Let' s be nice though.........
Point source ?
Less hf reflections from walls ?
I've been digging, and the phase is not really flat, it usually dives negative as freq increases...............
Point source ?
Less hf reflections from walls ?
I've been digging, and the phase is not really flat, it usually dives negative as freq increases...............
and the phase is not really flat, it usually dives negative as freq increases...............
While still generally following minimum phase rules (if it's not ringing)...
While still generally following minimum phase rules (if it's not ringing)...
So many multi-ways have a crossover point right where it hurts the most. Full-rangers dodge this bullet.
That's one of several factors that surely makes them more intelligible and natural sounding (to my ears).
That's one of several factors that surely makes them more intelligible and natural sounding (to my ears).
small coils, generally lighter spiders and lower moving mass than woofer equivalents (?) that said, I have some light Beyma 12cx which are "better" than 12LTA. (please slap another pound of magnet on that thing)
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I have noticed that songs played on TV are often more intelligible that the originals through the stereo. TVs have no bass and limited treble... Or the broadcasters boost the midrange anyway?
Wait. Preponderance of midrange = intelligible? (I disagree).
We need to get our language straight if the discussion is to mean anything.
We need to get our language straight if the discussion is to mean anything.
Lyrics are often more easily heard on TV than on stereo, even when not looking at the picture to get some lip reading help. Why?
In my opinion the term intelligible can be equally applied to musical notes played on instruments or birds singing, as it can to human voices. This doesn't stretch the definition whatsoever, because even concepts can be "intelligible" and they don't make any sound at all.
We are talking about music here, after all.
However, If the discussion is about speech only, my initial comment still applies.
We are talking about music here, after all.
However, If the discussion is about speech only, my initial comment still applies.
It is a false statement. However just to complete the thought.... By this logic, it is the bass in a multi-way loudspeaker that makes it less intelligible than a full-ranger.
I suspect the people over in the multi-way forum might take issue with that.
Would that pain-point happen to coincidentally be in "The important frequency range for speech intelligibility is in the 1,000 Hz to 4,000 Hz range"?
Sometimes, (even "often") but even if the crossover point is closer in frequency to where sibilance lies it can mess with intelligibility (and just sound plain annoying).
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'Intelligible' can just mean 'clear', which is pretty vague.
Perhaps we should ask norman bates what he understands by the term?
Perhaps we should ask norman bates what he understands by the term?
I would say yes, if that's the only crossover in the loudspeaker.
"WAW" (Woofer-Assisted Wide-band) setups avoid it too. (Basically a full-ranger assisted by a sub)
"WAW" (Woofer-Assisted Wide-band) setups avoid it too. (Basically a full-ranger assisted by a sub)
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Clarity describes the ability to detect the structure of a sound and, in the case of speech, to hear consonants and vowels and to identify words correctly.