<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>When designing a loudspeaker system for home or studio use, with the goal of maximizing sonic accuracy, there are a handful of key areas to focus on when it comes time to judge how successful the design is. Among the top three subjective criteria used in judging success in reaching the goal of sonic accuracy are soundstaging and transparency. Focusing on the latter, one of the things the designer can do to maximize transparency is to </FONT><A href="http://www.audioholics.com/techtips/audioprinciples/loudspeakers/mechanicalnoisefloor.php"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>lower the noise floor of the system</FONT></A><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> - and do so as much as it is possible, given a particular design and budget constraints.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Audioholics' own Mark Sanfilipo models such a system in this in-depth article designed to provide some insighth into an often overloked aspect to loudspeaker design.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>[</FONT><A href="http://www.audioholics.com/techtips/audioprinciples/loudspeakers/mechanicalnoisefloor.php"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Read the Article</FONT></A><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2</FONT></P>
