hargerst wrote on Sun, 16 October 2005 16:51 |
A flat speaker (to me, anyway) is one whose on-axis response curve will fit inside a +/- 2dB window. Now, having said that, it also means there can be as much a 4dB variation (at some frequencies) between two speaker systems that meet that spec. They won't sound the same. The big problem that makes most of these specs meaningless is the contribution of the room. When you get close enough to eliminate the room, most nearfield speakers are wanting in the bass range and phase problems at the crossover points become more obvious. Move back a bit to smooth those problems out, and room nodes rear their ugly head. What's the solution? Try to understand how your particular speakers/room color the sound and learn how to adjust from there. The only other solution is the one mastering guys use: spend a ton of money on flattening the room, and then buy some Dunlavy speakers, at $40,000 a pop. |