Karel Uyttendaele:
@peter: I think there's something wrong with the specs... The 6000's go lower than the 8000's
I wouldn't spend too much time worrying about it - the specs they've released are complete tosh -
EFFECTIVE FREQUENCY RANGE*
48-28,000 Hz
MEASUREMENT CONDITIONS:
*EFFECTIVE FREQUENCY RANGE is measured at -10 dB re. Ref level (200-2000 Hz)
Firstly, quoting the bandwidth to -10dB is attempting to exaggerate the bandwidth which would normally be quoted at -3db levels. Secondly, dB is a relative measure which needs a reference value to make sense, normally a SPL or voltage. In this case they quote a frequency range of 200-2000Hz
- which makes no sense at all. If they mean that the -10dB is relative to the max. SPL value in the 200-2000Hz range, it begs the question what is happening to the speaker output below 200Hz and above 2KHz?
I think a noticeable difference in the speaker specs is the standby power - down from 2.5W to 0.4W, this alone could be the major reason for the change given recent legislation in this area.
I also suspect that they will be cheaper to produce.
It will be interesting to hear the first reports of a (hopefully blind) side by side play-off!
Generally speaking, you aren't learning much if your lips are moving.