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Brain What's Your Thoughts On This?

Brian what's your thoughts on a driver's stored energy as possibly being the greatest problem? I read a statement by Bo Bengtsson --- the man who designed the original Red Rose R3 speaker for Mark Levinson's Red Rose company --- that stated (my paraphrase) the biggest problem with speakers is that they don´t release their energy fast enough. With speakers the membrane must be able to stop as fast as it accelerates . If not (which is normally the case), energy is stored and delayed, something that causes ringing aka --- time-related distortion--- which is what prevents you from hearing all the micro-details in the music.

Mr Bengtsson also stated one method of dealing with this issue is to use ultra-thin ribbon membranes in an extremely strong magnetic field. I know that the naysayers here will immediately state that Bo believes this because he designs ribbon based speakers but, I'd suggest he designs ribbon based speakers because he believes what he says to be true! I'm curious what your thoughts are on his belief.

Thetubeguy1954

A Rational Subjectivist


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