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In the Thread: Speakers: a hi-fi disaster.
Post Subject: But how can one become knowledgeable?Posted by Antonio J. on: 1/16/2005
Nice post Romy, you're probably right, I can't say since I've never listened to a pair of speakers that really told me "what can be done". I've always owned and listened to speakers that are commercially made, and I've had to choose among the ones that I've found that seem more neutral to the different kinds of music I use to listen to. At least when listening to some wonderful symphony it doesn't sound as bright and disconnected as when listening to a rock studio recording. But ignorance is something that in this field is hard to overcome. There are also the room limitations, I would love having some horns, the very old professional horns I've listened to from Altec and JBL have "something" that is more compelling than anything that any modern commercial loudspeaker can do, but I don't have the space to fit those horn speakers into my room. Then one must accept trade-offs and compromises. I could get some Lowther or AER drivers and build some back loaded horns, but then I wouldn't know if that is actually "what can be done" or at least something close to it, or if I'm just trading frequency response for a bit of coherence.
Many of us probably would be asking for something more "right" if we knew what to ask for.
Regards,
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