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The two most common mistakes are bass and treble

OK, so I know many of you will have a knee jerk reaction to that with something like "well you've just covered most of the spectrum!" but I mean to say more than what I can fit in a headline.

When first purchasing speakers the biggest regrets, or sometimes bad choices without regret, is looking for a speaker that is too detailed. In the store over 10 minutes it mesmerizes you with the resolution of frequencies you thought you would never hear again.  You take the speakers home and after a month you realize they are ear drills.  High pitched, shrill sounding harpies you can't believe you listened to long enough to make a choice.

The other mistake, which audiophiles life with far too long is buying too big a speaker for the room.  The specmanship of getting 8 more Hertz in the -3dB cutoff is a huge factor in speaker purchases.

What do you think the biggest mistakes are when buying speakers?
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stevewharton
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I cannot speak to the science but I can share my experiences and do trust my ears

I've got a pair of Revel F36 speakers that are rated at 6 ohm they sound fantastic in a simple 2 channel configuration with no sub and many times have put them through some punishing paces, especially when testing new gear

Vocals, percussion, reed instruments and keyboards always rise to the occasion and I've had some drum licks catch me by surprise and spook me

I've got a 4 ohm pair of Tekton's on order and confident they will perform well beyond the Revel's
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