CLX Bass Panel Light Deflection In HD Video

[User211]

Thought I'd post this for fun, really. Worth downloading for anyone who hasn't seen the CLX in the flesh. It captures light shinning of the bass panels, showing how they behave.

In the flesh, you can see the actual film moving. I couldn't capture this on video, but a light shinning off the panel gives you a good idea. 50 odd Meg, and you'll need Quicktime to play it (comes with iTunes these days).

http://www.filesavr.com/sdc10550

You can also hear Pete the ML rep talking to someone, who I believe was just talking about how excellent Apogees were.

Enjoy. Grab it quick, though - the hosting site will delete it within a day or two...

One thing I noticed is even with the volume quite low, you still see reasonably substantial movement in the mylar.

 

[kwr]

I found the light on the bass panels very distracting - lights pulsing in time to the beat. It also made me wonder about the longevity of the bass panel.

Kevin

 

[C.A.P]

with any large flat Mylar area you will get "The Mylar Dance". CLS side bass panels do the same thing. Actually they all nove you just don't see it on the smaller sections.

 

[User211]

Don't shine any lights on the panel, then! When you see the film moving, it looks very cool indeed. The intention of the video was just to show how much the film does move at modest volumes. As to how long the DF drivers will last - that's anyone's guess at the moment, I suspect. Also, I guess the mylar for the bass panels is thicker. I must say it looks very tightly stretched in the flesh, with a sort of oil on water effect on the surface.

 

[sleepysurf]

Years ago, I owned Apogee Stages, and the movement of the planar bass panel was VERY impressive. I owned the Stages for about 7 years, and the panel performance never deteriorated. Furthermore, CLS panels appear to likewise hold up very well. I don't think you need to worry about it.

 

[Cherian]

My monolith panels dance very nicly at a volume level of 70db or higher. Looks great to me.

 

[Craig]

No need to worry. They're just doing the same thing a cone speaker does.

All speakers move. If they didn't move they wouldn't make any sound.

 

[User211]

I'd like to complain that the bass cones on my Descent move

 

[MiTT]

No need to worry. They're just doing the same thing a cone speaker does.

All speakers move. If they didn't move they wouldn't make any sound.

Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding - Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner!

Craig is absolutely correct.

 

[User211]

What Craig? Nah - I beat him to it in a private e-mail.

Here's an extract:

Person X:

"The dancing mylar never bothered me; but it is less intense off a curved
surface, plus it's not optic (acts like a mirror) which could be a distraction
with those big flat bass panels. My speakers are backlit at night anyway."

J:

"Hm – complaining about it seems to be silly, really. Don’t think there are many people saying their woofers move and it annoys them. Dynamic or ELS, the principle is the same – movement displacing air, after all."

That's idealistic, though. It is easy to see that the light as reflected in the vid could be annoying. Just be careful with your lights!