Speakers sounding dull? MUST READ! The truth about speaker design!

Timlub, as long as there are imperfect ears, there will never be a perfect speaker design. The perfect speaker is in the ear of the beholder. 

@pcrhkr    Not sure how I got picked for that comment, I have to assume that it was from my list of kenjit quotes.    But either way, I can completely understand your comment. However, although a perfect speaker may not exist, a near perfect speaker certainly could be created, yet not liked by many people for many reasons.  A specific frequency curve may be preferred by someone,  but in reality a speakers job is to accurately reproduce the original source.  Perfect phasing, perfect time alignment and perfectly flat response is the only way to achieve that... Then, besides personal taste, you have the issue of rooms to deal with.  My speakers that I use at home are built to be flat in My Room at My Listening position. 

  but in reality a speakers job is to accurately reproduce the original source

@timlub  - I disagree.  To me these are not lab instruments anymore than a car is. I buy, build and critique speakers based on whether they satisfy me.  I expect others to do the same.  The jury is very much still out on what an ideal speaker is and how it behaves in a home.  It's also been quite trendy and varies from region to region and over time.  The ideal monitor of a studio in the 1980's is surely different today.

I knew Kenjit had to be in there somewhere when I saw this highlight in the weekly recap....