If your room mesures a 12 db Bass lift right ch at 80 hz left ch say a 9 db lift at 67 hz, get some bass traps or other room compensation to tame the sound. What if you move to a spot with no similar problems? You have a speaker with extra circuits in the signal path, not to mention the large amount of parts in the crossover. This would not be a "sideways move at best", but an upgrade.
My Green Mountain Audio Callisto's (if I remember correctly) have 6-9 pieces TOTAL in the crossover; other manufacturers use 20 or more to tame the anomallies in their design. Aside from the low bass, I would put my Callistos up against the 3A's mid/tweet performance anyday, and be confident of their sound-quality superiority. I can only imagine what the Pico's would do (I need to see the dealer for an audition...).
My Green Mountain Audio Callisto's (if I remember correctly) have 6-9 pieces TOTAL in the crossover; other manufacturers use 20 or more to tame the anomallies in their design. Aside from the low bass, I would put my Callistos up against the 3A's mid/tweet performance anyday, and be confident of their sound-quality superiority. I can only imagine what the Pico's would do (I need to see the dealer for an audition...).