Originally Posted by
Macca
They just have a midrange hump, that's all. There's nothing else about them that would mean they are placing 'texture and timbre above all else.' That's just a function of frequency response, you could achieve it with pretty much any speaker just by using EQ. . Obviously jamming them up into the corners won't help but as pointed out in the link, without that twin boundary reinforcement they have no bass at all.
To an extent, the cabinet design is such as to 'flatter' those humps. Simply boosting the EQ on 'any speaker' will likely sound pretty naff actually. The AN's do have a charm.
Agreed on the bass though.
System 1: - Amp - Musical Paradise MP-701 mk2 - Neurochrome 686
- Source: Audio Technica LP-5 - Custom 6V6 stage - Novafidelity X30 - Soekris 1421 (LPSU) - Custom TDA1541 C3G DAC -
- Speakers: Martin Logan Prodigy's - Subs: - REL T3's -
System 2 - Amp: Musical Paradise MP 303/Custom 300B SET - Custom 6SL7 Pre -
- Source: Pioneer N-30K - SONCOZ SGD1 -
- Speakers: Loth X BS1's - Sub: REL T3 -