I have a pair of Velodyne DF-661 speakers. These were sold in the mid 1990s for a very short time, and then discontinued due to bad reviews from press. The main design goal was to achieve the lowest distortion possible in a driver. You can read all about this speaker on the stereophile review. They list the amazing distortion numbers on the first page:
http://www.stereophile.com/content/velodyne-df-661-loudspeaker#TPoBAHRTIuOryBUP.97
Yes, these speakers have their problems with a slightly nasaly midrange and a subdued midbass. But the lack of distortion makes them sound absolutely crystal clear.
Since Im so used to listening to the DF-661, I demand my next pair of speakers has similar performance distortion wise. It is a requirement...
Has anybody out there been able to top these distortion measurements? Are there any speakers out there with similar design goals, being able to have incredibly low distortion throughout the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th orders?
Edits: 09/04/16
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Topic - Speakers with lowest THD - eyedrop 21:32:59 09/04/16 (49)
- RE: Speakers with lowest THD - kh6idf 20:06:00 09/17/16 (0)
- I'm sorry but - Awe-d-o-file 12:46:48 09/06/16 (5)
- RE: I'm sorry but - airtime 16:04:18 09/06/16 (4)
- RE: I'm sorry but - Awe-d-o-file 05:05:47 09/07/16 (3)
- RE: I'm sorry but - airtime 08:30:40 09/07/16 (2)
- RE: I'm sorry but - RGA 23:00:03 09/07/16 (1)
- RE: I'm sorry but - airtime 14:44:50 09/08/16 (0)
- RE: Speakers with lowest THD - hahax@verizon.net 08:42:42 09/06/16 (0)
- RE: Speakers with lowest THD - Dave_K 08:40:16 09/06/16 (0)
- LOL - Inmate51 08:31:19 09/06/16 (0)
- RE: Speakers with lowest THD - horn kid 06:32:14 09/06/16 (0)
- RE: Speakers with lowest THD - RGA 01:38:34 09/06/16 (0)
- RE: Speakers with lowest THD - genungo 14:03:40 09/05/16 (0)
- Isn't the amp or reciever's THD more important? - cloudwalker 13:22:37 09/05/16 (13)
- I wouldn't put much stock in THD measurements - YRY 17:25:55 09/06/16 (5)
- RE: I wouldn't put much stock in THD measurements - b.l.zeebub 02:46:57 09/07/16 (4)
- RE: I wouldn't put much stock in THD measurements - Inmate51 07:39:34 09/07/16 (3)
- RE:"it's humorous when a person says that this-or-that speaker or system sounds "just like the real thing' " - b.l.zeebub 08:01:42 09/07/16 (2)
- RE:Mastering Engineers and Producers - BigguyinATL 14:15:27 09/08/16 (1)
- RE:Mastering Engineers and Producers - b.l.zeebub 16:09:20 09/08/16 (0)
- RE: Isn't the amp or reciever's THD more important? - vahe 15:30:24 09/05/16 (6)
- I think you'll find - E-Stat 09:23:12 09/06/16 (0)
- RE: Isn't the amp or reciever's THD more important? - b.l.zeebub 03:03:32 09/06/16 (4)
- Some good compilations of subwoofer measurements - Dave_K 07:33:03 09/06/16 (3)
- RE: Some good compilations of subwoofer measurements - Schurkey 02:42:33 09/08/16 (1)
- RE: Some good compilations of subwoofer measurements - Dave_K 11:07:47 09/08/16 (0)
- RE: Some good compilations of subwoofer measurements - b.l.zeebub 12:09:52 09/06/16 (0)
- Depends what you are looking for - Stale 11:09:59 09/05/16 (0)
- RE: Speakers with lowest THD - b.l.zeebub 09:38:07 09/05/16 (0)
- RE: Speakers with lowest THD - PAR 08:30:15 09/05/16 (0)
- RE: Speakers with lowest THD - turnbowm 07:12:10 09/05/16 (0)
- RE: Speakers with lowest THD - Scholl 05:26:25 09/05/16 (0)
- RE: Speakers with lowest THD - geezerrocket 03:53:43 09/05/16 (16)
- RE: Speakers with lowest THD - RGA 01:21:32 09/06/16 (12)
- That's virtually impossible..Something had to be wrong with either - Michael Samra 04:10:33 09/07/16 (11)
- RE: That's virtually impossible..Something had to be wrong with either - bwaslo 17:26:23 09/09/16 (0)
- RE: That's virtually impossible..Something had to be wrong with either - RGA 06:32:13 09/07/16 (9)
- RE: That's virtually impossible..Something had to be wrong with either - Michael Samra 16:21:31 09/07/16 (8)
- Lower distortion = faster speed? - Dave_K 04:29:18 09/09/16 (2)
- RE: Lower distortion = faster speed? - Inmate51 07:09:40 09/10/16 (1)
- RE: Lower distortion = faster speed? - Kingshead 15:10:36 09/14/16 (0)
- RE: That's virtually impossible..Something had to be wrong with either - RGA 18:21:24 09/07/16 (4)
- RE: That's virtually impossible..Something had to be wrong with either - Michael Samra 20:39:49 09/07/16 (3)
- RE: That's virtually impossible..Something had to be wrong with either - RGA 23:19:41 09/07/16 (2)
- RE: That's virtually impossible..Something had to be wrong with either - Inmate51 10:10:23 09/08/16 (1)
- RE: That's virtually impossible..Something had to be wrong with either - RGA 16:04:21 09/08/16 (0)
- RE: Speakers with lowest THD - b.l.zeebub 04:39:04 09/05/16 (2)
- RE: Speakers with lowest THD - DrChaos 11:55:04 09/06/16 (1)
- RE: Speakers with lowest THD - b.l.zeebub 06:57:38 09/08/16 (0)