Why bookshelf type speakers are high end

This is another MUST READ.

I love seeing bookshelf speakers costing tens of thousands of bucks that are truly high end

Magico has done very expensive bookshelf speakers. There are many other examples.

Bookshelves obviously cannot reach down to 20hz., but down to 40hz their sound is balanced. This is true high end territory.

Many audiophiles do NOT use their standmount speakers with a subwoofer. Despite this, they are enjoying high end sound.

LS50 is an example of a speaker that has achieved rave reviews. I have heard them and can confirm they are excellent.

Do not be fooled by naysayers . If you want high end sound, you don’t need perfect bass down to 20hz.

mindlessminion09-14-2019 7:29pm

racamuti Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 362 posts 09-15-2019 at 04:56pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete AMEN!!!
donvito Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 393 posts 09-15-2019 at 05:27pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Ain’t dat da truth!
larryi Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,718 posts 09-15-2019 at 06:52pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I've heard several speaker systems that cost well in excess of $500k, and not surprisingly, none of them came close to perfect. Really good sound? YES, but, there is no such thing as a system without compromises. Compromises are inherent, even if there are no cost or space or room acoustic limitations. You optimize one thing you have to compromise something else. I would never deem any one choice of trade-off as being wrong. Several of these mega-buck systems had ultra-expensive, multiple 18" woofers, but did not come close to delivering 20 Hz (except way down in amplitude) because the bass was being optimize for speed, tone and other qualities that mean restricting the fore and aft movement of the cone. My own system has twin 12" woofers per channel that also don't really do 30 Hz, never mind 20 Hz, because they behave WAY better with hardly any fore and aft movement.