Zero mH Drivers, Clarity and Time Differences Between Octaves

[kelticwizard]

Took a look at the Fostex 206 and 207.

I noticed that they have 0 mH inductance listed.

Looking at their impedance curves, I notice very little increase in ohmage all the way up to 10,000 Hz and beyond.

Would I be correct in assuming that, assuming these speakers don't have extreme breakup modes or other issues, that the sound from a 0 mH inductance speaker would have no time difference between octaves? And that this is bound to result in a clearer, less smeared sound?

I read an interview with a famous audio engineer once on the subject of the future of the normal, electrodynamic speaker. He said that the trouble with electrodynamic speaker is that no matter how well you make it, one octave sounds like it is coming directly at you, while a higher octave is delayed and sounds like it is coming at you from several feet back.

Wouldn't a 0 mH speaker go a long way toward solving that problem? That assumes the thing is played full range-any crossover issues are a separate matter, of course.


I am not just boosting the Fostexes-I have heard of other 0 mH or very, very low mH speakers, and I assume this applies to them as well.

Any insights or thoughts on this issue would be appreciated.