Thin Walled Speakers -Tonian, Musical Affairs, etc

It could be our ideas of coloration differ. Hues can be used to aid in tone. Gradations can enhance. Just how much is needed, or wanted, is in the ear of the designer. My take on coloration is of a slight application. Taking into consideration that speakers make the most distortion of any audio component in the chain (sometimes up to and beyond 10%), then coloration seems as reasonable as any approach in speaker design, along with cabinet construction, crossover design, choice of driver, etc.

As Nonoise stated, both types of designs can work or not work. I've had some pretty well damped and inert speakers I hated. Escalante Freemonts come to mind, they were 650 pounds of speaker that had no life or energy (not saying it was b/c of weight and inertness but they didn't "move" me. On the other hand Beauhorns with their thin walled cabinets were one of the musical speakers I've owned. Yes they were colored, or I'd say not as accurate as other speakers that have come thru my studio but at the end of the day they made me smile and listen to music.

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I think we need to keep in mind that speakers are a vague representation of the original event and things like cabinet design are a small (but sometimes crucial) part of this formula.

What I mean is if a speaker offers 15% of the real experience and a few percentages of that tone/quality is determined by cabinet design and is largly a matter of taste and musical preferences.

No design is even close to absolute and all should be taken with a grain of salt.

I tend to focus on the way a sound of a design makes me feel for instance...

my two cents

As Nonoise stated, both types of designs can work or not work. I've had some pretty well damped and inert speakers I hated. Escalante Freemonts come to mind, they were 650 pounds of speaker that had no life or energy (not saying it was b/c of weight and inertness but they didn't "move" me. On the other hand Beauhorns with their thin walled cabinets were one of the musical speakers I've owned. Yes they were colored, or I'd say not as accurate as other speakers that have come thru my studio but at the end of the day they made me smile and listen to music.

(dealer disclaimer)

Sksos1

my post was not intended for anyone in particular it was just referring to the overall tone of the responses and actually agreeing with several...