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#383105 - 09/21/12 07:12 PM VP 150 Vertical
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Would it ok to turn my onwall VP150 vertical behind an audio transparent screen?

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#383123 - 09/21/12 10:15 PM Re: VP 150 Vertical [Re: davesmith2]
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Dave, welcome. Some time ago Alan Lofft experimented with using VP150s vertically as main speakers. He reported that the results were quite favorable. Positioning your on-wall VP150 vertically should be, if anything, better than the horizontal orientation.
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#383137 - 09/22/12 08:07 AM Re: VP 150 Vertical [Re: davesmith2]
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Generally, it's not a good idea to change the orientation of a speaker (here come the jokes), but there are exceptions.

Best to simply try it temporarily and see how it works for you!
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#383161 - 09/22/12 04:16 PM Re: VP 150 Vertical [Re: davesmith2]
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No harm in experimenting!
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#383164 - 09/22/12 10:49 PM Re: VP 150 Vertical [Re: MarkSJohnson]
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Originally Posted By: MarkSJohnson
Generally, it's not a good idea to change the orientation of a speaker (here come the jokes)


You mean those camps aren't for real?
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#383170 - 09/23/12 09:02 AM Re: VP 150 Vertical [Re: davesmith2]
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Originally Posted By: davesmith2
Would it ok to turn my onwall VP150 vertical behind an audio transparent screen?


Horizontal speakers are a compromise from the get-go. Placing the cabinet so the driver complement is in a vertical array can be beneficial to its dispersion and overall timbre but NOT the other way around (vertically designed driver complement placed in a horizontal array).
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#383177 - 09/23/12 01:15 PM Re: VP 150 Vertical [Re: terzaghi]
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Originally Posted By: terzaghi
No harm in experimenting!

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#383188 - 09/23/12 04:42 PM Re: VP 150 Vertical [Re: davesmith2]
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I saw that coming... Especially after the orientation comment smile
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#383243 - 09/24/12 02:18 PM Re: VP 150 Vertical [Re: pmbuko]
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Originally Posted By: pmbuko
Originally Posted By: MarkSJohnson
Generally, it's not a good idea to change the orientation of a speaker (here come the jokes)


You mean those camps aren't for real?

Sadly, they are, but the orientation almost always seems to revert to the original state after a while ...
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