes.org/e-lib/browse.cfm?elib=5825

Well, Gary it's nice that you quote yourself as support for your own
argument(s)!

Not being an AES member, I don't want to spend $20 and even if I were,
I'd prefer to not spend $5 to see what you said back in 1989. I'd
presume that your paper is 'in support' of Dr. Bose's ideas anyway?

But since you are the author, and you own your original work feel free
to send me a copy if you would like. I'd be happy to read it and comment
privately, publicly, or not at all as you wish.

I'm not so sure I agree with your basic premise as you've described it
here nor in the abstract - but I'm open as far as being willing to read
more...

_-_-bear

Gary Eickmeier