Do Physicists Or Musicians Design Better Speakers?

If you can build great sounding loudspeakers who cares what your back ground is? Its about sound not measurements music not nums. Let the engineers design transducers let those with the will and skill design the loudspeakers.

Of course, you are absolutely right. If Brian, my insurance salesman, designed the best speakers I'd buy those and recommend to eveybody else here as well. :) However, the spirit in which I took the question was, what kind of person in real life usually designs or is likely to design a speaker that many people might consider "best". I also emphasize that when I say physicist, technical tinkerer, musician, I am refer to approach rather than formal formal degrees.

"As far as speaker design goes, the only two guys in this industry that know what hell they're doing are Jim Thiel and Richard Vandersteen."

Hmmmmm, who can argue with such accurate information as this? Well, maybe the engineers/designers at such companies like SoundLab, Magnepan, Avalon, Talon, just to name a few, might have a difference of opinion.

SEas/Thor/Apollito only worked with the best drivers.
The man was a genius to figure out the proper crossover in this MTM design.

I can't wait to get the proper amp to these beauties to see just what the potential is.
The Jadis Orch Ref delivers some super clean, ZERO fatigue, imaging, but I'm confident these speakers have even more to offer.
My dream amp is the Cayin 500 with the GU29 tubes.
I couldn't imagine what the monoblocks that Cayin offers would make the Thors perform.
Other than that, I'd like the Jadis DA60 or their lateest top intergrated. But compared to Cayin, Jadis is over priced, by alot.

I'll keep everyone posted if/when I get the big Cayin, from overseas.
Until, its anyones guess just what these Thors hold , locked away.
Zero fatigue, mission accomplished. Of course we are not talking wall banging volume, but who here actually listens to uncomfortably loud music.
Do you?
Do you ever walk into a listening room and the salesman gives you slam volume.
Hideous noise as far as I'm concerned. Especially if you take that speaker to your home.

The Thors are only sold as a kit. But trust me if I can figure the solder points out, anyone can. But you need a high quality solder gun.
Richard Grey soldered mine in 45 minutes for both!!!
The guy is fast.
It would have taken me and a friend maybe 3 hours+.
To assemble the speaker drivers takes 2 hours/less. Just screw them in.
feel free to email me on questions.
I'll take a look at Dynaudio, GPL(?), Morel.
Morels?
You gotta be joking, right?
The Scan Speak are the cheap line of Seas.
When you get the Seas in your hand , you'll know what you have.
Go ahead take that driver out your cabinet, and compare it to the Seas.
No brainer

I've had the Thors for 3 yrs now.
There's nothing on the commercial maket/walk in store pre-made stuff/that can touch em for under $5..IMHO at any price, within reason of course.
The Tyler;'s as well look very interesting, but not sure how the crossover is worked out.

Paul
Baton Rouge

>> 03-28-06: Stevecham
>> As far as speaker design goes, the only two guys in
>> this industry that know what hell they're doing are Jim
>> Thiel and Richard Vandersteen.

LOL! :-)