I personally find no sin/no fault in experimenting with SAM profiles designed for a similar, yet altogether different speaker. To me the bigger sin is NOT trying! Today I remain unconvinced that even a well-implemented SAM profile for a given speaker can't or will never be bettered with another, different SAM profile altogether. I think those with better performing profile-speaker configurations are simply less willing to experiment. There's too many finite adjustments in & around SAM to make a specific profile sound best to EVERY pair of ears! And yes I have 1st hand experience with how this black craft is met and/or dealt with here. Its many things but fondness, encouragement or a high level of tolerance for it shouldn't be counted among them! However, that doesn't make them right. I'm happy I kept going in spite of the threat of doom & gloom when faced with the challenge because when you land on a SAM profile that works, even on an unSAM'd speaker that works right... no I mean really Really RIGHT, you know it immediately! It isn't a modest or subtle improvement and it isn't just a boost in bass! Its night & day!! I'm pretty confident as we progress we're also going to find this same success can also be true when thinking outside the box and using a similar but different alternative SAM profile to the recommended one for some SAM'd speakers. I'm not buying into the one-size-fits-all scenario with SAM just yet. Remember, we're talking "ears" here, not telemetry! Just this feeling I have... time will tell.
Statements in my posts are opinion only, not to be construed as fact. Any projects I engage in are at my own risk! Their outcome cannot be assured and may result in success, small/no change or catastrophic failure. I encourage no one rely on anything I say or do as gospel and to realize your mileage may vary!