Taming the Heil..., When Only the Best Is Good Enough!

[djnagle]

Thanks. I see you measured sound response vary close to the front of the Heil. Do you get similar results when you measure from 3’ away?

 

[toddalin]

Haven't tried. Too busy enjoying the difference.

Obviously what comes out of the Heil has a direct relation to what makes it's way to the sweet spot. The Heil has a continually rising frequency response ("sound as clear as light"). The higher the frequency of a wave, the faster it attenuates with distance. This is "atmospheric attenuation" and not to be confused with "spreading losses." This is the natural order of things and if an instrument is emitted with a rising slope that is not there in the prototype/recording and attenuates to "flat" at the sweet spot, is this really representative of that instrument that would have been played in the room played without the rising response? I think not.

 

[Enophile]

Thanks for that interesting twist on this!

 

[djnagle]

Haven't tried. Too busy enjoying the difference.

Obviously what comes out of the Heil has a direct relation to what makes its way to the sweet spot. The Heil has a continually rising frequency response ("sound as clear as light"). The higher the frequency of a wave, the faster it attenuates with distance. This is "atmospheric attenuation" and not to be confused with "spreading losses." This is the natural order of things and if an instrument is emitted with a rising slope that is not there in the prototype/recording and attenuates to "flat" at the sweet spot, is this really representative of that instrument that would have been played in the room played without the rising response? I think not.

Got it. Thanks T.