Preconceived notions
A pervasive one to live down also in Casa Chardonne would be 'ceramic etch'. Many speakers dressed by Accuton focus on the leading edge to the detriment of body and render timbres with a peculiar whitish tone. Those who automatically correlate hard diaphragms with hard sound find that predictable and unavoidable. Aware that different implementations can produce differing results, others might reserve judgment. They'll know how stubborn designers with clear goals and know-how can bend most anything in audio to their needs and break rules. Naturally, if one has already heard three different ceramic speaker brands demonstrate the same qualities, this subject will be a foregone conclusion.
Even more obvious to live down would be lackluster bass extension and impact from small cubic volume and limited cone surface. Having come this far, you've already read of the Helmholine concept to anticipate somewhat more. How much more remains to be answered. Ditto bass quality. After all, added extension is here purchased from Helmholtz resonators. Would this ring like ported alignments? High-efficiency speaker users might add cranky (must be cranked to come alive) due to the middling 86dB rating. Silk-dome lovers might express concern over treble pellucidness, head bangers blacklist any chances at true satisfaction. |