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    Question Horizontal and Vertical dispersion

    While reading the "Sam I am" thread I realized something, what is the (horizontal and vertical) dispersion of the JBL control 5 and control 1?

    So I would like to know please what widest horizontal dispersion is and the narrowest Vertical dispersion is?

    Thanks.




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    What do the specs say?

    Generally, dome tweeter = no control.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zilch View Post
    What do the specs say?

    Generally, dome tweeter = no control.

    Zilch

    The specifications don’t say anything, I was hoping someone, might have some insider information on this? Thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JBL 4645 View Post
    Zilch The specifications don’t say anything,
    I was hoping someone might have some insider information on this? Thanks.
    No no - Zilch was pretty clear -

    Quote Originally Posted by Zilch View Post
    Generally, dome tweeter = no control.
    Thats pretty straight-forward; when there is no structure around a dome, sound will generally travel the same in all directions. Think of a pebble tossed in a open pond - rings travelling outward equally.
    When there is controlled dispersion, usually there is some kind of shaped horn or structural device. Think of the 2405/077 Slot tweeters, or the SAM horns array - each of them is tall and skinny, that slot-funnel shape is going to limit the expansion of the sound waves more in one dimension than in the other.
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    I never thought of that ripples in water thanks Heather , so if I had a 18” ball of concrete and dropped into a lake, the ripples will be large is that what you’re saying??

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    Went to Alaska and watched the glaciers calving, nice ripples when the big chunks dropped.

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    These folks seem to disagree about dispersion characteristics on dome tweeters. It appears as though they claim they can control it through the crossover. Personally, I thought the suggestion kind of odd when I first read it. Or is "acoustic radiation pattern" not the same as dispersion?

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    outlaw crossover control of dispersion?

    ... probably a D'Appolito-like crossover for vertical use and a different
    topology for horizontal. Modifying the FR and phase of the two mid/bass
    drivers can certainly change how they interact/interfere, and therefore the
    radiation pattern. ... and likely less to do with the dome tweeter itself, but I'd
    be interested to hear otherwise. -grumpy

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