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Help me understand the concept of speaker “throw” please.
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<blockquote data-quote="Stephen Douglas" data-source="post: 213493" data-attributes="member: 13865"><p>Thank you Perry, helpful to hear your explanation: some technical analysis, objectivity and a balanced measure of (the often neglected and unduly maligned) subjectivity. Throw is not an out of date concept. It seems to go hand in hand with the concepts of projection, reach and concentration or focus. These aren't just technical terms with specific or strictly audio (aural) definitions, They are also subjective concepts that apply to sound and hearing. Or individual perception of sound. And they don't always have a strictly technical explanation.</p><p>I guess for us non-technical music listeners it helps us appreciate the variations of sound using different vocabulary to describe them - even if not strictly technical.</p><p>It's a little bit like knowing what art you enjoy. You may not be able to technically describe it but you know it when you see ( or hear) it and it's still possible to describe it accurately with associated linguistic terms.</p><p>I've experienced this with 'throw'. Some speakers just seem to project a fuller stronger more pure-as-intended sound at a certain distance, that seems better when compared to a different set of speakers. So the term 'throw' seems to fit as a description of what is being heard. As it encompasses also the sense of fuller sound. Perry - you describe it well as the highs low and mids coming together in a balanced way.</p><p>The way speakers are designed to fill a large room or a small space, and the construction and design of the speakers and the power behind them affect the concept of throw - or reach - or projection - or concentration - very real matters for audio perception and comparison. ALL speakers lose db at distance, but all speakers vary in how 'best' or balanced they sound at different distances. (Isn't that why they are built and designed for different sized rooms and settings - especially in combination as Perry describes it?) I'm not sure that all these subjective differences can entirely be measured or defined by equation. I like the word throw. It's still relevant. I'm going to listen for it again the next time I compare some speakers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stephen Douglas, post: 213493, member: 13865"] Thank you Perry, helpful to hear your explanation: some technical analysis, objectivity and a balanced measure of (the often neglected and unduly maligned) subjectivity. Throw is not an out of date concept. It seems to go hand in hand with the concepts of projection, reach and concentration or focus. These aren't just technical terms with specific or strictly audio (aural) definitions, They are also subjective concepts that apply to sound and hearing. Or individual perception of sound. And they don't always have a strictly technical explanation. I guess for us non-technical music listeners it helps us appreciate the variations of sound using different vocabulary to describe them - even if not strictly technical. It's a little bit like knowing what art you enjoy. You may not be able to technically describe it but you know it when you see ( or hear) it and it's still possible to describe it accurately with associated linguistic terms. I've experienced this with 'throw'. Some speakers just seem to project a fuller stronger more pure-as-intended sound at a certain distance, that seems better when compared to a different set of speakers. So the term 'throw' seems to fit as a description of what is being heard. As it encompasses also the sense of fuller sound. Perry - you describe it well as the highs low and mids coming together in a balanced way. The way speakers are designed to fill a large room or a small space, and the construction and design of the speakers and the power behind them affect the concept of throw - or reach - or projection - or concentration - very real matters for audio perception and comparison. ALL speakers lose db at distance, but all speakers vary in how 'best' or balanced they sound at different distances. (Isn't that why they are built and designed for different sized rooms and settings - especially in combination as Perry describes it?) I'm not sure that all these subjective differences can entirely be measured or defined by equation. I like the word throw. It's still relevant. I'm going to listen for it again the next time I compare some speakers. [/QUOTE]
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