Years ago I did not like the sound of then-new metal diaphragm drivers, and I also found plenty to dislike about "horn sound" from various drivers in various horns. Over time I heard other drivers that used similar-but-not-the-same topologies, perhaps altering and/or limiting the range to produce sound I liked. Like Romy said in his recent video, there are lots of "hidden elements" that affect sound, that the "Sound Seeker" has to "deal with". It might be plastic vs. metal rings for diaphragms, or the length or "rate" of a horn for a given driver in a given frequency range, but what I am saying is that we can "shape sound" to our tastes if we "just" know how. A very common problem with speakers (to my ears) is trying to force drivers "too low" for their topology. And I can't presently think of drivers that can sound really good running more than 3 octaves. Everyone should suit themselves, of course; but I would not be looking for LF from 8" drivers, nor 1k Hz from a 1" dome. There are plenty of commercial speakers that I think are pretty much hopeless. But I hear glimmers from some, and, like I have said before, there is ALWAYS something to be learned from Good Sound. The buy, plug and play technique will only get one so far, IMO; but until the punter starts to worry about it "there is no problem". Find a (Personal) Need and Fill It.
Paul S |
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