32.215.23.118
This Post Has Been Edited by the Author
I mean, I respect Stereophile's efforts -they do a LOT more than others.But with the Devore Orangutan O/96 and now Volti Rival, I guess we're right back where we started. A speaker swooned by a reviewer -but to have noted problems under test.
From my understanding, Paul Klipsch was reluctant to send his (horn) speakers in for review. Esp. in the 60s, when magazines were measurement-heavy in their reports. His designs were competitive in sound, they didn't measure too good.
What's going on here ? I thought speakers were the (one) category most likely to have strong correlation with perceived sound quality. Does this only apply to cone speakers ?
Maybe its not using a (true) anechoic chamber or measuring from 1.5M away (2m might be better -give the speaker more time to 'gell').
Then speed -no way to measure that. Imagine putting an odometer inside a speaker ?
After testing the Volti, John Atkinson confirmed Paul Klipsch -go here it.
Edits: 06/23/17Follow Ups: