Who gives a rats patoot.
Custom Tuning Conspiracy
I have a theory that the reason custom tuned loudspeakers are not offered to the market place is because it would essentially destroy the whole speaker industry. If every audiophile had their speakers custom made for them, there would simply be no need for further speakers to be made, until the next generation of audiophiles came along which would take decades.
If you think about it, most speakers are mass produced junk. They are made in vast quantities so that more profit can be made.
Even the few companies that do offer so called custom speakers are not really customized. Companies such as Gr research and Fritz offer their range of speakers hoewever GR research tunes all their speakers flat by default and Fritz does not tune his speakers to his customers exact specifications.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if there was a speaker company that made speakers according to your exact specifications? You would choose the material, shape, drivers, components, configuration, crossover slopes and frequency response. It would be made to measure.
The people that mock this idea say that speakers dont need to be made to measure. This is nonsense. Every speaker on the market already sounds different from one another. Audiophiles then go on the merry go round and buy one speaker after another, each speaker never quite fulfilling their needs. How much time would be saved if the right speakers were made for you right from the start?
Not only would it save time it would save resources and energy. Every speaker model is produced in their thousands. Yet perhaps only a dozen people will eventually find that particular model suits their ears. So that means several hundred speakers have been made and will eventually end up in the junkyard. What a waste of time, energy and resources?
Should there be more companies doing truly custom tuned speakers among the vast sea of mass produced junk producing companies?
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Kenjit, your arguments are like those of a child. In imagination land, no one wants to earn a profit or get paid well for their personal expertise. In imagination land you can customize every individuals speaker to their taste and pay only for the parts and build costs. The designers expertise in tuning the speaker to every individuals taste is worthless in this land. S/he will be paid a minimal wage to keep costs to a minimum. This also goes for everyone involved in creating these speakers. Nothing better than spending years and money to become an expert only to be uncompensated. |
Speaker is sounding a bit soft around 40hz. Bass is blooming a bit much. Male vocals are recessed, while brass instruments are a bit forward. There is an annoying ringing in the upper register of the piano, very bright. Cymbals are lacking air. Soundstage is ok from left to right, but front to back is not well defined, nor is the top to bottom. Imaging is mostly ok, but horn instruments all sound like they are coming from the center of the soundstage. Thats what I’m hearing from your imaginary speakers being manufactured by your fictitious company. I expect them to be perfect to my ears, that is what your company promises. Oh wait, you don’t actually know how to address these issues, do you? Cause there is no company, nor will there ever be. Will there?
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@kenjit taking on the big speaker industrial complex. One post at a time….. |
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