Posted by Rick Craig [ 66.32.73.20 ] on August 02, 2006 at 22:32:08:

In Reply to: Dipole for an array. Is it...? posted by tolits on July 31, 2006 at 15:30:37:

The dipole array presents two significant problems. One is mechanical construction - making it wide enough to support the desired wavelength cutoff and stability (how to support all that weight on the front and keep the rear / sides open).

The second problem is power response and this for me is a significant issue. A typical monopole home audio line of 5-6 ft. will not maintain the nearfield effect much below 200-300hz. Adding dipole radiation reduces the low frequency power response even more. Maybe with a large amount of active equalization you can correct this? I think it's an area to be explored.

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