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In Reply to: Questions for JA on the "sound" of truly "time-aligned" speakers with perfect step response posted by Brian H P on September 19, 2017 at 11:12:51:
> have you in your listening detected any characteristic sonic quality
> associated only with such designs, that distinguishes them from
> conventional non-time aligned speakers?
As I wrote in the article linked below, based on a presentation I gave to
the Audio Engineering Society, "a speaker that is time-coherent (on the
listening axis) does have a small edge when it comes to presenting a stereo
soundstage, in terms of image focus and image depth. But time coherence
does not compensate for coloration, poor presentation of instrumental timbres,
a perverse frequency balance, or high levels of nonlinear distortion."
> do you find the vertical listening axis yielding the flattest response to
> be narrower than, or about the same as with conventional designs?
With passive time-coincident designs, narrower.
John Atkinson
Technical Editor, Stereophile
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Follow Ups
- RE: Questions for JA on the "sound" of truly "time-aligned" speakers with perfect step response - John Atkinson 09/20/1705:12:47 09/20/17 (1)
- Thanks! (Looking forward to a review of KEF LS50 Wireless) - Brian H P 12:58:53 09/20/17 (0)
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