5.25 in. MTM +SUB vs. SINGLE 8or10in. + SUB


I am tying to put together a speaker kit anybody with experience in either design could give benifits or drawbacks on either? I tend strongly toward the MTM design. I will not use a midrange driver. All posts are greatly appreciated.
tweekerman
Sorry, I had a brain hiccup. Lynn Olson's website is www.aloha-audio.com, the Vifa driver is P13WH.
MTM = MIDbass/TWEETER/MIDbass Karls heres my choices FOCAL 5K4211(5inch poly/kevlar) or 7K4411(7inch poly/kevlar) CABASSE 17M18(6.5 FOAM) SEAS W17E(6.5 magnesium) or W18E(7inch) I'm confident the MTM design is the way to go. Do you suggest the 6.5 is the IDEAL size M/B? I would tend to think the 5inch Focal is too small but could the 7 inch Focal be acceptable? Tough choice all 3 are SUPERIOR drivers! I tend toward the Focal 7K4411 poly/kevlar. any votes well appreciated!
Research leads to the following: PHL1230 6.5 MIDWOOFER 40-4000hz.@93db!!! + RAVEN-2 RIBBON TWEETER 1800-32000hz.@95db.!!! Final choice. (The awesome R-3 is 500-25000hz@100db.!!!! REPEAT 100db WOW! Nothing less than a miracle! But$$$1600EACH! Well worth it!)
I don't recognize PHL1230. Is this Phillips or what? One very important caution: ALL the drivers you have suggested have extremely nasty resonance peaks in their upper range, which is going to require you to use very high-order crossover networks to remove, which is a real can of worms. Having done this for a long time, I can tell you that without access to thousands of dollars of measurement equipment, you will be FAR better off choosing a midbass which is relatively flat through its upper range. This means no Kevlar, no carbon, and definitely no metal cones. Just my 2c, obviously others will disagree. Re the Ravens, haven't tried them but they probably work well IF you can get them to integrate with the cone drivers, not an easy task. You have the additional problem that they are much taller than typical tweeters and in an MTM they will cause problems due to the wide separation of the two midbass drivers. Again, if you want to have some chance of getting good sound, best to stick to good-quality soft dome tweeters since they are the easiest to work with.
You can download the PHL info on ZALYTRON.com. Its not any of the 3 materials you mentioned. Trust me on this one its the BEST. BYW like kora and Jadis AudioAero PHL is made in France. the Ravens are reputed to be the best. I don't doubt it. I'm sure someone is going to shout "now hold on ..not so" You got your favorite i've got mine. I posted a thread "21st century speaker?" got alot of puzzled comments. honestly i did not know where my search would lead. Just know that i was DISGUSTED with the speakers on the market! The ol' "seek and you will find" is so true... 21ST century drivers make a 21ST century speaker.