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Rectangular versus fancy design speakers?

Many of us grew up with basic rectangular speakers which seemed to work fine. And as I look around the landscape I see lots of higher quality rectangular speakers that look very nice.

I like the pretty speakers with their stylistic designs.

Right angles are a bad thing with curvy surfaces being better for sound, so they say.

Does it really matter and I would think a rectangular speaker which probably has more of a budget to spend on the quality of what goes on inside versus spending so much money on the looks may be better.

Any higher-end rectangular speakers worthy of a recommendation?

emergingsoul
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dekay
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"Any higher-end rectangular speakers worthy of a recommendation?"

-Not off the top of my head, but I'm 6' tall.

 

DeKay

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roxy54
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Three letters...ATC; and there are many more like Harbeth, Spendor etc.

emergingsoul OP
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harbeth seems nice.

Rectangular speakers are generally a lot less than the fancy speakers is there a reason for this other than the looks?

can anyone really tell the difference between rectangular speaker and one of those fancy shaped things?

Marketing hype?

gunderwood
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It is much cheaper to build a rectangle box then anything with compound curves.

emergingsoul OP
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@gunderwood

This is true but do the other more creative designs really help noticeably change sound.

I have a rectangular speaker from 20 years ago, a very heavy piece of wood, and it does a great job transmitting sound throughout the room.

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