bartsw, compensation for the recordings' shortcomings is a difficult endeavour. I could add that microphones don't 'hear' everything there is to hear either, so what could we do about that ? Anyway, building great sounding speakers is a black art, in addition to science, not unlike building cartridges, I guess.
Are exotic speaker cabinet materials overrated?
Seems a lot of speaker companies are coming out with new non resonant cabinet materials all the time. Wilson especially seems to be inventing a new M X V material every year. Other top speaker companies seem to be staying with MDF even when their speakers match the above mentioned speaker company prices. Do these exotic materials really contribute to a better sound or do they add an unnatural quality to the sound.
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And then there's all the bracing... Magico Q5: https://www.stereophile.com/content/magico-q5-loudspeaker-page-3
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Speakers: Sound Producers vs. Sound Reproducers see here page five. Mike |
I think if we change the word "overrated" to "necessary" we might have a more productive conversation. I own a couple exotic drum sets. One made of multiple plies of maple the other of a single steam bent plank. Each has unique properties that I like and neither is "cheap". Using plies is much easier to shape into a shell with the solid plank requiring steam and immense pressure. The same of HDF/MDF cabinets with outer plies of exotic wood materials and internal bracing. Despite our feelings on the matter, you can’t argue with the many fine speaker manufacturers who are using something other than 100% exotic materials. |
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