Posted by Wayne Parham on March 04, 2002 at 23:32:05

In Reply to: Types of distortion to avoid posted by Rudi on March 04, 2002 at 14:58:33:

You must be "pulling our legs" with that post! As much as possible, avoid all types of distortion!

Where loudspeakers are concerned, the only time I've seen people say certain types of distortion are acceptable are times when that same someone is trying to promote a pet project, probably one that produces more distortion than a competing product. Sometimes, they go so far as to say their product's distortion is euphonic, implying their speaker sounds better as a result of the distortion it makes. That's a cop-out, if you asked me. It seems to me that wherever you can reduce distortion in a loudspeaker, it is a good thing to do. That's why I like horns and drivers with shorting rings. Both are technologies that reduce distortion.