Beam Blockers?

[ksmith63]

http://www.webervst.com/blocker.html
Anyone tried these?

Saw this on the THD forums. Supposed to eliminate the harsh treble sounds and make the speakers sound good even when you aren't standing in front of them. Ordered some to remedy the line 6 amps but it might be a while before i can find out how much they really work. :fingersx:

 

[KLINKDETROIT]

Re: Beam Blockers?

I have a 4 inch and 5 inch version for sale. $25 shipped. It does work for spikey speakers like the v30/ g12t75 etc.

 

[ksmith63]

Re: Beam Blockers?

gggrrrrr! :smack: I already orded them. :smack:

At least I know they work......

 

[suislidE03]

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Yea i got the 5 inch versions for my Laney, sucker was bright and harsh. I origionally ordered them for the T75s that were in there. They helped, but the highs were so strong the beam blockers just didnt kill it like i wanted it to. I soon realized those speakers SUCKED for Laney amps. After finding out Eminence V12s roll the highs off at 4.5khz and were similar to V30s, i immediately ordered one. It still sounded a little harsh, but after the speaker break-in, the harsh highs were gone. With the beam blockers the sound gets diffused a little more, so its not as directional. Works great to me!

 

[Mike M.]

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I use them and they work great at diffusing the highs so they're not going straight for your eardrums!

A word of caution when installing them: The thickness of the beam is approximatley .030" thick. Depending on how plyable the gasket material on your speaker is you may have to cut some of it out so the beam will lay flush with the speaker gasket. Otherwise the speaker wont lay flat on the baffle. It will rock back and forth and if you tighten the speaker down you could bend the frame and that could lead to problems.

 

[kmcguitars]

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A word of caution when installing them: The thickness of the beam is approximatley .030" thick. Depending on how plyable the gasket material on your speaker is you may have to cut some of it out so the beam will lay flush with the speaker gasket. Otherwise the speaker wont lay flat on the baffle. It will rock back and forth and if you tighten the speaker down you could bend the frame and that could lead to problems.

YIKES !! I think I'll stick with the Duct tape method.:eek13:

 

[ksmith63]

Re: Beam Blockers?

I use them and they work great at diffusing the highs so they're not going straight for your eardrums!

A word of caution when installing them: The thickness of the beam is approximatley .030" thick. Depending on how plyable the gasket material on your speaker is you may have to cut some of it out so the beam will lay flush with the speaker gasket. Otherwise the speaker wont lay flat on the baffle. It will rock back and forth and if you tighten the speaker down you could bend the frame and that could lead to problems.

hmmmm. Thanks for the warning. I might also want to look into some gasking tape (foam strip with glue). That would probably help with any vibration issues as well.

 

[suislidE03]

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I dont use anything to compensate for the beam thickness, never had any problems. No vibrations or goofy stuff like that.

I am curious though.. what exactly do you mean by the duct tape method?

 

[kmcguitars]

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I am curious though.. what exactly do you mean by the duct tape method?

Right from Ted Weber's page.

The idea of using a diffuser is not new. Many performers including SRV were known to have applied a patch of duct tape on the grill cloth directly inline with the center of the speaker to block the beaminess. The Beam Blocker performs that same function while diffusing the high frequencies evenly in all directions.

 

[suislidE03]

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Oh im sorry.. i knew what that was, just thought you were talking about something else.

I tried the duct tape thing and its like a 1" beam blocker lol. Nowhere near the real thing.