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In Reply to: RE: Weight of speakers posted by middleground on September 22, 2014 at 12:18:53
To a certain point. It has to weigh SOMETHING but not tons...
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Not true a OB has lots of issues with coloration and vibration pooling on baffles edge toss in baffle size relating to low frequency extension thus needing extremely thick large well supported baffles.
that's why I said "to a point" they need to have SOME substance to hold the drivers but unlike traditional boxes, you know... it would be silly. ;)
My question was prompted by the difference in weight between the Revel Salon 1 (210 lbs each) and the Bryston Model T (108 lbs each).
I understand quite well that the construction of the cabinet with curved panels and well designed cross bracing can yield a rigid structure despite lower weight, but a difference of pretty near 2 to 1 gives one pause.
Maybe a more valid comparison would be with the current Salon 2, but those suckers weigh in at 178 lbs a piece, so pretty much the same issue.
Again...don't drink and post... Don't let your friends drink and post. :)
I didn't answer your question... No, I have never liked a speaker then reconsidered when I picked it up because it was light. But I do remember once not liking a pair of near field studio monitors and picking them up to go "oh yeah...no wonder these suck" because they weighed next to nothing.
Of course, marketing being marketing, I'm sure there are some speakers out there that are made heavier just to be heavy and didn't really benefit from the extra 20 or 30 pounds except on the spec sheet.
But I'm also sure there are more cases of it weighs what it weighs because that's the way the engineer made it.
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