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General speaker questions for audio and home theater.

RE: Near Field and far Field Speakers

When you listen nearfield, the first-arrival sound dominates the perceived tonal balance. When you listen farfield, the power response (summed omnidirectional response) dominates.

A step in the right direction, in my opinion, would be a speaker whose power response is very similar to its first-arrival response. I didn't say "on-axis response" because some manufacturers (yours truly included) recommend NOT aiming the speakers right smack at the listening position in the interest of minimizing the spectral discrepancy between the first-arrival and reverberant energy, thus making the tonal balance more consistent throughout the room.

Duke


Me being a dealer makes you leery?? It gets worse... I'm a manufacturer too.


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