RE: as usual, I an nore confused with the information

Posted by E-Stat (A) on July 27, 2016 at 12:57:29

In Reply to: as usual, I an nore confused with the information posted by cloudwalker on July 26, 2016 at 21:00:01:

Indeed, there are many flavors and variations of loudspeakers available.

In addition to understanding crossovers, a couple of other key topics to understand are directivity and radiation pattern.

Directivity measures the pattern of the radiated sound. A big challenge with most speakers is creating consistent directivity from a frequency perspective using multiple drivers. Imagine hearing instruments that span multiple drivers. They need to sound as a single instrument and not as separate entities. I learned as a teenager that I was particularly sensitive to coherency and became a full range stat enthusiast. There are some speakers that exhibit horrible inconsistencies between drivers that ruins the realism - at least to me. Researchers like Floyd Toole in recent years have preached the gospel of delivering more consistent directivity as though the multiple drivers were one.

The radiation pattern variations broadly include point source, line array and omnidirectional. Within the first two you can also introduce the variable of dipolar radiation, either for part or the full range where the sound is radiated to the rear of the speaker as well. This can be achieved either by having rear facing drivers, open baffles or dipolar panels.

I would recommend trying to hear as many different types as possible to understand the particular benefits each approach takes and determine whic suits you best. It is here where individual preference clearly comes into play.

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Topic - as usual, I an nore confused with the information - cloudwalker 21:00:01 07/26/16 (20)

RE: as usual, I an nore confused with the information - fantja 09:48:00 07/28/16 (0)

RE: as usual, I an nore confused with the information - fantja 09:47:02 07/28/16 (0)

Unfortunately - airtime 09:24:05 07/28/16 (0)

You also need the perfect room. - Mr. Dick Hertz 08:58:24 07/28/16 (0)

Its OK - Awe-d-o-file 08:19:44 07/28/16 (0)

Active speakers can - airtime 15:11:52 07/27/16 (0)

can I give some helpful advice? - cloudwalker 14:01:35 07/27/16 (5)

RE: can I give some helpful advice? - b.l.zeebub 03:02:03 07/28/16 (0)

Direct answers - E-Stat 15:01:53 07/27/16 (2)

well. thanks e sat. - cloudwalker 15:13:10 07/27/16 (1)

Honestly - E-Stat 15:42:46 07/27/16 (0)

RE: can I give some helpful advice? - PAR 14:39:38 07/27/16 (0)

RE: as usual, I an nore confused with the information - E-Stat 12:57:29 07/27/16 (0)

I think what you need are some basic tutorials - airtime 08:10:34 07/27/16 (0)

RE: as usual, I an nore confused with the information - tomservo 06:03:27 07/27/16 (2)

Generational Degradation - Inmate51 13:53:40 07/27/16 (1)

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RE: as usual, I an nore confused with the information - John Elison 05:10:25 07/27/16 (0)

RE: as usual, I an nore confused with the information - KanedaK 04:44:48 07/27/16 (0)

RE: as usual, I an nore confused with the information - PAR 02:11:04 07/27/16 (0)

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