Haven't played since Sunday but my initial finding on the CD vs Weber version is that a CD only worked the most when I was directly in front of the cone. The Weber, on the other hand, seems to have the same effect regardless of whichever axis you are from the amp. Does this mean that the Weber delivers its promise of complete sound dispersion around the room ? Not yet sure as I have yet to "jam" with it. I am definite though that it has made the tone/sound characteristic of the amp it's on as smoother and rounder, which was what I was really after. As of now, I am attributing the changes to the blocker portion of the Weber. Unlike CDs, the Weber block is made out of a hard plastic/rubber material (mostly a plastic mix). Maybe the material absorbs the sharp high frequencies? Also, the Weber's blocker is actually round on the side facing the speaker cone and not flat as a CD. I was actually joking with some friends last Friday that my one cup bra has arrived.
Let me know what your findings were of your beam blocker project so that I could watch out for it.
Am happy so far with it, marco, but further testing still needed. It was a cheaper alternative to a Creamback.
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Jojo, I had the same findings on my CDs as your beam blocker. Haha. I owe it largely to the placement of the CDs (between the baffle and speaker and not just on the grill cloth).
It did make the sound more consistent as I moved around the room. Definitely the beaminess of the speakers when you're "on-axis" was lessened.
The drawback I found was when jamming with loud volumes and with other guitarists using non-beam-blocked amps/cabs, my cab with the beam blocker seemed to have a hard time cutting through the mix. It's probably the beaminess and high frequency that I was missing that sort of cut thru all the mix. Hahaha.
There are times when I like it, and there are times when I didn't. And yes, the same goes when I don't have a beam blocker installed... sometimes I like it, sometimes I don't. Haha!
EDIT: There is a thing called "Tone bra" that's similar to the Weber beam blocker, so...... your one cup bra is actually valid. Haha.
http://dbinstrumentamp.com/drupal/content/tone-bra-amp-loungeEDIT EDIT: Jojo, I checked my parts drawer and saw my old DIY beam blockers (I have 2 because I used both at some point with my 2x12 cab). Hindi pala CD ginamit ko, what was I thinking. Haha. I used a 4-5" round rubber/foam thing.
Nakaka disperse ba talaga ng sound?
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When you have a pretty directional sounding amp/cab.... the beam blocker sorts of disperses the sound evenly from every angle. Notice when you have a cab, iba tunog niya when you're standing right in front of it and when you're standing to the side. When you have the beam blocker, it seems as though consistent yung tunog whether you're directly in front or at the sides.