A sine wave sweep is useful for helping choose the right speakers

[steve_1979]

Maybe the word "distortion" is the wrong word to use here.

Saying "The relative phase of two drivers outputting sound at the same frequency" (as happens at the crossover) may be a better way of describing one of the problems that often occurs in speakers. When the tweeter and mid/woofer are out of phase with each other it doesn't sound right and spoils the sound IME.

 

[matt49]

Hifi forums eh? Don't you just love 'em? *drinks*

And of course all this is trivial compared to the stunning news that Taylor Swift has withdrawn all her music from Spotify.

*bomb*

 

[steve_1979]

And of course all this is trivial compared to the stunning news that Taylor Swift has withdrawn all her music from Spotify.

 

[steve_1979]

I didn't say it wouldn't be useful. As for "extremely", I'm not so sure. I find a familiar well recorded piece of classical piano is more useful for highlighting the issues you've talked about.

Maybe I'm just getting into the realm of semantics here but personally I do think that they're "extremely" useful for highlighting speaker issues which is why they're so commonly used by speaker designers when designing and assessing their speakers.

I agree that there's no substitute for well recorded audio tracks though. Pianos and the spoken voice are particularly useful for highlighting issues too.

The reason I responded on this thread is that your OP made one mistake (re. phase distortion)...

Sorry. The relative phase of two drivers outputting sound at the same frequency.

...and left out one of the most important aspects of speaker performance (transient response).

Agreed.

My responses and andyjm's have merely pointed out the error and the omission.

What's not to like?

Fair play.

Hifi forums eh? Don't you just love 'em? *drinks*

 

[steve_1979]

I don't think anyone would argue that using a sine wave sweep when auditioning speakers would be utterly useless. It's just that it wouldn't be nearly as useful as your OP tried to claim.

I'm not sure why you don't think that a sine wave sweep would be extremely useful when auditioning speakers?

It's one of the commonly used tests that most speaker companies use to evaluate drivers and speakers. As well as highlighting the various issues already mentioned in this thread it's also useful for revealing any fuzzes, buzzes, resonances or other funny stuff which can easily be missed when listening to just music.

 

[fr0g]

Hifi forums eh? Don't you just love 'em? *drinks*

And of course all this is trivial compared to the stunning news that Taylor Swift has withdrawn all her music from Spotify.

*bomb*

Who is Taylor Swift?

I guess I won't find out now he/she isn't on Spotify.

 

[chebby]

Who is Taylor Swift?

I guess I won't find out now he/she isn't on Spotify.

"The Beatles m'lud? I am informed by our housekeeper that they are a popular four-man beat combo who have experienced recent success in the Hit Parade."

 

[Native_bon]

Hifi forums eh? Don't you just love 'em? *drinks*

And of course all this is trivial compared to the stunning news that Taylor Swift has withdrawn all her music from Spotify.

*bomb*

*dance4* *dance4* *yahoo*

 

[Vladimir]

I did thorough research and I think it's a she.

 

[fr0g]

Who is Taylor Swift?

I guess I won't find out now he/she isn't on Spotify.

"The Beatles m'lud? I am informed by our housekeeper that they are a popular four-man beat combo who have experienced recent success in the Hit Parade."

Now The Beatles, I know. And have access to an entire catalogue of. P

(btw, I was joking about Taylor Swift, she wrote "Gulliver's Travels" right?)

 

[Native_bon]

Who is Taylor Swift?

I guess I won't find out now he/she isn't on Spotify.

"The Beatles m'lud? I am informed by our housekeeper that they are a popular four-man beat combo who have experienced recent success in the Hit Parade."

Now The Beatles, I know. And have access to an entire catalogue of. P

(btw, I was joking about Taylor Swift, she wrote "Gulliver's Travels" right?)

Yes she did.. *man_in_love* But is it about the music or about looks?

 

[spiny norman]

A sine wave sweep is very useful in choosing loudspeakers, but only if all you're going to listen to when you get them home is sine wave sweeps.

 

[Native_bon]

A sine wave sweep is very useful in choosing loudspeakers, but only if all you're going to listen to when you get them home is sine wave sweeps.

I dnt think your statement is the whole story. I will tell you why... When calibration of AV amps is done with test tones your dnt listen to test tones alone. You also listen to music & movies. Calibration is also used with two channels amp these days.

 

[steve_1979]

A sine wave sweep is very useful in choosing loudspeakers, but only if all you're going to listen to when you get them home is sine wave sweeps.

I think you may have misunderstood the gist of this thread.