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ELEMENTS THAT AUDIOPHILE SPEAKERS REQUIRE

I was thinking about the key elements that make a great speaker, and came up with this short list;

1,  Tonality - a speaker needs to be able to reproduce instruments accurately.  A harp needs to sound like a harp.  The strings need to sound as if they are plucked.

2.  Accuracy - the speakers must be flat across their stated bandwidth...+/- 3 DB  1

3.  Dynamics (Attack and Decay) -  to effectively portrait the music, the crescendos and Diminuendos must be accurately represented.  This keeps one interested and involved in the music.  

4.  Imaging - to some folk, this is not essential.  Certainly it is not as essential as the previous three requirements, but I appreciate a proper stage image.  

5  Resolution - the ability to resolve and portray inner detail and nuance of the music.  

6.  Matched - electronics must match the speakers impedance, sensitivity and overall sound.

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Here are some factors that I failed to consider in my analysis of purchasing a speaker.

1.  Customer Service /Longevity - Over the course of 40 years an audiophile, I have had one tweeter go bad on me.  So that is 1/50 pairs of speakers in 40 years.  Unless a manufacturer is notorious for having very poor service, this is a non issue for me and not a top concern.

2.  Smell - Someone trying to be funny...I am sure that some sites out there appreciate dumb comments, just not here.

The accuracy of frequency response is critical to me - though not to all apparently.  To each their own.

Lots of great recommendations also that I agree with and consider!

As a Dealer, I have access to great business partners, like Audience and LTA/Berning - and hundreds of thousands of dollars of sound testing gear.  It was hard (really, impossible) for me to develop great sounding speakers, so I can imagine the difficulty of others - even if he is a top notch electrical engineer, Physicist,  Sound expert etc. would have in building their own speakers.

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