I get why so many people want high mass in components from a damping and resonance perspective. I see a lot of forum contributions discussing unnamed benefits to low mass. This is unfamiliar territory for me in audio. I reference Newton often in my choice of car, and say that if he were around today he would drive a Miata or something smaller. But all the benefits of low mass in a car seem to me detriments in audio - except in the moving components.
I can see why low mass in certain driver components in the speaker would be of benefit, but not necessarily in the cabinet. Obviously, there are many more factors at work in a given moment than merely mass.
What are the purported benefits of low mass? What are the criticisms? Especially in regards to amplifiers and source components?
I get why so many people want high mass in components from a damping and resonance perspective. I see a lot of forum contributions discussing unnamed benefits to low mass. This is unfamiliar territory for me in audio. I reference Newton often in my choice of car, and say that if he were around today he would drive a Miata or something smaller. But all the benefits of low mass in a car seem to me detriments in audio - except in the moving components.
I can see why low mass in certain driver components in the speaker would be of benefit, but not necessarily in the cabinet. Obviously, there are many more factors at work in a given moment than merely mass.
What are the purported benefits of low mass? What are the criticisms? Especially in regards to amplifiers and source components?