What makes a speaker sound great at low volume?


Most of the time I hear music at a low volume (wifey, apartment, ....). 

I am looking to upgrade my current speakers, but in my market scanning I would like to understand, if there are certain “metrics” to look for, before I start going to stores for listening. 

Any advice? 
mtraesbo

Showing 1 response by audioman58

There are many variables, starting with cables .
since I upgraded to the Verastarr cable line I feel that using far less dielectric material ,as well as metal purity and Cryo treatment 
all add up to a cleaner presentation .
that is just one example , the amplifier, preamplifier quality 
are seperate factors  ,that being said yourcable s carry your signal.
your sourse record, or digital is where the Whole ball game starts 
once that signal leaves it cannot bemadeupdown stream .
sice by far your Loudspeaker gives the most distortions in a 
factor in % , 1-2-3 or more vs.001 for a amplifier on average a good one from 20hzto 20,000khz. Quality counts even more so 
And complexity of the Xover , speakers sensitivity , and the ability 
ofthe Amplifierto drive properly and have dynamic head room leftover for when you hit dynamic peaks they are not compressed 
on peaks demands can call on 10x thst then on a soft paggage 
allways buy bigger Quality power then you need  to ensure 
ultimate fidelity. There are many other factors I didnot even get to 
such as keeping all connections ,including power cordsclean.
the recordings the self will dictate what you hear.Room sound
absorption,isolation underequipment ,including a qualitystand. The room can have a lot to do with what you hear.
proper speaker setup. On the Cardas cable website they have a good setup guide line. Myself having owned a Audio store in Europe learned a lot about how to get many systems to sound far better then systems 3x the cost just by following all these guide lines.as thesaying goes ,yoursystem isonly as strong as its weakest link  !!  Enjoy Your music !!