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Buying Speakers Based on Specs

Hi,

Is it a good idea to buy a pair of speakers based on specification? Currently I have a pair of Paradigm Prestige 75F and I wish it had a little bit more bass. The frequency response is  44 Hz - 20 kHz.

I am eyeing the Spendor D7 which has a frequency response of  29Hz – 25kHz or the PMC Twenty5.24 with  frequency resp. of 27Hz - 25kHz. Based on the specs, these 2 speakers should give me more bass response, right?

I know, I know....audition the speakers in my home. But the problem the dealers in my city does not have in-home trials. 

Thoughts?


ct221933
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rocray
1,448 posts
 
I agree with islandmandan. Get yourself a couple subs.  This will not only give you the bottom end you want,it will also enhance the soundstage. 
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millercarbon
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Specs are all that matters. Absolutely. Anechoic measurement really does tell you everything you need to know about how they'll sound in your room. Just be sure to impedance match, and you are set. Then again might want to check with your wife. You know, the one you married based on her height, weight, and measurements.
tomcarr
1,482 posts
 
LOL- @millercarbon. Seriously, what millercarbon is saying is DON'T buy speakers based solely on specs. All speakers sound different yet may measure close to the same. I agree with millercarbon. Buy speakers that you like the sound of, not how they measure.

Tom
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three_easy_payments
2,097 posts
 
Two of the main reasons you can instantly tell two acoustic instruments apart playing the same tone is by their attack and decay.  Do you think all speaker material produces tone in the same way?...and then reverberates that tone with the same harmonic overtones?  Specs would never be able to capture that.
mrearl
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Remember the old days when the catalog showed "20-watt speakers", and the next better ones were "40-watt speakers", and the best ones were "60-watt speakers"?
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