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Default Value of KLH speakers?

Randy Yates wrote:
"Arny Krueger" writes:
[...]
Speakers that were designed by competent engineers usually sound best when
they are installed and used as intended.


That's generally good advice. The problem is, there are
several variables in actual installations that may not
match what the engineer intended and which are not easy
to change, a good example being hardwood floors instead
of some assumed carpet.


Very true.

But this dialog has brought up a thought: why aren't there
(at least some) speakers that adapt to their installation?
I can imagine a wireless sensor being provided with the
speakers that is placed at or near the listening position
and with which the speaker system can measure important
parameters of it's surroundings and attempt to compensate.


A speaker expert friend of mine has had good results with programmable
equalisers driven by a response correction program on a PC. Only works
best for one listening position of course.

Graham