Speaker Design


If you take three speaker designers, say Dennis Murphy, Joseph D'Appolito, and Albert Von Schweikert and give them the same cabinet and drivers and tell them to design the crossover.
The question is will the three speakers sound the same?
How do you think they would sound differently and in what areas would they sound alike?
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I would guess no. More effort will be put into voicing the speaker than the mathematics of the xover design for a given box and drivers would suggest. Since each of the three designers are just like the rest of us with different tastes, perceptions and prejudices, the final product will most likely reflect that. That's why, IMO, different products sound different.
3 french chefs making cream of carrot soup,with the exact same ingredients...would it taste the same???????Life ,like sciences are variable....there is no absolute.
I'd want Richard Vandersteen designing my speakers.....

http://www.vandersteen.com

Interesing acticle about what he believes is important in speaker design.
Because they have different ears and different brains, they would not use the same cabinets and drivers and crossovers. They would have to choose their own to achieve what they consider to be the "best" sound. That's what makes them the best in their field.