Hi, I think the party effect is just due to ~constant directivity. High DI ~constant directivity speakers can sound the same anywhere in the room as well depending the toe-in. Basically the whole room is the listening area. Difference between high and low DI is that with high DI phantom center stays between speakers with bigger listening area because time / intensity trading can be used, without time intensity trading the phantom center collapses to nearest speaker quite fast. Both could sound roughly the same timbrally anywhere in the room.
It's bit of a nitpicking? just a point of view that the property that makes big listening area is not only omni, but just smooth flattish DI, perhaps nature of edge diffraction also affects the perception, which makes sound that changes per direction, omni speaker with drivers ponting up have this kind of diffraction stuff mostly toward ceiling.
I very much agree I've found smooth sound through out the room to be very important thing to have with a loudspeaker system, especially at home where I move around a lot with music playing. The sound that doesn't change (seemingly) regarles of listening position is great, calming, opposite to some other speakers I've had which don't seem to have any single sound as the sound changes all the time as head moves. I have cardioidish system now and bet I'd be fine with nice omni or dipole as well in this sense, why not anything that has nice DI.
It's bit of a nitpicking? just a point of view that the property that makes big listening area is not only omni, but just smooth flattish DI, perhaps nature of edge diffraction also affects the perception, which makes sound that changes per direction, omni speaker with drivers ponting up have this kind of diffraction stuff mostly toward ceiling.
I very much agree I've found smooth sound through out the room to be very important thing to have with a loudspeaker system, especially at home where I move around a lot with music playing. The sound that doesn't change (seemingly) regarles of listening position is great, calming, opposite to some other speakers I've had which don't seem to have any single sound as the sound changes all the time as head moves. I have cardioidish system now and bet I'd be fine with nice omni or dipole as well in this sense, why not anything that has nice DI.
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