Hey Jazzman, long time no read
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I always wondered how your Ripole subs operated in practice, interesting read on the dispersion pattern.
A classic figure of 8, with an 'anti-matter half-wave' that faces the wall, and/or, away from the listener is how I understood it?
That's a head-scratcher to me, but I trust your impressions when you say they sound excellent.
Some time ago, I was offered a pair of HT-18's, and a pair of their big brothers, the DS-4 18's from Sundown.
They were such a good deal I couldn't pass them up, but what to do with these monsters?
So I built a manifold and opened up the (main) floor above them for a basement IB sub that was up & out of the way.
Well, sure enough the IB mantra "hear the bass, not the box" was true, but slower than a Paddlewheel on Molasses River..
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*ehem* ...at least to my way of judging their 'rhythm & pace' characteristics (a term I once believed pure Stereophile B.S.)
So, the Infinite Baffle is coming down, & the ceiling hole is going to be sealing shut for (lack of) good.
I'm just wondering if those beasts of sonic boom would work well in Ripole configuration.
Any thoughts?
-Steve
BTW, My main T-lines (ESL lows) employ (pre SLS) Peerless CSX10s , the closest TS match i could source to the famous B-139 of IMF fame.