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Let go of the music

When auditioning box speakers I find myself paying attention to how the speakers release the music. Every cabinet has a point where the music flows. The point right before that is sometimes vibration, as in a box, like a guitar, or my favorite lately flow from a very inert cabinet, like a solid monitor. I’m enjoying the imaging and presentation of this inert approach in pinpoint imaging, but have come to appreciate them all.Can anyone expand this position on cabinet design that in essence forms the image, or wall of sound? I know the room and electronics cables etc play a role but the speaker is the strongest factor in sound reproduction. I don’t care if you think one is right or wrong so no need to take over my living room. Boxless crowd welcome. 
bjesien

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sounds_real_audio
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bjesien

That is such an intelligent question to ask. I feel exactly the same way. So many speakers are overly dampened, so like a sun room in a house the thick concrete absorbs lots of energy and then slowly releases it. Speakers with heavy boxes of MDF  are the same. 
Another thing that I think is important is the crossover. Some crossovers are bigger and more complex then for example a 300B amplifier an they suck up the soul of the music. 

sounds_real_audio
950 posts
 
bjesien

You might think that more stiffening is the reason for quick release of the notes..I am not so sure.  you would probably agree that electrostatic speakers let the music go quickly. Smaller speakers also do that. They seem to be more spacious and you might have difficulty determining where in location the speakers are...a nice attribute for sure. 
sounds_real_audio
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" Releasing " the music is a factor of the speaker design. Two properties come to mind. The easy one in my mind is " a large and complex crossover " in a speaker eliminate that possibility. Crossovers do not add music they subtract. 
sounds_real_audio
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It is difficult to describe in words...I thought to suggest the speaker might sound " fast " but I have heard that term to describe speakers that were muted and veiled. I think it is the ability of the speaker designed to sound organic and one that makes the music accessible. 
I am no longer in business but in 2005 ( I believe it was ) I had a room at the RMAF. Those were some of the words that reviewers used to describe our sound. 
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