A little bit of fun here as was exploring Klippel data for what makes a better speaker. To keep this post simpler for now, am just going to share simple on-axis frequency response graphs of 3 highly regarded speakers that Amir has measured. While we know there is more to consider, on-axis linearity is generally considered to be a key metric. So let's see how well members can discern speakers based on it...
To make it a bit more challenging, the plots are +/- 3dB. If I used the usual SPL spread, it will be easier to figure out which speakers were chosen (as I suspect some of you may do anyway). All are plotted with the same frequency range. All source data is from Amir's Klippel testing.
So here they are:
Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
All of these speakers are unique in some way from a design perspective relative to each other but did not give much consideration to how much they each cost. As I suspect with many of you, my first takeaway is how forgiving our hearing must be for these to be some of the better speakers on the market. For that matter, this also seems likely why manufacturers publish a tolerance spec rather than a graph!
So please post your preferred speaker and why. Also, include why you did not consider the other 2 speakers to be as good and why.
Depending on the responses, I plan to reveal the identities of each speaker by the start of next week. Just to be clear as to my impartiality here, I do not own and have not heard any of these speakers.
Have fun!
Rick
To make it a bit more challenging, the plots are +/- 3dB. If I used the usual SPL spread, it will be easier to figure out which speakers were chosen (as I suspect some of you may do anyway). All are plotted with the same frequency range. All source data is from Amir's Klippel testing.
So here they are:
Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
All of these speakers are unique in some way from a design perspective relative to each other but did not give much consideration to how much they each cost. As I suspect with many of you, my first takeaway is how forgiving our hearing must be for these to be some of the better speakers on the market. For that matter, this also seems likely why manufacturers publish a tolerance spec rather than a graph!
So please post your preferred speaker and why. Also, include why you did not consider the other 2 speakers to be as good and why.
Depending on the responses, I plan to reveal the identities of each speaker by the start of next week. Just to be clear as to my impartiality here, I do not own and have not heard any of these speakers.
Have fun!
Rick
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