What does the term "Speed" mean in a speaker?


I often hear people say "That speaker has great speed". What do they mean? I know the music isn't playing at a different pitch. Could it possibly be related to efficiency?
koestner

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Not to brag, but...

My subwoofers are so fast, they can do a 20-cycle sine wave in a MERE fifty milliseconds.

Not only that, I’ll go out on a limb and claim NOBODY makes a subwoofer that can complete a 20-cycle sine wave in less time than mine.

;^)

Seriously, I agree with those who have noted in various ways that what happens with the trailing edge of the note - how quickly and cleanly it decays - is (in general) more important than what happens at the leading edge of the note, at least when it comes to the subjective impression of "speed".

Duke