"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 01:30:44 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
Keith G wrote:
Why? - It's the *real sound* it sounds like there are no speakers (&c.)
there! (Hand gestures also...)

One of the best speaker tests is well recorded male speech - not music.
And I'll guarantee *any* horn will fail this - and miserably. Best by far
is a Quad ELS...

In this case I would say that well-recorded means anechoic. The test
then resolves itself into the simple one "could you believe what you
are hearing is an actual person in the room with you?". As you say,
there are very few speakers so free from lumps that they will pass
this one.


That's been said so many times here since the 'advent of horns'...!!

The beauty is the sound follows and gets even better throughout the house. I
can still determine 'soundstage effects' from the other end of the house, at
my smoking postion (patio doorstep)...!!