I know that a good speaker should sound great with all kind of music but I think that sometimes a very "analytical" or "neutral" sounding speaker is not as "entertaining" to hear as a so-called "musical" speaker. If you believe that too, have you heard speakers that excel in those particular genres? Thank you!
-
WANTED: Happy members who like to discuss audio and other topics related to our interest. Desire to learn and share knowledge of science required. There are many reviews of audio hardware and expert members to help answer your questions. Click here to have your audio equipment measured for free!
do you have a particular speaker recommendation for rock/pop music?
- Thread starter insoc
- Start date
Cerwin Vega
AnalogSteph
Major Contributor
Define "rock/pop". There is an absolute ton of music falling under these umbrella genres from the last 50+ years, mixed / produced on all kinds of different equipment.
Killingbeans
Major Contributor
A good PA speaker with a beefy 15" woofer and a serious compression driver for the mids/highs can be fun 
ernestcarl
Major Contributor
Do you have any more concrete examples of either type?
Wilson Maxxes sounded pretty good for really hard rock at high volumes.
- Joined
- Jun 5, 2020
- Messages
- 4,848
- Likes
- 3,773
You just want something that can handle the dynamic range with low distortion, with a neutral sound profile. Any hint of brightness will lead to fatigue.
Not necessarily in order of performance:
Budget:
JBL Studio 530/570/580/590
Step up 1:
ELAC Debut Reference DBR62/DFR52
Revel M16/F36
Focal Aria 906/926
Arendal 1961 Bookshelf/Tower
Step up 2:
Genelec 8030c
Buchardt S400
Selah Purezza
Philharmonic BMR
Revel M106
JBL HDI-1600
Arendal 1723 Monitor
Step up 3:
JBL HDI-3600/3800
Revel F206/F208
Arendal 1723 Tower
Step up 4:
Buchardt A700
Revel F226Be/F228Be/F328Be
There are of course many more if you want to spend more.
Not necessarily in order of performance:
Budget:
JBL Studio 530/570/580/590
Step up 1:
ELAC Debut Reference DBR62/DFR52
Revel M16/F36
Focal Aria 906/926
Arendal 1961 Bookshelf/Tower
Step up 2:
Genelec 8030c
Buchardt S400
Selah Purezza
Philharmonic BMR
Revel M106
JBL HDI-1600
Arendal 1723 Monitor
Step up 3:
JBL HDI-3600/3800
Revel F206/F208
Arendal 1723 Tower
Step up 4:
Buchardt A700
Revel F226Be/F228Be/F328Be
There are of course many more if you want to spend more.
Last edited:
I would recommend taking a look at JTR. https://www.jtrspeakers.com
sane4sure
Member
Dali Oberon 5's seem to be working fine for me!
Robin L
Master Contributor
- Joined
- Jun 5, 2020
- Messages
- 4,848
- Likes
- 3,773
^ That looks like a disaster.
mhardy6647
Grand Contributor
- Joined
- Dec 12, 2019
- Messages
- 11,512
- Likes
- 25,051
By all accounts, it was not.
EV T35 tweeter arrays notwithstanding -- well -- maybe they were T350s.
By the time I was "on the bus" (so to speak), they'd gone to much more modest sound reinforcement "solutions".
- Joined
- Jun 19, 2018
- Messages
- 6,652
- Likes
- 9,410
Hipper
Addicted to Fun and Learning
My rock and pop music is mostly mellow vocal orientated stuff - might be called country rock, folk rock etc.. - lots of harmony singing and delicate sounds.
I use speakers with ribbon mids and tweeters as well as lots of room treatment and EQ. The result is that I can often peer into the music and its beauty. Obviously this is recording dependent. I would guess that electrostats would also serve me well.
However those that like thumping bass and loud may not like the sound I get.
I use speakers with ribbon mids and tweeters as well as lots of room treatment and EQ. The result is that I can often peer into the music and its beauty. Obviously this is recording dependent. I would guess that electrostats would also serve me well.
However those that like thumping bass and loud may not like the sound I get.
Helicopter
Major Contributor
If I could have only one speaker, I would take somethimg neutral, but I definitely like to play with speakers that are not neutral, especially when I am using old amps and old media. I really like horn speakers, and full range speakers, especially eficient ones in big boxes.
If you want good frequency response, JBL speakers with big drivers and lots of cone area would be the best I think. You can get efficient ones with horns too, which would be about perfect for good rock reproduction.
If you want some coloration, maybe try a Crites Cornscalla, Klipsch Cornwall, or Klipsch Heresy. Same idea, but a little more retrospective. Big cones and horns.
Sort of depends on what you are going for. As I said, I would not choose colored FR speakers except to supplement more transparent speakers in the stable. Some of the JBLs can do it all. Klipsch RP 8000F might be good all around too, but I don't know for sure.
If you want good frequency response, JBL speakers with big drivers and lots of cone area would be the best I think. You can get efficient ones with horns too, which would be about perfect for good rock reproduction.
If you want some coloration, maybe try a Crites Cornscalla, Klipsch Cornwall, or Klipsch Heresy. Same idea, but a little more retrospective. Big cones and horns.
Sort of depends on what you are going for. As I said, I would not choose colored FR speakers except to supplement more transparent speakers in the stable. Some of the JBLs can do it all. Klipsch RP 8000F might be good all around too, but I don't know for sure.
Similar threads
