Do we really need anything more than 8" woofer and 1" tweeter for medium size room?

The trend seems to be more smaller drivers verses fewer larger ones, no doubt to help keep the bass as accurate as possible. Multiple smaller drivers eventually add up to one bigger one at some point but I think some companies take this concept a bit too far.

IMO, the companies choosing to use a bass driver smaller than 7" are using the wrong tool for the job, no matter how cool or fashionable it looks.

I'm a fan of the 3 X 7" Bass Driver or 2 X 8" Bass Driver designs myself. They seem to offer a nice balance of deep bass and very good accuracy.

Hi Inna,  In general,  not absolutes... 8 inch woofers that go down well, don't go out well in the midrange. That's why you see so many 5 or 6 inch 2 ways, the smaller drivers go out in the midrange better. Again no absolutes,  I have certainly seen very good 8 inch 2 ways.... so now bass... anyway you look at it,  larger drivers move more air and increase the impact.  so yes, in my opinion, in general, an 8 inch 2 way is fine for a small to medium room and also yes,  a couple of 10's would do it.... If they go down well.

I have very nice 6" woofers in mine, sub is for movies only.

The trick isn't the electronics, it's the room acoustics. A lot of people try to get more bass with bigger speakers, and it sounds terrible.

A well designed 6 or 8" woofer in a good enclosure, with proper room acoustic treatment is a real marvel not enough get to hear.

Best,

Erik

My monitors have a 7" mated to a 1" and I have all the bass I need. It helps that my room is about 10’ X 15’ so I get very usable bass down to the mid 30Hzs. It’s only down 4-6 dbs by then so I can clearly hear and feel it. Just ask my neighbors. :-)

All the best,
Nonoise

Hi Tim. I would think that 8" driver is overall a good compromise. 7" is not enough for bass and 10" won't do for midrange. The unattainable ideal is one driver, right? Well, big electrostatics, but that's different, we are talking about dynamic speakers.