What Is a Home Audio Speaker?
There are many home audio speakers on the market today ranging in price from a
few dollars to thousands of dollars. Buying a home audio speaker can be a
confusing endeavor, but with a little bit of knowledge you should be able to
make a wise choice.
A home audio speaker is made up of several components in one enclosure. The
simplest speaker is simply one speaker driver housed in a box with no other
electronics involved. These speakers will not sound very good because the single
speaker driver is not capable of reproducing the entire frequency range.
To provide better sound over a wider frequency range, several speaker components
are combined together to make a home audio speaker. The low frequencies are
reproduced by the woofer and the high frequencies are reproduced by the tweeter.
There is a crossover housed in the speaker enclosure which divides the audio
frequency into highs and lows and sends it to the appropriate driver.
A home audio speaker may have a third or even fourth speaker driver installed in
the enclosure. The most common of these is for reproducing midrange frequencies,
and is used in the so-called three-way speaker.
The size of the enclosure affects the overall sound of a home audio speaker.
Speaker drivers are designed to be housed in a particular volume of space, so
that they can reproduce sound accurately. Generally speaking, bigger speaker
enclosures will give better sounding bass notes, although the enclosure may be
ported to provide large volume in a small enclosure.
When you are buying a home audio speaker, try to compare several sets at the
same time. Most professional audio stores will have an audio room where you can
make A/B comparisons between various speaker systems. Bringing your own CD and
listen to familiar music so you can hear more accurately the differences between
the assorted speaker systems.
You can read all kinds of specifications and data sheets, but ultimately, the
choice is yours. Let your ears decide which home audio speaker sounds the best.
By comparing a few speakers in the same price range, you can make an informed
decision about which ones are most suitable for you.
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