HiFi System Questions/ Buying Advice -- Music Only

[Dennis Murphy]

Btw are the new cabinets for Philharmonitor bmr curved or rectangular ??

They're totally rectangular.

 

[PENG]

All else being equal, and if designed competently, does curved improve sound quality?

 

[Dennis Murphy]

All else being equal, and if designed competently, does curved improve sound quality?

Not if the rectangular has decent bracing and an effective sound treatment is used inside.

 

[KenM10759]

You're pretty good at conjuring up my worst nightmare. The logistical problems of storing and assembling 100 Phil 2's or 3's would shorten my life expectancy from 3 years down to 2 months.

Good Lord, I sure hope you're kidding and have a LOT more than 3 years left in the tank!

Last I checked, we didn't come with an expiration date.

 

[KenM10759]

Not if the rectangular has decent bracing and an effective sound treatment is used inside.

Evidence (or cost savings, or both?) of that might be KEF's iQ series curved cabinets to the next-gen 2011-2016 Q series' rectangular cabinets.