Small bluetooth stereo speaker makes sense?

[ulogon]

I could hear stereo in the two music tracks at the end of the video

I don't know which system you listened to the two tracks through, but I just reran the test for fun through a PC and a pair of headphones and I can confirm that I didn't perceive any stereo effect in that video.

Just sayin'...

 

[Galu]

I too listened via PC on headphones.

I would take a second listen, but I really can't be bothered!

 

[ulogon]

You're right, at the end of the day who care?


P. S.: But at least we have given correct information to those interested in that JBL boombox...

 

[ulogon]

Precisely to give correct information, which however has further confused things because it is said, but not explained, I have just found a couple of reviews which state that a certain stereo effect is perceived because the signal is not downmixed to mono.

https://www.rtings.com/speaker/reviews/jbl/partybox-encore-essential ("It can play stereo content without downmixing it to mono")

https://latestintech.com/jbl-partybox-encore-essential-speaker-review/ ("it played stereo content without downplaying it to mono")

I honestly don't know what that means and probably any other single speaker receiving a stereo signal would behave like this, but this one has two tweeters!

Now I guess: could there be a technology where only the two tweeters reproduce the stereo signal and the single woofer does not?

 

[Andersonix]

When you think about it, comb filtering between spaced drivers is more likely to occur with a mono drive signal because they are producing the same sound but spaced apart. If a stereo signal is used where each driver produce a different signal there is less likely to be interference issues. Additionally with a high directivity driver they may not interfere too badly, but they can be angled to bounce off different surfaces in the room and give a more immersive sound.

You had me at "comb" so just take me you beast.

 

[xXBrunoXx]

I've built a portable speaker ( measured 35 cm long ) speaker drivers were on each side , definitely there was " stereo effect ". having them in front at such small distance won't be the same " stereo effect " as having them on each side .

 

[adason]

No matter how small the bluetooth speaker is, it still makes sense to keep left and right signal separate. Lot of music information gets lost by making it mono.