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Let's probe what primary factors determine sound-quality of a loudspeaker
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<blockquote data-quote="Shonver" data-source="post: 669640" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>Also have a look at some of the videos over at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC74xmXx1NfeIIa44J1IU84w" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC74xmXx1NfeIIa44J1IU84w</a>.</p><p></p><p>I respect that you want to discover on your own terms what people like about good-sounding systems and what makes it sound good, but I do feel this will at best give you clues with no definitive answer. Reasons: 1) small and highly diverse population 2) no standardisation regarding the definition of the various terms (categories) and no training to ensure consistency 3) some categories are abstract and not correlated to physical parameters.</p><p></p><p>My suggestion is that you rather invite listeners to a series of blind tests (perhaps over a few weeks) in the same listening environment, at which you can demonstrate 2 or 3 different products. You should see some trends emerging.</p><p></p><p>Alternatively (or additionally) you could select your best model and interrogate how that one speaker will sound in various environments. Answer the question as to what must you do to make them perform at a consistent level in various environments.</p><p></p><p>Your poll has a very retro flavour (circa 1980s). Loudspeaker design has moved on since then. There is a lot more science and a lot less speculation in the industry nowadays. Above all, a lot of the knowledge is freely available and no longer hidden. I say don't disregard the studies; it would be like trying to reinvent the wheel. Instead, embrace it; test it out. I suspect that the missing link for you is design experience. I am not implying that you don't have speaker building experience. However, if you take a scientific approach - building speakers with specific parameterised goals; testing various drivers and discovering why they perform differently - you will have a good basis against which to evaluate loudspeaker performance.</p><p></p><p>Good luck. You seem to have high ambitions, but I see you making things unnecessarily hard for yourself with this approach..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shonver, post: 669640, member: 34"] Also have a look at some of the videos over at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest [url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC74xmXx1NfeIIa44J1IU84w]https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC74xmXx1NfeIIa44J1IU84w[/url]. I respect that you want to discover on your own terms what people like about good-sounding systems and what makes it sound good, but I do feel this will at best give you clues with no definitive answer. Reasons: 1) small and highly diverse population 2) no standardisation regarding the definition of the various terms (categories) and no training to ensure consistency 3) some categories are abstract and not correlated to physical parameters. My suggestion is that you rather invite listeners to a series of blind tests (perhaps over a few weeks) in the same listening environment, at which you can demonstrate 2 or 3 different products. You should see some trends emerging. Alternatively (or additionally) you could select your best model and interrogate how that one speaker will sound in various environments. Answer the question as to what must you do to make them perform at a consistent level in various environments. Your poll has a very retro flavour (circa 1980s). Loudspeaker design has moved on since then. There is a lot more science and a lot less speculation in the industry nowadays. Above all, a lot of the knowledge is freely available and no longer hidden. I say don't disregard the studies; it would be like trying to reinvent the wheel. Instead, embrace it; test it out. I suspect that the missing link for you is design experience. I am not implying that you don't have speaker building experience. However, if you take a scientific approach - building speakers with specific parameterised goals; testing various drivers and discovering why they perform differently - you will have a good basis against which to evaluate loudspeaker performance. Good luck. You seem to have high ambitions, but I see you making things unnecessarily hard for yourself with this approach.. [/QUOTE]
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