A question to the many knowledgeable people on the obscure topic of speaker construction.
I've seen there is a wide variety in driver materials, for instance most of the pro brands (Genelec, Neumann, Amphion) use metallic drivers (aluminium mainly, and some like Focal beryllium). Other professional brands such as Adam use those AMT. Highly regarded audiophile brands, like Sonus Faber and others, use soft drivers make of silk polyester film, wood?, etc. I have the impression that metallic ones are that, more metallic sound, and soft ones are more warm, forgiving, but is this true?.
Is there any consensus on the relevance of the type of driver in the quality of the speakers?. Listening fatigue is associated to some type of drivers?.
Some brands have been very successful with cheap drivers (old Proacs responses, or the new Buchards). Other brands, like Dynaudio, highlight a lot in their websites that they use their own great drirvers.
Really, I don't know what information to extract from the type of driver.
I've seen there is a wide variety in driver materials, for instance most of the pro brands (Genelec, Neumann, Amphion) use metallic drivers (aluminium mainly, and some like Focal beryllium). Other professional brands such as Adam use those AMT. Highly regarded audiophile brands, like Sonus Faber and others, use soft drivers make of silk polyester film, wood?, etc. I have the impression that metallic ones are that, more metallic sound, and soft ones are more warm, forgiving, but is this true?.
Is there any consensus on the relevance of the type of driver in the quality of the speakers?. Listening fatigue is associated to some type of drivers?.
Some brands have been very successful with cheap drivers (old Proacs responses, or the new Buchards). Other brands, like Dynaudio, highlight a lot in their websites that they use their own great drirvers.
Really, I don't know what information to extract from the type of driver.