Is The Overall Weight Of A Speaker Important?


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The Magico Q7 weighs 750 lbs and costs $165K. What does added weight add to a speaker?

The JL Audio F213 subwoofer has two drivers and weighs 360 lbs. It costs $12k. It seems as the weight goes up, the price goes up.
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mitch4t

Showing 1 response by bhobba

Not per se. But it may be indicative of things the designer has done that is important.

The best speaker I have ever heard is a smallish stand-mount two way where each speaker weighs nearly 50kg. The reason is is its made out of HD3 and lined internally with 3/4 copper plate to reduce resonances.

If you come across a speaker that weighs a bomb there is a reason and that is usually positive for the speakers performance.

Thanks
Bill