One point thou - whats wrong with word "accuracy"? - For me accuracy is then speakers have low margins within it's FR range - aka Flat response.
Interesting thought So...what is
more ""accurate"" ...?-
Speaker A has a $32 woofer
Speaker B has a $16 woofer from the same manufacturer and line
Speaker A is around +/- 2db from 200hz to 8khz
Speaker B is around +/- 2db from 200hz to 8khz
Speaker A weighs 26lbs
Speaker B weighs 16lbs
The answer.... Can you decide with that info? Okay, so here's another qualifier:
Speaker A is producing lower SPL wall reflections 1khz to 3khz(higher direct to reflected ratio)
Speaker B is producing higher SPL wall reflections 1khz to 3khz (lower direct to reflected ratio)
Here's your next qualifier:
Speaker A allows for dynamic peaks of 101 dB or about 93db @ 2m
Speaker B allows for dynamic peaks of 104db @ 1m or about 98db @ 2m
Here's more:
Speaker A has to move about 3mm on that 60hz kick drum hit while producing 1khz at the same time.
Speaker B has to move about 6mm on that 60hz kick drum hit while producing 1khz at the same time.
If you've looked at Le(x) or BL(x) or cms(x) testing, i think you'd agree with me that as the excursion rises, speaker behavior falls apart. Thermal power handling is another
real factor.
... so given all those
biased questions... deep down you would still lean towards Speaker B on the basis that it is probably more accurate... why? Yes, I qualified a few reasons why one might think so in my other post. But are these not real world considerations too towards "accurate"? We can't just focus on "accurate in an anechoic chamber at 75db on sine wave sweeps".
That's all I'm saying. I love the word accurate and you, me, all others should
definitely use it.
I definitely do appreciate that you think the LSR 2325s sound great at high SPLs in your room at your seating position. You know that. Heck I think I probably had a little bit to do with you picking them up (
). But I just don't think you had grounds for the suggestion that "the smaller speaker will be more accurate". If you look at the Geddes Summa, its designer claims it's, by design,
the most accurate speaker in parameters relevant to perception. That with a
15" midwoofer playing up above 850hz!
That said - we both nit picking very fine details
Yes, yes we are. Ain't that why we come here?
I could never fit the bigger 8" on my desk for example, in fact even the 5" looks borderline ridiculously big
Right, but I'm not sure OP plans to use them on his desk. He said he has a 47 inch TV so i'm assuming he's around 6-7 feet from it. That's already around 7db to 9db reduction in output compared to what you're running on your desk at 2 feet away!
It's fun to get all esoteric
I don't think telling OP to avoid excessive equipment where possible is "getting all esoteric". The marantz I linked earlier for example was $350 and had preouts. So I don't agree that you'd have to pay big money for preouts. If anything I'd question any cheap receiver without preouts, as their amp sections are probably lacking and thus eternally restrictive.
