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Do your speakers have enough "freshness"

I have come to realise recently that one of the ingredients I wanted from speakers is a "fresh" sound, but was unable to articulate that. This is not a term I have used in the past but I am realising that for me it is so vital in creating an emotional response to music. How do you describe what "freshness" is? The best I can do is it is a kind of an open, clear, extended, and lively quality that occupies the mid range through the upper frequencies. I think now that I am more aware of how important this attribute is for me, it is very apparently missing in many speakers. As I have moved up in all equipment, but especially speakers, there has usually been an improvement in freshness, amongst other things. How does sit with you?
mike60
peterayer
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If the speakers sound the same the next time you listen to them, do they still sound fresh? It's a tough adjective to use in this context, IMO.
peterayer
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I can't describe it, but I know it when I hear it.
tmsorosk
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Fresh?
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philjolet
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"freshness" is in abundance at a concert, even though the music plays thru amplifiers there is a certain intimate quality that I think of as "glow" where you can hear into the musical nuances and get the sense of it being "alive". In this case it has to do with the ultimate source (a live performance).

I think in a home rig it is a certain coherence of the fundamental and harmonic frequencies along with soft and loud dynamics that help "action" (the ability to come alive). Inner detail figures into it as well IMO.

I am getting blogheaded, time for bed...
br3098
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>> The best I can do is it is a kind of an open, clear, extended, and lively quality that occupies the mid range through the upper frequencies.

Mike, you are describing dipole speakers to a T; planars, ribbons and some open-baffle speakers share these qualities.
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