American Vs British Speakers
My local dealers told me that: british (european)-speakers tend toward stereo-music, american (and canadian) speakers more for HT....is it a myth or fact??
speakers DO sound different from each other, don't they??? I can hear a very different sound coming from a Whaferdale speaker and PSB, using the same set-up....
My local dealers told me that: british (european)-speakers tend toward stereo-music, american (and canadian) speakers more for HT....is it a myth or fact??
What he should have said is that American consumers buy far more HT gear than they do 2-channel stereo kit, WHF have published sales figures on a few occasions that suggest the American stereo market is pretty much dead. That being the case it stand to reason that American manufacturers would be more biased towards HT than stereo.
speakers DO sound different from each other, don't they??? I can hear a very different sound coming from a Whaferdale speaker and PSB, using the same set-up....
well, man... this is completely different story. speaker do sound different but it has nothing to do with them being suited for HT or stereo. in a perfect world all speakers and all kit would sound the same and they would sound as natural as it's possible. but speakers especially are the culprit of drifting away from the perfect world. don't want to get into too much technicalities but crossover design would be the pert most responsible for differences in sound and also diffraction pattern of your speakers (and what is related to diffraction pattern - the amount of early reflections your speakers generate).
in a nutshell; if speakers are good for music they'll be definitely good for movies too. if manufacturer says that given speakers are destined for movies predominantly I'd be cautious.
What he should have said is that American consumers buy far more HT gear than they do 2-channel stereo kit, WHF have published sales figures on a few occasions that suggest the American stereo market is pretty much dead. That being the case it stand to reason that American manufacturers would be more biased towards HT than stereo.
Spot on. Even HT has been in a serious decline lately in the US. Stereo is truly dead. Many electronics stores don't even sell 2 channel amps anymore. The typical American does not listen to music in their home, ever. They only listen to music in the car or on iPods.
It matters not what dealers tell you in these circumstances. You have clearly taken the trouble to visit a dealer and hopefully have listened to some gear. Listening is the main consideration within your price range and rubbish, spouted by vacant-brained dealers, when it has gone a bit quiet and they panic is not.
Set out your stall and have a damn good listen at more than one dealer if this is posssible. When you have spent your money it will be you living with the system, American, British, japanese, it matters not so long as you like what you hear.
Good luck.
Living in Montréal Canada, I think this is making sense. I can't judge what's going on in UK but over here I feel HT is more discuss then Stereo. It's not strong as it was a few years ago when HT came out affordable for everybody, but it's still a stronger trend. 
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Hi,
I know years ago (in the 80-90s) they use to say that American speakers tended to be big, dynamic more suited for rock etc and English tended to be smaller more reserved refined and suited more for jazz etc. American homes tended to be bigger . I am not sure if this is true or not.
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Diverting slightly to amps: I remember in 2004 WHFI describing Arcam's A65+ as having a "British sound", now I've not fully understood this statement, except for, perhaps, that British based/built products tend to have a more "hi-fi" sound.
They also give even a rule of thumb in HT world, such as: pair Denon amps with american/canadian speakers, (such as: PSB, Energy, etc) and Yamaha amps with eropean ones (such as: Whaferdale, Mordount Short, etc) !! Maybe they just wanto to give a 'pratical' advice....BUT man, more than often,it works...
and what is supposed to be the difference between stereo and HT (except for obvious different number of sound channels)? does HT generate sound in a different way than stereo? utter rubbish... where does such "dealers" come from? my only guess is they want to look knowledgeable so they make up some idiotic stories out of the blue.
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