Not really sure where to put this one. I've been contemplating this for a little while now, and after some success with a new location I'll probably look at making another set of pods over the next few months, when some other projects are complete.
I know the best way to 'test' something is to 'try' it, but before I spend time building some pods I wanted to get some thoughts on whether it will be worthwhile or a waste of time.
What I'm looking to do is make some dash pods, on-axis to listener, that will sit tightly up near the A-pillar, so essentially an A-pillar location, but mounted from the stock location in the dash.
On a previous Sail panel midrange install I noticed that the reflections from the side glass wreaked havoc on the stage definition/focus and I couldn't get around this, so coupled with a loss of depth, these were removed.
I'm thinking that with these new pods, I'd build an absorbant 'wall' or shroud on the outside of each midrange to try and absorb the off-axis sound rather then let it travel and reflect off the side windows. I'm hoping this might have a positive effect on the stage focus, as I know the depth will be okay in the proposed location.
Has anyone had eny experience with this before? I can't seem to find much reference to trying to absorb off-axis waves by narrowing the drivers dispersion.
Thanks in advance.
I know the best way to 'test' something is to 'try' it, but before I spend time building some pods I wanted to get some thoughts on whether it will be worthwhile or a waste of time.
What I'm looking to do is make some dash pods, on-axis to listener, that will sit tightly up near the A-pillar, so essentially an A-pillar location, but mounted from the stock location in the dash.
On a previous Sail panel midrange install I noticed that the reflections from the side glass wreaked havoc on the stage definition/focus and I couldn't get around this, so coupled with a loss of depth, these were removed.
I'm thinking that with these new pods, I'd build an absorbant 'wall' or shroud on the outside of each midrange to try and absorb the off-axis sound rather then let it travel and reflect off the side windows. I'm hoping this might have a positive effect on the stage focus, as I know the depth will be okay in the proposed location.
Has anyone had eny experience with this before? I can't seem to find much reference to trying to absorb off-axis waves by narrowing the drivers dispersion.
Thanks in advance.