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Multi-driver inexpensive speakers vs. expensive speaker, what's the difference?

I was looking at www.audioreview website and they have a under $1000USD

http://www.audioreview.com/reviews/editors-choice-best-floor-standing-speakers-under-1000

speakers page with many fine looking speakers.  From pure cosmetic, they look just like much more expensive speakers.  I used to have some inexpensive speakers before and in my experience, they have smaller soundstage and lacking in low level details.  Also the cabinet works are a bit hollow and you can feel the cabinet resonance with knuckle tests.

What do you guys think?

andy2

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deep_333
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These type of speakers with lame drivers in undersized cabinets are typically ok for low end hometheater.  The atmos setups with many of these speakers working in unison and multiple subs will tend to salvage them. For stereo on their own, they will sound weak and lackluster. 

The Wharfedale Elysian 4, tekton Moab, Jbl k2 s9900, etc are about the entry and size of speaker when they can do ok on their own for stereo.

 

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