I think it's quite consensual that the Wharfedale Linton Heritage are well measuring speakers.
However, all this measurement (and sound) goodness is achieved by placing drivers in a simple rectangular box, much like the ones of the 1970's. No fancy curvatures, no special materials, no sophisticated placement of the drivers, not even a waveguide for the tweeter. If that is the case, how truly important are all these modern design features? Do they improve anything, or are they used to achieve certain improvements at the expense of something else which is characteristic to simple rectangular boxes? Or is it simply that different designs can achieve similar results?
However, all this measurement (and sound) goodness is achieved by placing drivers in a simple rectangular box, much like the ones of the 1970's. No fancy curvatures, no special materials, no sophisticated placement of the drivers, not even a waveguide for the tweeter. If that is the case, how truly important are all these modern design features? Do they improve anything, or are they used to achieve certain improvements at the expense of something else which is characteristic to simple rectangular boxes? Or is it simply that different designs can achieve similar results?