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D'Appolito on What Matters

For anyone interested in evaluating loudspeakers and measurements thereof I found a very recent (November 10, 2016) article by the good Dr. Joseph D'Appolito. A man who quite literally wrote the book on speaker testing.

I share this knowing it will start endless flame wars, but still hopeful some will find it informative.

http://www.audioxpress.com/article/testing-loudspeakers-which-measurements-matter-part-1
erik_squires
unsound
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John Dunlavy:
http://www.stereophile.com/interviews/163/index.html#L4C6Gveos1Z7KVMl.97
erik_squires OP
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Dunlavy's article is interesting too, though at fist blush, the idea of matching instrument radiation patterns seems bogus, and not what I read acousticians and other speaker makers attempting to do.

I'm an unqualified pretender though, so I'll have to do more investigation.

Best,


Erik
randy-11
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all hail the line source
unsound
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I'm not sure all of the above named authors would exactly hail the line source.
randy-11
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no, that was a pro-Maggie comment

how about a book on the history of speakers?  the title could be:

"From Horns to Here"

with a sub-title of:

Edgar Villchur Died For your Sins
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