Several years ago, I was in a listening room without the beaks in place and noticed the beaming of the highs coming from the Totems. I asked the salesman if the beaks sitting on the window ledge worked.
He placed them in position and I noticed the beaming disappeared immediately.
He explained that Totem discovered that the high frequencies like to congregate at a certain point just over the top of the speaker and then shoot forward from that point. And the beaks prevent the highs from congregating. Or something like that.
That explanation seemed to defy logic and/or physics, but the beaks worked!!
-IMO
He placed them in position and I noticed the beaming disappeared immediately.
He explained that Totem discovered that the high frequencies like to congregate at a certain point just over the top of the speaker and then shoot forward from that point. And the beaks prevent the highs from congregating. Or something like that.
That explanation seemed to defy logic and/or physics, but the beaks worked!!
-IMO