Hi inna
What crowd?
Maybe you weren't referring to me.
How do you know what a good speaker is?
+1 n80 On the sold and heavy cabinets, mine are 80kg (176lb) ea. And they are not so good looking, but provide countless hours of joy. And I understand some isolation from the (stout) stands (or floor) is critical, currently using asorbathane of the firmer type (70 duro). I imagne good speakers can be found in lots of places, but great ones are a treasure, and often worth their weight - pardon the pun. |
When I hear the violin on a good recording of Erbarme Dich on my Graham Audio LS 5/9 as I did this morning before going to work, know I have the speakers for life, they might not have the deepest bass or the most detailed highs, but the music they make sounds so realistic and true that the shortcomings are totally forgotten, also to be able to listen for hours on end without any fatigue is such a nice pleasure, if a manufacturer gets the human voices and instruments right, then some shortcomings in bass or treble it is possible to live with, but for me get the midrange wrong! Then I can not listen long to that speaker, also getting older it is not so easy to hear the highest notes;-) so for me a rolled of treble is no disappointment. |
@rbstehno Its funny how different we all are. I study car specs very closely. They actually tell you an awful lot if you are using the vehicle to its maximum potential. Not saying everyone should, but if you do then the specs are critical and you have to know how to evaluate them. I have high expectations for my traveling car (comfort, handling, hp/torque curve, etc. My truck has to pull 9000 pounds strongly and safely and my track car has to keep me safe and keep up with the Miatas (which can be harder than you might imagine.) My analogy probably does not carry over to speakers, just saying that in some areas specs can be important. |
inna4,896 posts12-18-2018 2:59am Wrong. This is an awkward effort to please the crowd and renounce objectivity. Really good speakers will be acknowledged as such by everyone with hearing regardless of sound preferences.No speaker system is perfect. That means weighing the strengths and weaknesses of each is a personal, subjective opinion. There can be no universal consensus and to argue that there is, or should be, is simplistic or naive. |