[Vintage-Audio] Re Speakers From Yesteryear

[Bob]

No question that the VotT is a wonderful and probably the
very best Monaural speaker. The problem is with stereo. It
is not good for making a sound field when used in pairs for
the the left and right or even as the center speaker. Makes
great sound but doesnt make a stereo sound field correctly.
If the spacial disribution of the sound SOURCE is important
to your enjoyment then the horns suck.

WBob

Robert Nickels wrote:
> 
> > The center channel in a home theater is hardly vintage. (grin)  A horn,
> no.
> 
> Actually a horn, yes!
> 
> The classic Voice of the Theater setup was a single cabinet located behind
> the center of the screen, which produced the brilliant mono sound we all
> remember from Saturday matinees, way before  stereo and surround sound made
> it to the movies.   While it might present a challenge to most decorating
> schemes, the Altec Lansing 811B mulit-sectoral horn used in the A7 VOT is
> designed to produce a 40 degree vertical and 90 degree horizontal
> distribution pattern, with a response of 800 hz to 22 khz when used with an
> 800 hz cutoff.   The 511B used on the A7-500 like I use to shake-test my
> basement is the same, only with a 500 hz cutoff.   The horn makes an ideal
> center channel speaker because that's basically what it was designed for,
> but the modern type Duane describes is an attempt to produce similar results
> without having to have a 24" wide horn in your living room!
> 
> 73, Bob W9RAN
> 
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