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accuracy and tonality


I'm mostly in favor of the Harman & related engineering developments. They invest substantial effort and treat it like a real scientific subject with appropriate controls and models but without too much oversimplification.

I've liked Revel speakers for their tonal correctness (very important for classical music) and others which score well on their metrics.

The big gap in my opinion is the use of mono-only measurements & criteria, as that misses a substantial psychoacoustic effect which could strongly influence preference scores.

For instance, I've been a long-time Magnepan fan. In single speaker mono, they're nothing special. But in stereo, they're magnificent.

I have direct experimental evidence. My maggies need repair and I'm currently using KEF Reference One as mains (+ subwoofer). They have Harman-ideal frequency response and dispersion, on par with Revel.

Individually, they're better than the maggies, but in stereo the maggies are a leap ahead. I.e. stereo KEFs are X% better than mono. Stereo maggies are 5X% better than mono.


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