Engineer and Scientist Demonstrates Speakers

[turk 182]

??? so how does using two separate amps sum the phase information in a stereo signal into mono without some form of a summing circuit????

 

[HoundSound]

Harmonic distortion is terrible. He hasn’t measured it and I suspect that is on purpose, because he knows it would reveal the real flaw with this approach.

These might be marginally acceptable to some people, but certainly would be unlistenable to an audiophile.

Can the harmonic distortion ever be reduced to an acceptable level in these panels? I don’t know. I suspect not.

But anyone who really wants to promote this approach has to find a way to get rid of it first before expecting any serious attention to the subject.

I was under the impression that the chief cause of harmonic distortion is is caused by amps not speakers. Here a good explanation of harmonic distortion. Harmonic Distortion : Types, Analysis and Its Causes

Some types of harmonic distortion is desirable.

WHAT EXACTLY DOES HARMONIC DISTORTION DO TO AUDIO?
The harmonic content of a signal is what gives a sound it’s timbre. This is what makes strings sound different from a flute. Harmonic distortion adds new harmonics that are musically related to the input signal. This introduction of new harmonics changes the character and timbre of the sound, often resulting in a richer and more charismatic tone.

Experts Guide To Using Harmonic Distortion In Music
– Mastering The Mix

Keep in mind, what you were hearing was room mics over Youtube in a large room reflective room. There was no way to detect harmonic distortion but there was a lot of very audible room distortion.

In music, harmonic distortion refers to the harmonics if a note that give it its character.

If I'm wrong and the the speakers themselves are the source of harmonic distortion, can you think of any way to remedy it?