What component is responsible for dynamics ?

If one is looking to increase the dynamics of their system , what one component will offer the most beneficial change ?

saki7012-01-2011 3:47am

ptmconsulting Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,000 posts 12-01-2011 at 06:45pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Then there's both macro and micro dynamics to take into account. Brute force macro dynamics are one thing, and you can find that with efficient speakers for the most part. But those micro dynamics are what truly raises a good system to great territory, and that means finesse in the entire audio chain.
ptmconsulting Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,000 posts 12-01-2011 at 02:45pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It's the speaker ... uh, the amp ... uh, the amp and the speaker working together ... us, and the signal strength coming from the source component ... and of course the mastering on the vinyl/CD ... oh yeah, and throw the preamp in there because, you know, it's in the signal chain and has gain too, unless you're running a passive and this discussion is moot to you. :-)
ptmconsulting Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,000 posts 12-02-2011 at 07:47pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete High efficiency horns are indeed the easy key to dynamics, but you are right - many cats in the game. I have highly inefficient Apogees and they are the most dynamic speaker I ever owned (I never owned horns though) - paired with the right amp I should add.