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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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stibi
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Worst mistake for me is not to hear the speakers in your room with your gear before purchase.
I doubt impedance or sensitivity alone say a lot about the speaker sound. My worst speakers were with 8 ohm and north of 100 dB. Eversince I am around 4 ohm and below 90, increasingly satisfied with every next upgrade. And it is very true they require appropriate amplification. Every thing costs another thing. That’s life.
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