Speaker cabinet construction..

Es347,

I missed your reply until today. You make a good point. Actually I have no axe to grind with VSA but, as you point out, perhaps I am overly distrustful of most technical claims made by audio manufacturers...especially given that most designers concentrate on aesthetics first and foremost.

Shadorne,

Being a retired EE and putzing around with this hobby for over 40 years, no one is more skeptical than I am....trust me...so believe me when I tell you that Albert Von Schweikert, the "mad scientist", would NEVER put form above function. All you need to do is look at some of his previous speaker designs....zero WAF. His current designs are aesthetically pleasing to be sure but I wouldn't bet huge sums of money that he had a lot to do with the VSA aesthetics evolution. All the VSA speakers make great music regardless of price point, and tend to outperform speakers costing magnitudes more. That's my story and I'm sticking with it... :-)

All the VSA speakers make great music regardless of price point, and tend to outperform speakers costing magnitudes more

Agreed - they are indeed exceptional value and that is their main strength.