Tin Pan Alley and Thanks to You- which speakers play the tap on the snares the best?


Looking for speakers that bring out the tap on the snares the best. Thanks!

saummisra

Some great suggestions, esp ATC

I still can't believe how good Revel sounds ... across the board, balanced.

Horns and Open Baffles, maybe some E-stat pannels. removing the box is ear opening. 

Thanks! No budget restrictions for now, just thinking 'out of the box'. How do we feel about Wilson Alexia or others though 

Wharfedale Linton Heritage speakers are excellent at reproducing snare drums. 

They are mid-bass speakers and as @kofibaffour states:

So basically get a speaker that is balanced in tonal character above the Schroeder frequency which is roughly 3 to 500Hz.

The Wharfedale Linton speakers are considered to have a balanced tonal character above the Schroeder frequency, which is roughly in the 300Hz range.

Before purchasing, I was somewhat skeptical of the soft dome tweeter, but it really provides an excellent reproduction of cymbals, triangles, tambourine, cowbell, etc. I had been using speakers with ribbon tweeters - which do a great job with those instruments - so I was really surprised at how well the highs were represented with "mid-bass" speakers. Snares are sharp, and depending on the drummer, can be gut-shots in some songs. I will probably upgrade to the Super Lintons at some point, as they are likely a step up in all those areas due to the additional crossovers.