I agree with both of you.. it is a sound director and an acoustic resonator. While the front side is directive the back side is reflective so positioning to the rear wall is important.
Like Roxy I wondered if this unit could be mimicked in some way with a cymbal many of them being a similar strain of bronze. The Novum does appear to have greater mass and therefore greater energy storage than your typical cymbal. Using a cymbal would give a useful sense of direction and possibility.
What I have done in the past and again just in the last few days is to add Audio Points and even brass coupling discs to 1 or more room surfaces in my listening room.
My room is 27-21.5-9 ft. and you would not think that the acoustic weight or influence of a single brass 1.5 wide body Audio Point would make any difference but it did and does. With my usual audio crew on board I threaded one to a wall panel that placed the point tip a couple of inches above the acoustic center of the tweeter with the tip actually pointed down at the carpeted floor.
The result of this add on was a more direct and focused stage and a sensation that there is less lobing affects from my 1st order crossover. There was a consensus of more acoustic air and a change in the bass that is apparent but hard to describe.
I then went to similar panels on the side walls and added brass but of greater mass and a different shape than the one on the front wall. All of these were at the same height. These additional shapes and mass widened the stage and placed more air overhead. More than real for sure.
I then placed at the back wall one on each of the 2 panels a 2.5 inch coupling disc laying flat atop the frame . If you were 7 ft tall you could see where these were located. These 2 seemed to stretch the sound from front to back creating a multi channel surround effect from my 2 chn system. May use these when watching a movie on a recessed projection screen.
At this point (pun intended) I will keep the single point up front.
I have threaded brass inserts placed into the drywall ceiling out just slightly from the corner molding. In the past I have tried other geometric shapes of various mass and locked into these positions, these also made a difference..Again who would think something so small in an area so large would make a noticeable change.
I also have a few that are designed to increase the volumetric speed and direction of the air flow. With a slight change in the direction face of the aperture you can steer upper frequencies where ever you like or dislike. These can be pretty damn bold and will take careful placement and adjustment before becoming a permanent part of my system.
The point is that all these shapes and masses make for a change in audible and visual perception, in this case they were all immediate. Too much of a good thing even these small things can become a bad thing..but this gives me a basis to move forward with additional shapes and placement strategies. Tom. Star Sound Technologies
Like Roxy I wondered if this unit could be mimicked in some way with a cymbal many of them being a similar strain of bronze. The Novum does appear to have greater mass and therefore greater energy storage than your typical cymbal. Using a cymbal would give a useful sense of direction and possibility.
What I have done in the past and again just in the last few days is to add Audio Points and even brass coupling discs to 1 or more room surfaces in my listening room.
My room is 27-21.5-9 ft. and you would not think that the acoustic weight or influence of a single brass 1.5 wide body Audio Point would make any difference but it did and does. With my usual audio crew on board I threaded one to a wall panel that placed the point tip a couple of inches above the acoustic center of the tweeter with the tip actually pointed down at the carpeted floor.
The result of this add on was a more direct and focused stage and a sensation that there is less lobing affects from my 1st order crossover. There was a consensus of more acoustic air and a change in the bass that is apparent but hard to describe.
I then went to similar panels on the side walls and added brass but of greater mass and a different shape than the one on the front wall. All of these were at the same height. These additional shapes and mass widened the stage and placed more air overhead. More than real for sure.
I then placed at the back wall one on each of the 2 panels a 2.5 inch coupling disc laying flat atop the frame . If you were 7 ft tall you could see where these were located. These 2 seemed to stretch the sound from front to back creating a multi channel surround effect from my 2 chn system. May use these when watching a movie on a recessed projection screen.
At this point (pun intended) I will keep the single point up front.
I have threaded brass inserts placed into the drywall ceiling out just slightly from the corner molding. In the past I have tried other geometric shapes of various mass and locked into these positions, these also made a difference..Again who would think something so small in an area so large would make a noticeable change.
I also have a few that are designed to increase the volumetric speed and direction of the air flow. With a slight change in the direction face of the aperture you can steer upper frequencies where ever you like or dislike. These can be pretty damn bold and will take careful placement and adjustment before becoming a permanent part of my system.
The point is that all these shapes and masses make for a change in audible and visual perception, in this case they were all immediate. Too much of a good thing even these small things can become a bad thing..but this gives me a basis to move forward with additional shapes and placement strategies. Tom. Star Sound Technologies