Written by Julien Pelchat

The best in the world?:

This expression is often used in audio to the point where it doesn’t mean much. Let’s “re-question” it. What means being “the best in the world”, not only for loudspeakers, but for any products? Performance criteria must be established to make such an evaluation.  Is it the one that measure the best? Is it the one that will sound the best? Will the one that measures the best be the best sounding one in your system? One might say it is “the one that reproduce the incoming signal as truly as possible without adding any sound of its own”. But how can we judge it? Which measurements shall we use? How to ponder these measurements? What if it is giving poor results in your setup? What does it means? Bigger loudspeakers, will offer their best in larger room. A certain distance is requires between them and the listener. Small loudspeakers, might give an amazing performance and great soundstaging, but in large room, their dynamic limitation and lack of low frequency extension will be a problem. Many things have yet to be found in loudspeaker design and measurements. In science, we cannot pretend to have reached the total knowledge. The actual state of our knowledge is just the “step stone” for making more discoveries. For loudspeaker measurements, how do we weight measurements is the issue.

As an audio manufacturer, audiophiles are asking us questions like: “what is your best loudspeaker”.  We can say the most expensive one, but even if it is the one that offers the greatest blend of dynamic range and wide bandwidth, it does not mean that it is the best one for your setup. Not every listening environment can support such dynamic and bandwidth. Each model in our product line IS our “best loudspeaker” for a given situation. Depending of your setup and room dimensions, one will work better than the others. This rule applies not only to Verity loudspeakers, but to any brand. The real question is what is the best loudspeaker for you? What will works best in your system and in your environment. In order to get the best, one needs to have a good understanding of his own need.

Good listening everyone!

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