[Elecraft] Speakers - Optimal Frequency Range?

[Don Wilhelm]

Bret,

In my opinion, a speaker should not "color" the audio response of the 
receiver.

While it is true that there is not normally much response above 4000Hz 
from a ham transceiver, the speaker should not be the limiting factor.

IMHO, the best characteristic of a speaker is the flatness of its 
response curve rather than its frequency range.  A speaker with a flat 
response will allow you to hear the transceiver "as it should be" 
without distortion. So my vote is for "High-Fidelity" speakers.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 10/16/2016 6:02 PM, MaverickNH wrote:
> So aside from speakers that match the design of a transceiver, there seems to
> be some difference in philosophy about frequency range. Palstar touts a
> 55-8000 Hz range while the Phonema and Elecraft speakers spec at 100-20000
> Hz. Palstar says sound above 8kHz is non-communication noise.
>
> So what's the verdict, High-Fidelity or HAM-Fidelity?