Some professional monitors have resonance and directivity flaws no equalization can fix
Evidence
The dedicated professional monitor loudspeakers in these tests had some problems. Over the years everything has improved from these examples, and the best of today’s products would surpass all of the products in these tests, although poor ones persist. — , Toole, Floyd E - Sound reproduction-…, 303 (
#corroborates, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Room reflections cannot be corrected by electronic equalization; Professional monitor loudspeakers were not reliably neutral or accurate references of sound quality; Even professional monitor loudspeakers showed measurable defects in early tests — , Toole, Floyd E - Sound reproduction-…, 303 (+3 more)
Related
- Professional monitor loudspeakers were not reliably neutral or accurate references of sound quality (similarity 0.92)
- Even professional monitor loudspeakers showed measurable defects in early tests (similarity 0.88)
- The UREI 811B, a popular studio monitor, scored lowest in double-blind listening tests (similarity 0.88)
- Room reflections cannot be corrected by electronic equalization (similarity 0.87)
- Engineers’ colored monitors embed personal EQ into the recording itself (similarity 0.86)
- Blind tests show any equalization improves subjective loudspeaker ratings (similarity 0.84)
- Unstandardized loudspeakers once meant recordings could not reliably reproduce their intended sound. (similarity 0.84)
- Matching room curves via EQ does not equalize audible sound quality. (similarity 0.83)
- Early reflection control often concealed flawed off-axis loudspeaker performance. (similarity 0.83)
- EQ cannot fix directivity problems that a better loudspeaker requires (similarity 0.83)
- Most loudspeakers need equalization to correct low-frequency room resonances (similarity 0.82)
- Equalization cannot fix loudspeaker directivity problems because it only changes frequency response. (similarity 0.82)
- Fixed reference loudspeakers can turn their flaws into sought-after virtues (similarity 0.82)
- Historically, published loudspeaker specifications were often artistic rather than factual. (similarity 0.82)
- Equalizing only the low-Q resonance substantially improves subjective loudspeaker ratings. (similarity 0.82)
Broader Connections
- Equalization only corrects sound at the measured position, not the physical resonance
#expands(0.90) - Professional monitor loudspeakers were not reliably neutral or accurate references of sound quality
#corroborates(0.85) - Even professional monitor loudspeakers showed measurable defects in early tests
#corroborates(0.85) — , Toole, Floyd E - Sound reproduction-…, 303