do you prefer silk or Alum?

[Gary S 10+ year member]

I agree... next on the list of importance would be quality component speakers.

But I don't agree that you always get what you pay for... if you are knowledgeable about what is available, you can buy comparable speakers for around half the price of some others.... even less if you get lucky and find a closeout deal. Prices and quality of component speakers can vary greatly.

 

[Gary S 10+ year member]

Beryllium

- I guess soft domes did not even make it on the chart. But I wonder if something is missing from that chart... what about damping? You don't want it to ring, add additional sound apart from the original signal.

I'm going to throw out another curve ball out of left field... other than being able to handle more power, you may not need a better quality tweeter than the recording engineer's are using in their speakers and headphones. If it's too clean, it might not sound as originally intended.

At what point are speakers good enough? Where does the search for high fidelity end?!

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I'm actually pretty happy with my speakers. Are there better ones out there? - Yes, but I'm not spending anymore... there is a point of diminishing returns. But installs are never finished... there is always another damping pad you can find a place for //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[6spdcoupe 5,000+ posts]

Theres more to a open question of "which do you prefer?" ... What drivers specifically are we talking here? Too many variables ..I may prefer a hard dome from one manufacturer whereas a soft from another. Also dependant on musical choices and what the flavor of the month in the transport is.

This of course is based on install,power fed,processing all aside. The average Joe wouldnt be able to tell when all of those come into to play. With that said what is the extent of your current knowledge and what drivers have you already played with and liked?