HiFi vs MidFi

Frankenstein can not be measured at Mr Carlson's lab.

Who is Mr. Carlson?

 

He;';ll take 1 look at it and say
**what is THIS? some kind of joke**\

At least you finally got something right.

This ain't 1970 , this is 2121, soon 2022.

So why are you posting a video of a speaker made in 1929 as an example? I am not impressed with that driver. If you can hear AT ALL, you will note how badly the tonal balance changes once you are more than about 10 degrees off axis. It becomes immediately eliminated as a possibility for me.

You double talk better than ANY politician. You hate open baffle, yet promote a video of a speaker playing while not mounted to any baffle.

Frankensteins blood is flowing, he has BAD breath

.I fixed it for you.   

Tells somethings but only hints at how the speaker ** might perform*.

No, measurements tell you how speakers objectively perform in comparison with other speakers. They are invaluable for culling what is out there for what one may want to audition. You just need to understand what the measurement tells you. Listening will be the ultimate decider every time, but just ignoring available measurements is plain old dumb. 

Have you ever in your life heard superior midrange?

I thought you hated paper cones. That is what that is, in case you didn't notice. More double talk.

No I said, emphatically
I hate paper/carbon in MIDWOOFERs, 
= upper bass.low midrange. 
The 1929 Colotura has paper, but it is only performing midrange.
As for its  upper bass resonances I have no idea. 
Point is
wayyy back in 1929 we had superior midrange/vocals.
Life like vocals/mids.
Measurments only tell half the story
Audiophiles can't read graphs and such. The only thig they are interested in is how it sounds.
My WBers have zero distortion = zero fatigue.
This is a  measurable fact.

Midwoofers and tweeters are both flawed 
1 in the upper range, the other in the lower range.
The 2 can not meet with a  seamless  STRESS FREE   2khz-3khz  bands.
This 1khz band is like  THE most critical bandwidth.

This is a  evident experienced fact.
If you and others wish to argue and deny, feel free. 

Carlson's Lab, Youtube. 
Everyone knows Carlson
Even IF  he canceled my belief the widwoofer/tweeter thing  has issues trying to  voice the seamless critical 1800hz-3khz with only a  modicum degree  of success, It would not matter.
I know what I hear.
I ain't trying to push snakeoil here.
Now I know why Troels always cringes  when discussing the fq joint of the midwoofer and tweeter.
This is the  major flaw of a  midwoofer/midtweeter.
WBers suffer no handicaps in this area.
This is the  strong point. Cohesive, seamless liebear wide band voicing.
There are no speakers like WBers. 
Not horns, Not stats/panels, 
Nada.
WBers stand alone.
These musical wonders don't need an  apologist. 
They sing for themselves  no defense necessary.

Audiophiles can’t read graphs and such.

Speak for yourself. I would bet that most can. You can continue to flail away in the dark. You had Bache, who has a lot of experience with designing speakers that utilize wide band drivers. He knows what he is doing and you don’t. Yet you continuously dismiss him out of hand. Only a fool would do that.

The 1929 Colotura has paper, but it is only performing midrange.

I am now convinced that you can’t hear. It produces as much bass as your wideband. That is not saying much, but it would produce more if mounted in a properly implemented cabinet. It is definitely producing bass and that makes it a midwoofer. And it is made of paper. That video is almost as poorly done as one of yours. Again, if tone changes that much when just slightly off axis, it is a no-go.....not good unless you want to sit with your head in a vice. It then might graduate to not much more than ok.

My WBers have zero distortion = zero fatigue.

Based on your videos, this is nowhere close to true. To quote you, "I know what I hear." And it is not good.

These musical wonders don’t need an apologist.
They sing for themselves no defense necessary.

Then why are you continuously defending and apologizing for them?

Then why are you continuously defending and apologizing for them?

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Let me get back to the OP's Q.
which is
Do speakers bring down a  perfectly high fidelity amplification /source, down to **midfi*??
THe answer is yes. Wilson, Sonus Faber's, Zu's, Tektons  are only offering more bass/highs  Which is  not hifi
Our music is in the total midrange.
Here in this super critical range is where a high fidelity speakers is distinguished from  a  mid-fidlity,, Mhich term is moot, There exists only high fidelity, 
If a speaker is not high fidelity, then it is not mid fidelity.
The davidLouis yellow cone 6 is ok, but it is not high fidelity. Is it mid? Who cares,
I am only interested in high. Mid does not interest me. 
For me, all tweeters are high fidelity
But only down to 3khz. below that is all mid fidelity, Tweeters are flawed below 3k hz.
same with Magnesium cone midwoofers, Great speakers below 1800hz.
Above that they sound distorted = mid fi = garbage.
This is the entire synopsis of my arguments for WBers.
That this super duper critcal 2khz -3khz will be voiced HIGH fidelity via a high end WBer.
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xover type speakers are falwed in this  tiny in size(1khz), but HUGE in music band width.

If you want to deny this age old problem with xover speakers,, you really need to visit Troel Gravesen's web page. 
He oft mentuiions these issues, which i never quite understood til the other day.
WBers stand alone from every other speaker design.
WBers are Kings.