Do larger planar speakers produce more accurate sound?


Planar speakers generate sound pressure via vibrating membrane panels. The excursion of the membrane x radiating area= sound pressure. This would mean that for a given sound level, membranes have smaller excursion in larger planar speakers than in smaller ones. Does this mean that larger speakers will produce more accurate sound?

I am not talking about the obvious benefits of the larger speakers in terms of low frequency production, so let's not get into that.

chungjh

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The next room size is 16x20x8. Someone near me tried the Maggie bass panels. He sold them. They just didn't do the job.

Folks, my question is less about planar vs dynamic; it is more about large vs small planar.

I am not married to planar speakers, just to Clarity. What horn system do you like that can approach the clarity of planars?

@goofyfoot How do you like your ASR? Resolution? How often do you have to replace the batteries?

goofyfoot, what other amps have you compared it with for your Quad? If you like the Quad sound, you should try Sound Labs ESLs. They are incredible.

I own M545 Sound Labs and with Bass focus, it has plenty of bass. I am not a bass freak and I don't listen to rock. I am thinking about moving to a bigger room. The question is Quad 2912 or bigger Sound Lab?

@arion I apologize for the lack of clarity. By "accurate", I meant realism. Sor the sake of simplicity, let's focus on electrostatics.  To generate the same SPL with smaller radiating surface, it would mean greater excursion of the membrane than with larger radiating surface. I would think that the requirement of greater excursion would mean loss of tension (over many years) in the membrane and less resolution. Unless membranes require large excursion to produce higher resolution.