Japanese audio speakers or european which is best, how do u rate?

Answer 1

There's really no generalization to work with. Just look to well known brands in the high-end industry. Browsing newsgroups like rec.audio.opinion and rec.audio.high-end are good ways to start.

Visit a local high-end audio shop (not Best Buy or Circuit City and the like -they are mass-produced merchants) whom of which are usually locally owned, and take your favorite CDs for auditions of different speakers. Choose the speaker system that does it for you in sight and sound -and voila!

H a p p y
L i s t e n i n g !

Answer 2

"Better" is a subjective term. Better in what way? Sound? Build quality? Consistency between speakers? It is unlikely there is anything to pick between Japanese and European speakers as regards functional quality, although individual companies may use higher quality components (which may or may not have a noticable impact on sound) or put higher value (and increase speaker price) on fit / finish. Be aware that very similar performance can be obtained from speakers falling over a large price range.

The bottom line is that when it comes to sound quality professional reviews (by those who have, or think they have, "golden ears") almost always give higher marks to non-Asian speakers. I put it this way because there are many excellent US and Canadian speaker manufacturers in addition to European firms, and generally these products beat out not only Japanese, but other speakers of Asian manufacture. Whether this is because North Americans or Europeans prefer a different sound is unclear.

For years there was debate about the "British sound", or "East Coast US sound" vs the "West Coast sound" or which speakers were best for Rock Music or Voice, or whatever ... suggesting that there may be a cultural or musical preference involved.

Theoretically speakers should be as neutral as possible. There is so much unscientific bafflespeak about speakers that the buyer would be advised to listen, read reviews and ... finally choose based on personal preference within a price range s/he is prepared to pay. It may be useful to consider the old advice to plan on spending as much on speakers as on the electronics (amplifier/receiver plus program source (e.g DVD/CD player)).

I personally have speakers from Japanese, US and Canadian firms ( Klipsh, Rectilinear, JVC, Totem, Snell, Yamaha, Logitech, and Denon). The sound from the Totems (Canadian) and Snells (US) are the "best" (and most expensive), but the others fit the purposes for which they were bought, and even the oldest at 35 years plus still work fine.

Answer 3

Japanese are very good, but mass produced. I find that the European speakers are well made and last forever. I see Bang And Olafson speakers 30 years old and you would swear you are in a concert hall when the stereo is hooked up to them and the tone and depth of the music as heard is unique and beautiful..much more than the printed circuitry of the masses.

Answer 4

Um, I don't even know of any Japanese speaker makers. Do you mean like Sony and Yamaha? They are electronics companies that happen to also make speakers, not speaker companies.

Speaker companies go by names like Boston Acoustics, B&W, Dynaudio, Sonus Faber, Vandersteen, JMLabs, Thiel, Revel, Wilson, and so on.

Some are European, some are American, all of those companies make fine speakers.

You rate a speaker by its specifications, by its accuracy, and by how good it sounds to you.

Answer 5

European because that would consist of multiple countries. British and Germans make some good stuff.

Answer 6

to capture = tsukamaru - Bobbu wa sakana o tsukamatte imasu. to practice dinner = they in many circumstances say 'make', it truly is tsukuru, yet i do not understand at the same time as they use riyouri suru (riyouri is noun for cooking and including suru can make it a verb)... Bob-san wa sakana riyouri wo tsukutte imasu. to bathe - souji suru or katazukeru (katazukeru ability 'manage') Bob san wa daidokoro o souji shite imasu/ katazukete imasu. Mou bangohan desu! mou - already bangohan or yuushoku(no longer confident) - dinner desu... i wager you word of what it really is. or bangohan no jikan desu. (jikan = time)

Answer 7

i would say European speakers are better then japs. only cause japs like a lot more highs then we do in there music. we like more bass.

Answer 8

All I know is that Bose sucks.