Tony L
Administrator
How do you create a loudspeaker subjectively Tony? It will be used in a huge variety of environments that will interact with it and change it's performance either subtly or fundamentally. You have no idea what it will sound like in an alternative environment. Using unsubtle techniques to force the prominence of one or two frequency bands might be entertaining to some but it hardly qualifies as serious high fidelity.
In many ways that is actually the Naim speakers’ strengths, unlike the vast majority of stuff out there they are designed to sound good hard against the wall in a typical modest size UK house. All the Vereker-era Naim speakers (SBL, IBL, DBL) shared a common presentation, they were one company’s vision and I’ll happily defend that even though they are not what I personally would choose. I exist kind of in the middle of the art/science view of audio, to my mind the best kit is a mid-point between the two, so I don’t have the slightest issue defending the Naim approach even if these days I’d personally far prefer a pair of ESLs, vintage Tannoys or BBC designs driven by tubes!
PS I’m surprised you are aguing so strongly on this given your respect for Japanese audiophiles where the ‘art’ aspect reigns supreme. I bet you could find next to no audiophile out there who loses any sleep over measurements!