There has been a misguided approach to reduce speaker design and the last frontier, the art of TL design, to a computer program. Well some of us know that this will never work or at least is completely misguided. Some things should be just left to the creative minds as a subject of deep satisfaction in the exploration of mysteries that can best be described as religious. First is the selection of a speaker: the more expensive and the bigger, the better. The investment will shield you from any realistic evaluation of the design shortcomings. Next is the question of the TL length: casting the sticks of I Ching works, as does the casting of bones, preferably of some small dinosaur, they had time to absorb the 7th. force. For others, reading tea leaves in a cup is good, but requires the help of a gypsy or consultation with Moulder is highly recommended, both tend to be expensive. Next is the crux of the design, the stuffing of the line. This is the deep mystery and I am hesitant to reveal all the details. For best results you should do it only on the eve of the rising of a young moon, facing the 3rd. house of Apollo and with the help of a virgin. The material selection is quite personal but make sure it's "kinky", if some of the above is hard to come by, a viable alternative is an endless labyrinth. A hyperbolic exponential line taper is best for it will send the bad vibrations into the pentahedroid dimension where the five wavelengths are equal thus permitting only the good vibrations to exit. Following this receipt will result in a speaker of ecstatic frequency response and a transcendental transient response. If you have to ask about phase, well you simply haven't got it. If however you are so fortunate as to detect any shortcomings, the application of any feline urine to the cone of the driver will surely cure the problem. But be judicious in application since it tends to decrease the SAF quotient. by Anonymous Back