@lalitk --
I see no sense in arguing with you further, nothing good is going to come out of it.
Except..
Remember it was you who engaged me, it was you who felt the need to advocate and pitch the superiority of DIY designs.
No, I didn’t engage you; I challenged/called out the general standings of commercial subs as being limited to mostly smaller, lower efficiency sealed designs, hereby forgoing a breadth of larger and more efficient design variations that more readily accommodates physics and, in effect, performance - unless a multitude of sealed subs with larger drivers (12" on up) are used. Surely I didn’t need to know the specifics of you and your setup to allow myself to engage in that subject? But now that you mention it I did look up your system, and it looks (and I’m sure sounds) beautiful - truly.
I couldn’t care less or more, cause I already expressed where I stand when it comes to commercial vs DIY subs. Next time you chose to engage someone here or another forum, learning first what they have posted and their beliefs will help you save time and embarrassment. It’s also called ’knowing your audience’ which involves identifying the audience and adapting a speech to their interests, level of understanding, attitudes, and beliefs.
How far do you think I’m going to succeed by pitching an idea of DIY cables to a guy who has a full loom of Nordost Odin or Synergistic Research SRX?
As per my paragraph just above. You’re pulling an ad hominem here, so let’s leave it at that.
My suggestion to start your own thread was based on your posts here and after reading your system bio. I knew exactly which camp you belong to and I respect your chosen path. It’s time that you open your mind to the fact that not everyone out there is inclined to build their own subs. Some of us are just happy with our choice of commercially build subs, irrespective of brand and price of admission.
As most who post here don’t go DIY with their subs implementation it seems to me trying to counter the commercial majority with a minority DIY approach for core physics-reasons outlined earlier isn’t uncalled for. You yourself called for "objectivity" in this discussion, and following an analysis (not least with poster @mijostyn's contributions) of design variations, overall implementation with the use of DSP tools in addition to build rigidity strikes me as accommodating just that. I hope focusing on these aspects tells one a thing or two about or puts into perspective to which degree (i.e.: relatively little) commercial sub brands may differ sonically, or at least that’s my assessment.
I know full well many if not most go the commercial route with subs, and I respect that - your choices as well, obviously. I’ve been there myself, done that. Not saying I drew out the most of its potential, but only so many iterations needed to convince me to search elsewhere, go active, include a separate DSP, high-pass the mains and a DIY route with subs to include design options practically not found in commercial offerings. And that’s that. Thanks for your time.