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When evaluating speakers, do you listen with your ears or your eyes? It’s all too easy to be influenced by what you see:

Speaker Size – Some may feel that bigger speakers sound better. Others favour smaller models.

Big Drivers – Is a speaker with big drive units superior to one with smaller drive units?

Design Type – Some think that bass reflex speakers (ported) are better; others believe that acoustic suspension designs (sealed enclosures) are better.

Price – Are very high-priced speakers better than those that are more affordable?

In actual fact, none of these factors are necessarily related to sound quality. Always remember: When it comes to speakers, what counts most is how they sound!

Here are some tips to help you evaluate Speakers

Make side-by-side comparisons. Our “acoustic memory” is very short – it’s hard to remember Speaker “A” if you have to go to a different room to compare it to Speaker “B”.

Listen to speakers at equal volume. Even small variations in loudness can easily be mistaken for differences in sound quality.

Turn the video off. Eliminating visual distraction will help you focus on the sound, even in a home-theatre demo.

Listen for clarity. Are the speakers clear, natural-sounding and intelligible?

Listen for a “seamless” soundstage. The speakers should present a broad, cohesive image of the original sound.

Listen to the bass. Is it deep, tight and well-defined?

Sit up straight, then slouch. If you hear distinct changes in sound quality, the speakers may have a deficiency in their vertical dispersion.

Move around. Good speakers disperse sound over a wide listening area. Move around to find out what others in different listening positions will hear.

Following these tips will help you control the variables and “compare apples to apples”. Take your time and trust your ears – hearing is believing!