High order crossovers


Do or can high order crossovers rob a speaker system of more dynamics?
koestner

@c1ferrari , thank you very much.

I think there are scientific explanations for many of our subjective observations.  

When the science and the observation seem to be at odds, then either the observation has a mistake in it or the science is faulty or incomplete.   In other words, I don't see "science" as necessarily being "the absolute truth" on a given subject - it is just our (hopefully) best understanding of the subject at this point in time.  


I think there are scientific explanations for many of our subjective observations.

When the science and the observation seem to be at odds, then either the observation has a mistake in it or the science is faulty or incomplete. In other words, I don't see "science" as necessarily being "the absolute truth" on a given subject - it is just our (hopefully) best understanding of the subject at this point in time.
Just to pollute the waters more, there are weaknesses behind the measurements as well as interactions that are very difficult to account for....such as an interaction with a specific amplifier...or how do you measure how a speaker images?

We will always likely need science plus observation...and then of course we need different flavors for different tastes and different rooms. It never ends and can never be solved.  ;-)  
Perhaps we can all agree a difficult load is not the ideal

dbs is an Audioquest/Vandersteen joint patent to keep cable and capacitors formed ..
128 V on the Vandersteen amp, 72 V on AQ cables

What it comes down to is that a well-design speaker can sound amazing... Thiel on one end and Joseph Audio on the other, both really dynamic and "alive"