What makes a speaker sound great at low volume?


Most of the time I hear music at a low volume (wifey, apartment, ....). 

I am looking to upgrade my current speakers, but in my market scanning I would like to understand, if there are certain “metrics” to look for, before I start going to stores for listening. 

Any advice? 
mtraesbo

Showing 1 response by mapman

Its actually the ear’s that work less well at low volumes with extreme hi and low frequencies in particular.


https://ehomerecordingstudio.com/fletcher-munson-curve/


Tone and loudness controls used to be provided in a lot of gear to make the needed adjustment for low volume.


Brighter speakers and/or speakers with tipped up bass  inherently sound better at low volumes. Also speakers with adjustable powered subwoofers.