[LAD] what does "full range" mean with regard to ambisonics and speakers?

[Jörn Nettingsmeier]

On 08/03/2010 09:44 PM, Fernando Lopez-Lezcano wrote:
> I currently have 8 Mackie 824's at ear level, 4 624's in the ceiling and
> 4 624's below the floor (and I will add two more 624's, one zenith, one
> nadir). So their frequency responses don't exactly match in the low
> end.

in that case, you should probably measure the phase responses and make 
sure they match closely, at least in the range where the ear relies on 
phase cues (some sources cite up to 700hz, gerzon among them). above 
that, wavelengths are getting so short (and the sweetspot so small) that 
we can't rely on strictly constructive interference in most of the 
listening area anyways...

i've never tried mixed settings myself, though.


best,

jörn