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In the Thread: Burn any single-driver speaker in hell.

Post Subject: Part of the ProcessPosted by rowuk on: 7/12/2012

I think that single speakers are a good start, not the means to an end.

Romy, you are very adamant about the PROCESS. Gain experience, make changes based on what you learn. Is it not sensible to start with ONE DRIVER and learn its strengths and weaknesses. A 5" full range for instance would teach about "missing" mid bass power and majesty, how ugly a beautiful violin can sound, and many other things. It is very easy to put a 5" speaker into a closed box of sufficient size to not strangle the melody range. Without "BASS" and "HIGHS" to confuse us, we can better focus on the musical message instead of the hardware problems.

If we truly focus on the music, we learn a lot and become able to determine what should be next - perhaps a 2 way FAST system, small 2 way monitor or another extreme like Econowave.

It is my experience that the listeners that buy a truckload of "best" parts and have no simple listening experience take much longer to learn things. The PROCESS in my opinion DEMANDS starting simply and developing taste, feeling and smell inside of our bodies.

It is no different with my trumpet students. They come to me and want to play high, loud and fast with no understanding of timing, intonation and melody line. I hate when we do NOT start simple!

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