The difference between HiFi speakers and AV speakers
Aug 19,2024 Shuoyi
1. Clear and turbid
The sound of HiFi speakers is clear, emphasizing the taste of music and the tranquility of the background to highlight the music. Therefore, it feels like clear water flowing through the heart, like a stream and lake water; The sound of AV speakers is atmospheric, emphasizing the portrayal of the picture and the creation of the scene, so the feeling is majestic, like a river and the sea.
2. Details and grandeur
HiFi speakers pay attention to music details because when I listen to music with HiFi speakers, I often drink tea and feel the music carefully. The better the speaker, the deeper the portrayal of the performer's characteristics, skills, and personality. For example, I don't like Huimut because her violin feels too soft and feminine, while Haifeisi's performance is just right. Although some HiFi speakers perform well in music, they are still inferior to AV speakers, and highlighting details will inevitably affect the momentum; AV speakers focus on creating character dialogue and grand atmosphere, because when I use AV speakers to watch movies, I often feel the grandeur of the scene and the excitement of the dialogue with my family. Just a little bit of the scene, HiFi speakers are not as good as AV speakers. In addition, when watching movies, the main attention is on the picture, naturally ignoring the details of the sound. The role of AV speakers is to use grand sound effects to highlight the picture, naturally ignoring the details. This is exactly the difference between HiFi speakers and AV speakers, which is the different ideas reflected in the design of these two types of speakers.
3. Sound field
The sound effect created by HiFi speakers is on the front, with depth. I have seen many photos on the forum: the speakers are parallel to the monitor and only rely on the wall at the back. Little do I know, this kind of sound field is flat and lacks depth, which naturally affects the position of people and instruments. There is no feeling of detachment from the box. My two pairs of speakers, one on both sides of the computer and the other in front of the computer desk, are about 50CM away from the computer screen, and the sound field falls on the computer screen, which can reflect the hierarchy of people and bands. Friends who have already put the bookshelf box on a tripod may want to try: move the box half a meter in front, listen to the sound at a distance of 1.5-2M away from the box, and see what it feels like. If you still hear a flat surface, you can try it. So your speaker or amplifier is not qualified enough.
The sound effect created by the speaker is surround sound, and its front sound field has no depth, so it can be seen that the placement of the front speaker of the AV speaker is parallel to the display. The imaging power of this type of speaker is not as good as HiFi speakers because it can create grand scenes. To make up for this, a center speaker is added to highlight the sound field of the characters and compensate for the lack of intermediate imaging. In order to increase the sound field momentum, subwoofers are usually equipped, so the difference in sound field is the biggest difference between these two speakers.