Does Hi Efficiency really always mean a more accurate listening experience? - Rafaro - High Efficiency Speaker Asylum

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Does Hi Efficiency really always mean a more accurate listening experience?

Being raised in the world of Audiophile stuff, you know electrostats ribbons speakers, quality tube amps for me it was an eye and ear opening experience to first hear higher efficiency quality drivers in the form of an Altec VOT system. My first thought was "Wow electrostat quality with Balls". Although the mechanical ringing of the large stock metal 511/811 horns was obvious and the Altec compression drivers also introduced some overload distortions I liked the overall powerful hi transient effect. Since then for me it has been a long Journey into efficient horn designs And since the main criticism of horns is size with time I learned to compact the designs. The other main criticisms a somewhat peaky freq response and limited pinpoint imaging I never really found objectionable although for many it is. I guess its just a matter of taste and one´s own perception of accuracy.

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Topic - Does Hi Efficiency really always mean a more accurate listening experience? - Rafaro 06:28:39 02/19/15 (8)

RE: Does Hi Efficiency really always mean a more accurate listening experience? - coli 19:01:45 03/06/15 (0)

RE: Does Hi Efficiency really always mean a more accurate listening experience? - James Romeyn 14:20:47 03/04/15 (0)

RE: Does Hi Efficiency really always mean a more accurate listening experience? - horn kid 06:49:41 03/03/15 (0)

RE: Does Hi Efficiency really always mean a more accurate listening experience? - KanedaK 13:39:36 02/24/15 (1)

Realism and Horses for Courses - Bromo33333 10:30:29 02/25/15 (0)

RE: Does Hi Efficiency really always mean a more accurate listening experience? - George S. Roland 08:26:33 02/19/15 (0)

RE: Does Hi Efficiency really always mean a more accurate listening experience? - tomservo 08:00:17 02/19/15 (0)

There are good and bad examples of every approach - eso 06:36:19 02/19/15 (0)

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