Reference speakers are speakers others have access to. It doesn't have to be a great speaker, it has to be a reference.
If your referring to HIGH quality HiFi, there is no reference. There is a matter of opinion and certain preferences about what people like. Nothing more nothing less.
The person who has hearing loss from 8K and gone by 12K is NOT going give a hoot about 25khz speakers other than to look at..:-)
There is more than one standard being met here too. Looking like something made from surplus cargo containers AND looking like crap isn't in the cards either.. I like what I LIKE.
A lot of speakers today are really functional and sound fantastic but are so UGLY. You can't put enough lipstick on some of these designs, no different with great sounding speakers of old to.. JUST UGLY and big.
There are reasons for speaker grills. :-)
I KEEP hearing this 1920s rant about Chicago and Berlin, 101 year later OP. A reference speaker would NEVER be hard to find or difficult to build. It's a reference. 40hz to18khz Maybe something like a JBL100 without the crazy cost (NOW). It's not a perfect speaker it's a reference..
Regards
If your referring to HIGH quality HiFi, there is no reference. There is a matter of opinion and certain preferences about what people like. Nothing more nothing less.
The person who has hearing loss from 8K and gone by 12K is NOT going give a hoot about 25khz speakers other than to look at..:-)
There is more than one standard being met here too. Looking like something made from surplus cargo containers AND looking like crap isn't in the cards either.. I like what I LIKE.
A lot of speakers today are really functional and sound fantastic but are so UGLY. You can't put enough lipstick on some of these designs, no different with great sounding speakers of old to.. JUST UGLY and big.
There are reasons for speaker grills. :-)
I KEEP hearing this 1920s rant about Chicago and Berlin, 101 year later OP. A reference speaker would NEVER be hard to find or difficult to build. It's a reference. 40hz to18khz Maybe something like a JBL100 without the crazy cost (NOW). It's not a perfect speaker it's a reference..
Regards