Why bookshelf type speakers are high end

This is another MUST READ.

I love seeing bookshelf speakers costing tens of thousands of bucks that are truly high end

Magico has done very expensive bookshelf speakers. There are many other examples.

Bookshelves obviously cannot reach down to 20hz., but down to 40hz their sound is balanced. This is true high end territory.

Many audiophiles do NOT use their standmount speakers with a subwoofer. Despite this, they are enjoying high end sound.

LS50 is an example of a speaker that has achieved rave reviews. I have heard them and can confirm they are excellent.

Do not be fooled by naysayers . If you want high end sound, you don’t need perfect bass down to 20hz.

mindlessminion09-14-2019 7:29pm

kenjit Details Discussions Posts This discussion 1,771 posts 09-15-2019 at 12:11am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete There’s also not that much musical content below 40hz for most music genres anyway, so extension down to 20hz (which requires massive sensitivity trade-offs) isn’t really worth it You might think theres not much musical content below 40hz if youve never had a system that can do 20hz window rattling bass, which i have had in case you are wondering. If it cant reach its not high end. If you dont care about high end, and want to use excuses like "theres not much content below 40hz", to compromise, youre not a real audiophile. It damages the reputation of true audiophiles when you say things like that.
kenjit Details Discussions Posts This discussion 1,771 posts 09-15-2019 at 12:54pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If you take a full range speaker that goes to 20hz and then do a high pass filter at 50hz, thats what a typical bookshelf speaker would sound like. A subwoofer is typically added without any high pass filter on the standmount and even if there is, its usually quite low whereas in a 3way floorstander the crossover point could be as high as 200hz.