Speaker Voicing the differences in thought and speakers

TitaniumTroy · Oct 27, 2013

I tried doing a search but nothing answered all my questions regarding voicing of speaker. I picked up that there were at least 3 schools of thought. Flat as possible frequency response, romantic, and a downward sloping frequency response in the treble range or rolled off treble. The last one I believe is the best for symphony music, but struggling to remember why? Can some explain the differences and advantages to each for me, please.

Also if you can, what speaker brands are known for following one school of thought or the other in how they voice their speakers. I have Magnepan's which I believe are the downward sloping frequency response type, thanks.

Troy

andromedaaudio · Oct 27, 2013

As far as i am concerned it depends on the membrane a bit ,hard membranes slight downslope , soft domes flat .
imo its got nothing to do with musictype , flat is romantic?

JackD201 · Oct 28, 2013

I think it is related to the polar pattern of a speaker vis-a-vis the environments that the designers anticipate their products are to be used in. Narrow directivity, flat, at the other extreme omnis, downward sloping. For typical home environments where minimal treatments will be found usually theres a dip in the lower treble and a bump up in the midbass.

I don't like to generalize so please take my 2 cents with a lot of salt.

Stefan · Oct 28, 2013

Yes and...

I think Jack hit it on the nail with the factors that could influence voicing. Maybe in addition one could also consider psycho acoustics and variances in our sensory ability. Amplifier interactions, marketing (some voicing approaches sells better in pressured sales situations) are perhaps other factors. It makes for a rich and interesting field, perhaps minefield.

rblnr · Oct 28, 2013

JackD201 said:
I think it is related to the polar pattern of a speaker vis-a-vis the environments that the designers anticipate their products are to be used in. Narrow directivity, flat, at the other extreme omnis, downward sloping. For typical home environments where minimal treatments will be found usually theres a dip in the lower treble and a bump up in the midbass.

I don't like to generalize so please take my 2 cents with a lot of salt.

I think this is well put too.

Imo. some CD manufacturers like Amphion and Gradient are very underrated partly because most rooms are untreated as noted.

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