Should Manufacturer's Tell Us More About Crossovers

I would think that some reviews or the 1ci would go deeper into the design. Almost every reputable review I read on anything does that. Try a google search on the 1ci and see what pops up. If that doesn't help, call Richard himself and either he or one of this staff could probably tell you.
Hope that helps.

All the best,
Nonoise

Well, of course we all want to know more. :) But it's like looking behind the curtain in the Wizard of Oz. No manufacturer wants customers looking at part cost as the measure of the product. They want you to look at things like Modernity, and Advancement and Brand. 

It depends though.  Some makers like Magico have their crossovers built entirely out of top line parts from Mundorf.  Others like Wilson put their crossovers in pots to make it harder to reverse engineer them, or see just how cheap they are. 

It is also true that a little crossover knowledge is a dangerous thing. All sorts of misconceptions and myths take hold and you have fools  comparing crossovers by the number of parts, or whether a crossover has a Zobel or not.   On the other side of the spectrum, I wish reviewers actually evaluated the crossovers themselves, they would find they have been subjected to quite a bit of trickery themselves.  

And you are not obsessing, but perhaps you need to build your own to sate your curiosity?  Try my free plans for the LM-1. 

Maybe you'll get hooked and decide DIY is the only way to go. :)