Resessed midrange/woofer

[Shure]

What's the purpose of the recessed midrange some manufacturers do?
Small waveguide?
Only for looks?
Anyone tried it?

 

[MtlJazz]

Long story short...The primary reasons usually revolve around time and phase alignment, as well as improving the overall frequency response and directivity, also help with smoothing edge diffraction... IMHO

 

[GM]

+1 Done a bunch as I didn't like the 'cheater's' sloped baffle's sonics.

 

[Shure]

Most of the speakers I've seen have only the midrange or both midrange and the tweeter recessed.
To get the tweeter time and phase alignment isn't it a bad thing to only move the midrange further back?

Long story short...The primary reasons usually revolve around time and phase alignment, as well as improving the overall frequency response and directivity, also help with smoothing edge diffraction... IMHO

It would be very interesting to see measurements, anyone who wants to share?

 

[Alex M]

+1 Done a bunch as I didn't like the 'cheater's' sloped baffle's sonics.

How would you describe the sound of the sloped baffle?

Alex

 

[GM]

Progressively muted with increasing frequency in comparison and in retrospect have to keep in mind I only used 1st order XOs with RLC frequency shaping networks (AKA CD horn EQ), zobels.