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The two most common mistakes are bass and treble

OK, so I know many of you will have a knee jerk reaction to that with something like "well you've just covered most of the spectrum!" but I mean to say more than what I can fit in a headline.

When first purchasing speakers the biggest regrets, or sometimes bad choices without regret, is looking for a speaker that is too detailed. In the store over 10 minutes it mesmerizes you with the resolution of frequencies you thought you would never hear again.  You take the speakers home and after a month you realize they are ear drills.  High pitched, shrill sounding harpies you can't believe you listened to long enough to make a choice.

The other mistake, which audiophiles life with far too long is buying too big a speaker for the room.  The specmanship of getting 8 more Hertz in the -3dB cutoff is a huge factor in speaker purchases.

What do you think the biggest mistakes are when buying speakers?
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mrmeaner
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My last speaker selection was narrowed down from 5 different makes, I had my own amp hooked up in their demo room and it took me 2 hours to select one, I then explained I would need to try this speaker at home, I had to buy them but on the agreement that if they wasn’t the right speaker for my room I could return for further auditioning, 
As for base and treble, my amp isa Sugden A21SE so no bias adjustment or even balance, and that’s in my opinion the way it should be.
Incidentally the speaker turned into a happy purchase and all is well.

And for all newbies out there, never buy your HiFi from a store that sells washing machines. 
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