rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES) (05/23/85)
[] 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. -- "It's the thought, if any, that counts!" Dick Grantges hound!rfg
pmr@drutx.UUCP (Rastocny) (05/24/85)
[] 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