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Wrong priorities, perhaps

Posted by madisonears (A) on January 28, 2016 at 17:42:11

In Reply to: I think the folks at Wilson Audio, or Magico among others... posted by Mr. Dick Hertz on January 27, 2016 at 20:43:15:

Any competent speaker manufacturer, no matter how expensive or exotic their product, would agree that the crossover is more important to the execution of an excellent speaker design than what the enclosure is made of. I did not write that material is not important, but the crossover is certainly more important, especially with tricky drivers.

I have taken great pains with the enclosure material of my own speakers, but I know that without a decent crossover, they would sound like shit. Believe me, I've heard it and despaired because of it.

The positive or negative contribution of exotic enclosure material, compared to that of the crossover, is minor. It can certainly add to or detract from a speaker's accuracy, but it's secondary at best. Get the crossover right, then advance to fancy composites and structural complexities to achieve an inert enclosure. Wilson, Magico, and every other decent speaker company on Earth would agree with that.

Please don't mislead people here that a pretty box is more important than what's inside it and how those innards work together.

Peace,
Tom E
berate is 8 and benign is 9

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