Geert
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We often see audiophiles being convinced studio monitors are lifeless and to analytic, arguing evidence based designers have their priorities wrong. Even on the ASR forum I saw someone questioning if there are any hifi designers aiming for a flat response. I ran into this interview with Laurence Dickie, former design engineer of B&W and now running Vivid Audio, which tells another story. Some interesting quotes:
"I sincerely believe in creating loudspeakers that have a reasonably flat response".
"My mantra has always been to create loudspeakers that are free of resonances and reflections because I have always believed that these are the things that our ears are particularly sensitive to"
"I’m not using that: it’s a hifi speaker’ sort of thing – and probably vice versa, and that’s all based on whimsy, there’s no foundation for any of that".
"B&W were designed with the help of John Dunkerley who was one of the golden ears of the Decca studio. <cut>. And as far as he was concerned the goal was the same – for reproduction for a flat response free from aberrations and imperfections".
"The other thing we notice with the Kaya range is that because it has this slightly controlled pattern dispersion, it’s a little bit less fussy about the room acoustic. If you are trying to keep the room out of the equation it’s a good result, so we find for home theatre... ".
So there you have it, from a experienced and renowned hifi speaker designer.
"I sincerely believe in creating loudspeakers that have a reasonably flat response".
"My mantra has always been to create loudspeakers that are free of resonances and reflections because I have always believed that these are the things that our ears are particularly sensitive to"
"I’m not using that: it’s a hifi speaker’ sort of thing – and probably vice versa, and that’s all based on whimsy, there’s no foundation for any of that".
"B&W were designed with the help of John Dunkerley who was one of the golden ears of the Decca studio. <cut>. And as far as he was concerned the goal was the same – for reproduction for a flat response free from aberrations and imperfections".
"The other thing we notice with the Kaya range is that because it has this slightly controlled pattern dispersion, it’s a little bit less fussy about the room acoustic. If you are trying to keep the room out of the equation it’s a good result, so we find for home theatre... ".
So there you have it, from a experienced and renowned hifi speaker designer.
