I have built many speakers and on at least 40 to 50 occasions, I have compared sound with and without impedance compensation. I have never found a negative result in listening, in fact 90+ percent of the time it only improves many aspects. I have also found that if the zmin is high enough (above 4 to 5 ohms minimum) it will improve the sound of tube amps on those speakers across the board.
How much does a Zobel network and its components affect the sound of speakers?
Regardless of amplification, my Merlin Audio MMI monitors have always sounded bettter using the Merlin RC Master
(Zobel)
Networks consisting of a Dueland capacitor and a Caddock resistor in series bringing the tweeter terminals. I've heard that some have replaced the networks using Jupiter capacitors and Vishay resistors and different wires and spades. My question is, How much do the networks and their components and associated values affect the sound? At times my speakers, while having superb resolving ability, can occasionally sound edgy, particularly noticable with voices at higher volumes.
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