It is easier to have a coherent sound with two drivers. Simpler crossover. More drivers equates to more power handling and louder output.
2-way design vs. 3-way design means ?
Just curious as to the sound difference between two-way and three-way, obviously a missing element on the two-way of the mid range. I own a three-way Cornwall and I’m thinking of going to one of these heavier and more substantial, build, quality, thicker walled bookshelf speakers.
I guess every speaker sounds different to every different human ear that listens …and it may be difficult to explain in terms of the sound. Obviously, a two-way speaker only has two drivers and possibly different interior components?
Like… what is the difference between a Fritz and a JBL century L 100?
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this ’speakerchoices’ link has cool diagrams that give you clues, you can sort by any column, put in limits ... https://speakerchoices.com/index.html number of drivers does not tell you the whole story, here’s a 2 way with 3 drivers https://amphion.fi/products/helium520/#specifications a 3 way with 5 drivers https://www.aperionaudio.com/products/verus-v8t-tower-speaker the crossover which divides the frequencies, and sends only some frequencies to specific drivers is the determinant regarding 2 way, 3 way, sometimes a single diaphragm will work with two horns like this https://products.electrovoice.com/binary/847A%20EDS.pdf thus a 3 way crossover becomes a 4 way speaker
Tekton V12 is a 4 way with 25 drivers https://tektondesign.com/product/full-range-speakers/flagship/1812-model-v12/#color also, you used the word bookshelf, caution, there are very few speakers designed shallow enough to fit a shelf (11-1/2" deep max let’s say), and many have rear vent(s)/port(s) which won’t work in a bookcase. My Office AR-2ax are 3 way, and true bookcase size, no ports, wire terminals recessed within the 11-1/2 depth, even the rear mounted level controls for the mid and tweeter are recessed. Compact 3 way Bookshelf with 10" woofer. AR-2ax grilles were not designed for easy frequent removal.
KLH Model 5’s, re-introduced, compact stand mounted 3 way, also 10" woofer, are 13" deep, too deep for a bookshelf, they have a single rear mounted level control
JBL L100’s have easily removable grilles and front mounted level controls, a much easier arrangement for adjusting them in place while playing. 12" woofer, too deep for a bookcase
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A 2 way speaker has a bigger physical demand put upon the 2 drivers of a tweeter/mid bass. Think about this...those 2 drivers have to make ALL the sounds! The load is reduced when you divide the frequency and add a speaker to handle just the mid-range and a speaker for just the deep sub bass. The mid-base driver isn't jumping around as much trying to reproduce everything when the load has been greatly reduced by adding a dedicated mid-range and a sub-bass driver. The same reason why a subwoofer is designed to handle ONLY the deep bass. With the addition of a high pass filter the mid-bass driver can breath easier and has much less movement to the cone surface. Less distortion is the goal. 4 way speaker... is a tweeter/midrange/midbass then add a subwoofer.
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