Kevin Haskins;639140 Wrote: > As a speaker designer.... my $0.02 > > #1. We have a better idea of what measurements correlate to a speaker > that sounds "better". > > #2. We have much better software tools for simulation. > > #3. We have better transducers due to #2 and we have better tools for > measuring them (Klippel). > > #4. High quality low cost DSPs really allow much more ability to tailer > the electrical transfer function. You have companies that are making > DSP room correction and that still seems to be problematic. There is > still some ambiguity about what should be changed about the in-room > response and what should be left alone so there are situations where > room correction can sound worse than the uncorrected version. > > I'd note.... that not all of these "improvements" have necessarily > translated into universally better loudspeaker designs. I routinely > see poorly designed loudspeakers in the review pages of big-name > magazines and they get great reviews even though we know, beyond any > shadow of a doubt, that they would perform poorly in non-sited > evaluations. If you know what to look for... there are many more > examples of good design too.
I guess the last paragraph here gets to the core of my question - how do all of these advancements manifest in the quality of the sound produced by a modern monitor? Let's assume companies like PSB, Paradigm and Dynaudio do significant R&D and use new technologies to improve and refine their designs. Does this effort result in subtle improvements - or something more significant? Care to elaborate on a modern design that you might expect to perform poorly on site? -- esbrewer Server: 2.4GHz Intel iMac w/ MacOS 10.6.5, SBS 7.5.2 Sources: SB Touch, NAD C542, NAD T515 Amplification: NAD C720BEE Loudspeakers: Paradigm Studio 20 (v.1), SVS SB-12 Plus Headphones: Grado SR60, Etymotic ER4P http://www.last.fm/user/esbrewer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ esbrewer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12409 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88582 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
