Originally posted by Taterworks
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I've had good sims produce marginal results. Also had bogus measurements, defective drivers,.... Sometimes, I just go back and start over. I've also knocked out a simple two way in a few hours including measuring and crossover design. In the box measurements save many hours of fiddling since all the baffle, offsets, and dimensional conditions are captured in the measurements.
I think a lot depends on expectations. If it's $30 worth of buyouts playing hyper compressed MP3 death metal, then folks can be happy with good enough.
Can you do a high quality design without measuring? Possibly. Having Jeff's skills probably increases your chances.;) Or having fun tweaking and changing may be it's own reward. Better quality drivers will usually behave a bit more predictably too. If you have time and no money, it's probably justified.
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