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In the Thread: The sound compromises of high efficiency direct radiators.
Post Subject: High efficiency and distortionPosted by drdna on: 1/5/2009
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 Markus wrote:
I have recently been thinking about efficiency. Apart from enabling you to use low power amps, is there really any reason why high efficiency is better than low or medium efficiency, all else being equal?
Fundamentally, all audio is the creation of a sound of a certian loudness level.  The different elements used to achieve this should be balanced to minimize distortion and balance the other issues that arize inherent with each type of element.

The low loss low efficiency direct radiator changes one variable about one element in this chain, but it is not the only reason that we would choose direct radiators versus other solutions.  For example, keep in mind that by using horn loaded drivers, we reduce the impact of the amplifier's problems on the entire amplification system, since more amplification is achieved by the acoustic coupling of the horn.

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Adrian

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