Quote Originally Posted by VolvoHeretic View Post
Sorry AB. Anybody have a responce to my previous questions?
Apology not necessary Volvo ! But Thanks, I appreciate that ! I was just trying to keep it on track as he has put a lot of work and expense into this.And would like to see him arrive to that perfect Altecness ! You know the one ? Where you have that grin from ear to ear,kinda like this guy ---->

Quote Originally Posted by GM View Post

1 m measurements are fine for designing XOs and comparing different speakers, but this current obsession in the DIY community with billiard table flat responses at raw data to 24 dB/octave smoothing just because they can when no normal human can hear better than ~6 dB/octave resolution and will be much further away in an acoustically small room is not the best overall choice unless one sits at < 1m from the speakers in an acoustically large enough O.B. located outside on an open/flat field or similar. GM
And as why I only ever go to 1/6 smoothing. It's good enough.