grit and buttery sounds in speaker

Aurvandil · 21st November 2011, 09:25 PM

Why do amp speakers have a grittyness in it? Is it associated with low wattage rating? If your sound isn't very "brown" then how can one avoid this and create; a generally cleaner and simplified sound?
Also, what's this buttery sound in it too? I had a theory that it was possibly using smaller capacitors to soften the signal, that can lead to a dullened/buttery like sound.

chris661 · 23rd November 2011, 07:35 PM

Buttery would, I suspect, be plenty of low order harmonic distortion.

Grittiness would, methinks, be the sound you get when there's a little bit too much of the top-end when using distortion.
Either that, or pour some sand into the voice coil gap during manufacture.

Nigel Goodwin · 23rd November 2011, 09:33 PM

It's pretty pointless using meaningless descrptions, it's the sort of crap you get in audio reviews

Minion · 23rd November 2011, 11:21 PM

Gritty and buttery ?? Sounds like my breakfast ......

Aurvandil · 24th November 2011, 09:13 PM

well, I'm not sure what it is but some classic rocknroll musicians tend like it.

Emerson Prado · 25th November 2011, 12:44 PM

Try to define better what you hear. If it seems a bit distorted, fuzzy, yes - that's what guitar speakers should sound like (taking for granted the "instrument speakers" you mention are guitar ones). You don't want a cleaner sound in guitar speakers. It's exactly their distortion and color that makes them suit the purpose. How dirty is what is known as "that" sound. Dirt is actually a design goal - coil placement and so are determined to create nonlinearities. Best regards, Emerson

21st November 2011, 09:25 PM	#1
Aurvandil diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2011	grit and buttery sounds in speaker Why do amp speakers have a grittyness in it? Is it associated with low wattage rating? If your sound isn't very "brown" then how can one avoid this and create; a generally cleaner and simplified sound? Also, what's this buttery sound in it too? I had a theory that it was possibly using smaller capacitors to soften the signal, that can lead to a dullened/buttery like sound.

23rd November 2011, 09:33 PM	#3
Nigel Goodwin diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North Derbyshire	It's pretty pointless using meaningless descrptions, it's the sort of crap you get in audio reviews __________________ Nigel Goodwin

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23rd November 2011, 07:35 PM	#2
chris661 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lancashire Blog Entries: 7	Buttery would, I suspect, be plenty of low order harmonic distortion. Grittiness would, methinks, be the sound you get when there's a little bit too much of the top-end when using distortion. Either that, or pour some sand into the voice coil gap during manufacture.

23rd November 2011, 11:21 PM	#4
Minion diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2006	Gritty and buttery ?? Sounds like my breakfast ......

24th November 2011, 09:13 PM	#5
Aurvandil diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2011	well, I'm not sure what it is but some classic rocknroll musicians tend like it.

25th November 2011, 12:44 PM	#6
Emerson Prado diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2011	Try to define better what you hear. If it seems a bit distorted, fuzzy, yes - that's what guitar speakers should sound like (taking for granted the "instrument speakers" you mention are guitar ones). You don't want a cleaner sound in guitar speakers. It's exactly their distortion and color that makes them suit the purpose. How dirty is what is known as "that" sound. Dirt is actually a design goal - coil placement and so are determined to create nonlinearities. Best regards, Emerson

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