[net.audio] The Worst Thing - affecting the sound of a speaker

rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES) (05/23/85)

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Unit defects: Poor assembly - there's nothing, absolutely nothing, worse
than a rubbing voice coil.

Design defects: I think it's non-linear operation or what else is it that 
gives some speakers a "mushy" sound - the more complex the signal, the more
it runneth together. I have heard this from at least two speakers that were
highly thought of by everyone, including net members, so to avoid the
horrible flames I will not mention their brand names (they are old designs
now, anyway and not mfrd anymore). Oh, all right, if you must have a hint,
one's name began with a K and one with an A. The number "six" was in some way 
associated with each name. No prizes for guessing.

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"It's the thought, if any, that counts!"  Dick Grantges  hound!rfg

pmr@drutx.UUCP (Rastocny) (05/24/85)

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I'd vote for poor woofer alignment.  Boomy/flabby bass seems to be big,
especially in the low-to-mid price range.  Almost everyone today tries to
get a tiny driver to reproduce very low frequencies and still reproduce a
wide range of frequencies.  Results: flab.

Close, but still a definite second place, would be crossover design.  A few
extra dollars here in positioning chokes, using better capacitors, and
spending some time with the realization of the network's design would vastly
improve the performance of most loudspeakers made today.

		Yours for higher fidelity,
		Phil Rastocny
		AT&T-ISL
		ihnp4!drutx!pmr