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Why bookshelf type speakers are not high end
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I am sick of seeing bookshelf speakers costing tens of thousands of bucks and are claimed to be high end.
magico has done very expensive bookshelf speakers. There are many other examples.
Bookshelves obviously cannot reach down to 20hz. Even at 40hz most are struggling to do full output. What do you expect from a 6 inch woofer? The more you try to get more bass out of a small speaker the more tradeoffs there are like lower efficiency, low output and distortion.
This is not true high end territory. The idea you can have your cake and eat it is a myth.
Many audiophiles do NOT use their standmount speakers with a subwoofer. Despite this, they think they are enjoying high end sound.
Human hearing goes down to 20hz. If it cant reach, then it doesnt deserve the high end title.
The LS50 is an example of a speaker that has achieved rave reviews. I have heard them and can confirm there is no bass. That alone disqualifies them.
Do not be fooled. If you want high end sound, you need perfect bass down to 20hz. Which by the way opens another can of worms because then you get problems with room modes.
I am sick of seeing bookshelf speakers costing tens of thousands of bucks and are claimed to be high end.
magico has done very expensive bookshelf speakers. There are many other examples.
Bookshelves obviously cannot reach down to 20hz. Even at 40hz most are struggling to do full output. What do you expect from a 6 inch woofer? The more you try to get more bass out of a small speaker the more tradeoffs there are like lower efficiency, low output and distortion.
This is not true high end territory. The idea you can have your cake and eat it is a myth.
Many audiophiles do NOT use their standmount speakers with a subwoofer. Despite this, they think they are enjoying high end sound.
Human hearing goes down to 20hz. If it cant reach, then it doesnt deserve the high end title.
The LS50 is an example of a speaker that has achieved rave reviews. I have heard them and can confirm there is no bass. That alone disqualifies them.
Do not be fooled. If you want high end sound, you need perfect bass down to 20hz. Which by the way opens another can of worms because then you get problems with room modes.