Rives: I'm sorry if i misinterpreted your comments, but i still don't agree with your clarification presented here. Due to the fact that all drivers "beam" or alter their radiation pattern as frequency is raised, one is bound to encounter varying frequency responses as speaker position and / or seated listening positions are altered. This can easily be measured outdoors where there are "minimal" room boundaries to cancel / reinforce / reflect the signals being produced and measured.
As further evidence, this can also be seen in just about any "decent" speaker review as the frequency response is altered as one changes the axis that one is listening on. Since distance changes the listening axis ( speakers don't rotate to accomodate seating distance ), you are bound to have quantifiable* differences in frequency response linearity. Sean
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* don't know if this is the most appropriate terminology, but it sure sounds impressive : )
As further evidence, this can also be seen in just about any "decent" speaker review as the frequency response is altered as one changes the axis that one is listening on. Since distance changes the listening axis ( speakers don't rotate to accomodate seating distance ), you are bound to have quantifiable* differences in frequency response linearity. Sean
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* don't know if this is the most appropriate terminology, but it sure sounds impressive : )