Beam Blockers: Yay or Nay From Experience:

Tried one once. There was a difference, but I did not find the result very pleasing so I removed it. Maybe its just that I was so conditioned to hearing the sound coming out of the box a certain way that changing it made it sound "off" but it wasn't for me.
 
gball said:
Tried one once. There was a difference, but I did not find the result very pleasing so I removed it. Maybe its just that I was so conditioned to hearing the sound coming out of the box a certain way that changing it made it sound "off" but it wasn't for me.
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I appreciate that input. I did try them in my two DSL40C's, but TBTH, I don't recall the result...

Trying to figure out of I want to try them in my 2x12...
 
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RVA said:
No, but they make sense and I would be willing to try them. Also, just because they do not sound good in one room, it doesn't mean they will not be a life saver in another, especially if the speakers are not always at the same height. They say that you play the room more than the amp
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I might throw them back in as an unholy experiment.
 
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Robert Herndon said:
Weber gave me a pair of these and I never thought I could yell a difference.

Opinions???
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As the frequency becomes higher, the more directional the beam becomes.
Therefore,
if the beam is aimed directly at your ear, you WILL hear it.
If the beam is aimed off axis to your ear, then you will never hear it.

Beam blockers are probably more useful for microphones aimed at your cabinet, than they are for your actual stage listening.
Yeah they do have a usefulness.
 
What's out front matters too. Especially for Celestions, which seem especially beamy to me. Back in the days of high stage volume I learned never to face a Marshall cabinet directly at the soundman, even if the board was pretty far away.
 
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Amp Mad Scientist said:
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As the frequency becomes higher, the more directional the beam becomes.
Therefore,
if the beam is aimed directly at your ear, you WILL hear it.
If the beam is aimed off axis to your ear, then you will never hear it.

Beam blockers are probably more useful for microphones aimed at your cabinet, than they are for your actual stage listening.
Yeah they do have a usefulness.
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Interesting!!!

Well, I installed them...
 
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