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In Reply to: Phase coherent, point-source, minimum baffle, first order crossover Vandersteen 3A sig... posted by Jim Stoneburner on June 2, 2012 at 13:13:07:
"They're not perfect, but you pick both on what they do right that pleases you and what they do wrong that you find forgivable."
Very well put! Yes, all designs have merits and drawbacks and you must pick the more important merits over the less important drawbacks for a given design. This ends a lot of arguments about speaker design philosophy right out of the box, since the selection of such criterion can be attributed to subjective preference more than anything else.
Although there is something to be said about transient accurate (phase/time coherent) loudspeakers that don't change the waveshape of music as it goes in and out. The audibility is surprisingly very small, and only painfully obvious with specific test tones that exacerbate the phenomenon. Some argue phase distortion is not an issue at all. Some argue it's the first and foremost consideration. I've pursued digital active crossovers (FIR and phase-corrected IIR) for years now and it's been a very rewarding, fun and educational path. Doing this in the analogue domain with real-world dynamic drivers is a whole other kettle of fish. I think I might try and find a pair of Vandersteens, actually! It would be nice to have a time-phase coherent reference in the house considering my hobby.
Thanks for chiming in!
Cheers,
Presto
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- Very well put. - Presto 14:26:47 06/07/12 (0)
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