Post by yomanze on Nov 4, 2016 8:30:29 GMT
As mentioned a few times, slam is down to the amp / speaker interface mainly, but also sources like turntables may lack slam compared to good digital, in fact, it probably will. The speaker should have minimum overhang and be critically damped, which allows it to start & stop fast without resonating, however, cone distortion can also give rise to the feeling of fake slam, which some people love, and there is a time and a place for it (think big DIY scoops playing dub music). Panel speakers tend to lack slam compared to dynamic ones, certainly the case with STAX earspeakers vs. dynamic 'phones.
Phase is also important, you want all the bits to 'hit' you at the same time and at the right phase. Or do you? Getting some massive transmission lines with their phase issues would still smack you in the chest. I guess the question is: how do you like your slam?
Phase is also important, you want all the bits to 'hit' you at the same time and at the right phase. Or do you? Getting some massive transmission lines with their phase issues would still smack you in the chest. I guess the question is: how do you like your slam?
