What speakers use a "minimal" crossover?


I understand the negative effects in the inneficiency of most traditional passive crossover designs, in that they most often limit the control the amp has over the drivers, limiting dynamics. However, I used to have a pair of Sonus Electa Amotors (original version), that apparantly used a very simple, minimalist, first order crossover design...a resistor or capasitor or something, not much more. The results I remembered where a much more dynamic speaker design, all things considered. (much more dynamic than my old Thiel 2.3's throughout).
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has any experience with other speakers out there that use a relatively simple crossover like the old Sonus Fabers?
I seem to remember reading that the Triangle Titus's use a simple order crossover. Anything else anyone knows of?
I know there are other ways to increase efficiency in speaker designs, but there are often compromises one way or other. And I always consider options.
flrnlamb
I think one of Thiel's core design principles is 1st order crossovers (the simplest type, except for no crossover). I don't kmnow the specifics of the 2.3, though.
Zu Definitions, Druids and Tone speakers use no crossover and are extremely efficient.
Reference 3A speakers have no crossovers and are very efficient, perfect for SET's and other low power amps.
Full-range, single driver, horn speakers have no crossovers, but usually have sonic limitations at the frequency extremes (you can only ask a single driver to do so much...). Very large panel planars and electrostatics (such as the big Sound Labs) also have no crossovers, unless they are combined with a dynamic sub-woofer in a hybrid design.

Phase-and-time aligned speakers (such as Vandersteen) use first-order crossovers, which are less complex in design that higher-order crossovers. First-order crossovers do not, however, guarantee better sound reproduction that high-order crossovers -- it's the total design execution that's ultimately responsible for the audio quality.