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.

quite possible that ’someone’ probably didn’t get them to work right... just sayin... 🤷‍♂️

maggie also sells outboard bass panels too now, for users who feel their main maggie pair is still lacking in that department ... so with these, no need to go with coned sub, which can present the sometimes difficult integration issues

@hilde45

No one has mentioned line array (open baffle or not) speakers. I have only read about them, but I wonder if they might address the OP’s call for "clarity" or "accuracy" or whatever magic word equates to what he wants.

speaking of line arrays, you should try a set of smaller maggies, quite affordable... and something definitely worth your experiencing - they are superb in what they do

"accuracy" in our hobby, of course, has no meaningful reference, so it is actually totally subjective ... as is the manufactured notion of stereo 'imaging', which, while very appealing when presented well in a good system, is also artificial... line arrays supposedly do the imaging thing less well, compared to more point-source style transducers

yes in theory as well as in practice, although care and quality in implementation matters much in each

most importantly for me, the larger radiating surface gives a sense of ease in how the music is presented, it flows effortlessly, fills the space more uniformly, the music does not seem extruded or fired from a high pressure hose... purveyors of loud music wanting mega-slam and pulsing bass into their chests, rock and roll, electronica etc etc may disagree