Do Physicists Or Musicians Design Better Speakers?


While looking at and listening to various speakers, I notice that the designers behind the speakers often fall into two distinct camps: They either have impressive academic credentials, usually in physics or mathematics and design speakers from a technical perspective. Or, they are musicians, or have a musical backround, and design from an artistic standpoint. I've heard speakers designed by scientists that sounded great and not so great and by musicians also with divergent results. Wondering which backround consistently results in great speakers.
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Showing 1 response by lrsky

Do people who read music make better musicians in any sense other than when actually reading a score comes into play?
Having played with many musicians who didn't know how to read music, the overall relevance/similarity is striking.
Some people have the music/design in them, if not taught at the so called professional level.
Who can name a rather famous contemporary guitarist who can't read music?

I realize it's different, but the similarities seem more than relevant to me, begging the question, "Who has the music in them?"

Larry