Speakers that reveal bad recordings? Not for me.


Why is it ever desirable to have speakers that simply reflect whatever they are fed, for better or worse?
I can control the upstream equipment, but I cannot control the quality of the recording, which severely limits my freedom of music choice, defeating the purpose of an audio system. This just seems like common sense to me, and I get annoyed when a dealer or whomever mentions this as sign of quality. (Thanks for reading my rant.)
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Why is it ever desirable to have speakers that simply reflect whatever they are fed, for better or worse?
Answer Monitoring. A well designed loudspeaker will sound good even if musics poorly recorded.
Dweller, Chadnliz, Jtimothya,and Jaybo, I did not say it will sound great just listenable = good. A proper designed loudspeaker for home use will revel flaws in reproduction but will not hi light them if it does its not well designed or your system does not have synergy. If you want loudspeakers that are designed just for relieving problems in recordings one buys monitors if you want music or HT in your home you buy loudspeakers designed for such use. You guys should know this its common knowledge. 1 of my good friends Tom a expert crossover designer many of the popular loudspeakers on the market have crossovers designed by Tom or Tom helped with design. Once we messed about building the best measuring 2 way ever. We where able to get near perfect flat response from 30hz-18khz. This loudspeaker while it measured near perfect sounded like crap on music. So if one wants near perfect measured response is possible but you don't want it in a music system no mater how much you whine about it being needed to enjoy music. Since no perfect system exists no perfect loudspeaker room recording or audiophile we all have highly compromised frequency response in our rooms. Even if you correct electrically the problems are not fully removed. And do you really want to listen to a near perfect measuring monitor in a anechoic chamber? Not I.