Would you buy a pair of speakers by just looking at the measured freq. response?

Would you? Or you have to listen first?

Personally I think the freq. response only tells so much of the speakers. At the end of the day, you have to listen.

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dill Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,451 posts 01-16-2024 at 09:37pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete No, almost a meaningless stat.
ghdprentice Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,424 posts 01-16-2024 at 09:57pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete No. I don’t look at frequency responses. Professional reviews and personal auditions only.
jl35 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,936 posts 01-16-2024 at 11:05pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete No
cleeds Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,657 posts 01-16-2024 at 11:09pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete No.
erik_squires Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 15,791 posts 01-16-2024 at 11:12pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete No. Off-axis response, impulse response, dynamic range, distortion, all matter. I also have to say that, by the same token, I wouldn't buy a subwoofer and configure it based on published specs either. The speaker in the room is a very different beast than the speaker in the lab.