In Reply to: Best speaker for $15K ? posted by audioNeil on February 26, 2012 at 19:56:25:
If its a dynamic speaker it should be one that's designed for proper time and phase like Vandersteen, Avalon Acoustics, Thiel, etc., along with higher quality construction and materials.I was lost for years listening to speakers because I never learned what a speaker should fundamentally do. I thought those speakers that had good fundamentals sounded somewhat sleepy. The highs and the lows didn't seem to compete with other speakers.
Consequently, I was buying speakers who's highs were glaring and big bass that simply didn't integrate with the other aspects of the system. I was so consistent in buying the wrong speakers that I was sure my electronics were to blame. Frigin train wreck. It wasn't until I was fortunate to get listening primer and some suggestions from someone in the industry who had a great deal more experience. Even with this little bit of knowledge I still couldn't hear the speakers until I had them at home, which is next to impossible.
So I took one of his suggestions and I'm no longer listening to my system but to the music. I know that sounds like a cliché but its true. If you're listening to a dynamic speaker you shouldn't hear the individual drivers. If its set up in the room properly you may not even hear were the speaker is.
Happy shopping
Edits: 02/27/12
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