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Allison and Snell - Against the Wall

One previous trend that has vanished and I wish would re-appear is speakers designed specifically to go up against the wall.

Sometimes custom line arrays are made like this, but neither Snell nor Allison's approach required line arrays to work correctly.  Is there a brand out there now which has taken up these design ideas?
erik_squires

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erik_squires OP
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I think there’s a difference between speakers specifically designed to interface with the walls for broad band dispersion, and those who have limited or tunable bass.

In the former I put the Allisons, Larsens, Klipshhorns and Snell.

The Wilson Tune Tots and Vandersteens and my own LM-1s in the category of limited or tunable bass.
erik_squires OP
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The Klipschhorns of course qualify!
erik_squires OP
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@theaudiotweak

The Snell A/III had a massive curved baffle under the cloth, but I thought it was still designed to be placed up to a wall.  Am I mistaken?
erik_squires OP
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@cleeds

Very good point, do we dismiss them when we should be embracing them?

Maybe they are inherently better speakers than floor standers?
erik_squires OP
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Audio Note, I believe, is basically remaking Snell designs, no?

@middlemass
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