"how can anyone use electronic or distorted rock an roll to determine speaker quality? after all hifi refers to the ability to reproduce the source, how do you know "what" that kind of music is supposed to sound like in the first place"
True but those kind of recordings can put stress on the system such that speakers are stressed and make their own noises. So you cannot use them for absolute accuracy, they can be used to stress the system and test systems in extreme frequencies normal instruments cannot reach.
The key to "knowing" about speakers is experience. Listen to all you can and do not be in awe but always be evaluating what is happening. Select a limited amount of recordings that you enjoy that have unique attributes that seem to vary from speaker to speaker. This takes time.
Building and measuring your own speakers is a way to become very good at recognizing flaws and how measurements and system performance correlate. making bad sounding speakers is very educational...I speak from a great deal experience.
Subwoofer if you feel you're missing bass. A speaker like the 2.4 for example may have an extended frequency response but at its lowest frequencies can be limited in its output. So getting a boost from a subwoofer can be helpful.
True but those kind of recordings can put stress on the system such that speakers are stressed and make their own noises. So you cannot use them for absolute accuracy, they can be used to stress the system and test systems in extreme frequencies normal instruments cannot reach.
The key to "knowing" about speakers is experience. Listen to all you can and do not be in awe but always be evaluating what is happening. Select a limited amount of recordings that you enjoy that have unique attributes that seem to vary from speaker to speaker. This takes time.
Building and measuring your own speakers is a way to become very good at recognizing flaws and how measurements and system performance correlate. making bad sounding speakers is very educational...I speak from a great deal experience.
Subwoofer if you feel you're missing bass. A speaker like the 2.4 for example may have an extended frequency response but at its lowest frequencies can be limited in its output. So getting a boost from a subwoofer can be helpful.