Having typed that, I suggest that everyone go to your dealer and pick up a few pair of various kinds of speakers, take them home to YOUR ROOM and listen to them.
Hahahha, yeah, cause I got that kind of time and money and space just lying around.
Speaker of the Century Award Goes To ....
The 2.5 way speaker.
You guys probably thought I was going to fanboy over a brand, and I'm not. I'm going to fanboy over a speaker design. IMHO the 2.5 way speaker is THE ideal high end speaker for the majority of enthusiasts.
First, what is a 2.5 way? It is a speaker with 3 drivers, but the mid range lacks a high pass filter, so it shares output with the woofer. It has a number of advantages over smaller and larger speakers:
A number of brands have taken this approach including:
So for the average enthusiast who is not a San Francisco billionaire I argue here (for the sake of an argument) that the 2.5 way speaker should be considered one of the great technical innovations in terms of users and results.
You guys probably thought I was going to fanboy over a brand, and I'm not. I'm going to fanboy over a speaker design. IMHO the 2.5 way speaker is THE ideal high end speaker for the majority of enthusiasts.
First, what is a 2.5 way? It is a speaker with 3 drivers, but the mid range lacks a high pass filter, so it shares output with the woofer. It has a number of advantages over smaller and larger speakers:
- Similar footprint to stand mounted 2-way speakers
- Ideal bass output for apartments and modest homes
- Easier to integrate than big speakers
- No subwoofer
- High sensitivity compared to a 2-way using similar drivers
- Reasonably priced
A number of brands have taken this approach including:
- Focal
- Joseph
- Monitor Audio
- DIY kits like the Klang Ton Ophelia, and Zaph Audio
So for the average enthusiast who is not a San Francisco billionaire I argue here (for the sake of an argument) that the 2.5 way speaker should be considered one of the great technical innovations in terms of users and results.