Originally Posted by
mortron
If I understand correctly, you're saying that a sharp transition between two different widths will cause the ripple? I noticed the angles cut down on Greg's setup, and it would make sense seeing your tops and bottoms mate. If I have my 8cuft cabs vertical, there is less width to contend with, but getting the HF at an appropriate height becomes an issue. If I place the cab on its side, things will be lower but the baffle wider and more floor bounce. I'll have to take some measurements and see where things will line up. It's interesting your mention of lack of BSC in most designs you've encountered. I wonder if not dealing with BSC is one way to keep sensitivity up without losing some to BSC. Then again, any X.5 way design can also compensate for baffle step, and they've used that in a few designs. Don't some of the bigger dual 15" speakers have a woofer that is crossed lower than the other?