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RE: New Klipsch LaScala AL6 speakers. Out of the Park!

Posted by tomservo on June 1, 2025 at 05:52:44:
Hi Claude
Back when we started the company and not making line arrays, we used generation loss recordings to help identify what direction was "up" when changing things.

A big problem when making a loudspeakers or drivers is any change you make can cause a change in the sound BUT usually some recordings sounded better, others sound worse. Many shape thier musical preference around what their system does well but that is out of the question if selling to strangers with different tastes.

Which changes are in the right direction? Measurements help but.....

The answer is revealed in a generation loss test, the better the speaker or electronics are being tested, the more generations it will pass before being awful sounding.
Sadly, while a modern 24/96 recorder can pass a dozen generations before sound different, most loudspeakers struggle to pass 2 or 3 generations and many have audible flaws in gen 1.

I hate to say it but what i love most working in audio, loudspeakers, are by far the weakest link in the chain.

I am reminded of what Dick Heyser said many years ago "We measure what we do, not because it tells us what we are looking for but rather we are limited to what we CAN measure".

Best
Tom