Which sounds better 2 way or 3 way speaker design

@bache +1

Mike

@bache +2 It’s all about the design. Some prefer a one way speaker!

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Agree with @yogiboy, @bache, et al. The question is ill-posed. It's not as if you get a better result if you buy a speaker with more drivers in it! There are always compromises, and crossovers are one such compromise that gets multiplied with additional designated drivers. If, as the OP proposes in his question, "a 3 way design will give the listener a much better chance to hear the full audio spectrum as opposed to a 2 way design," then Maggies would be out of contention, just for example. So would MBLs, which are two-way only because it's so hard to move lots of air with that magical "Radialstrahler" element. Let your ears be the judge!

All of these are floorstanders with double woofers, resulting in total surface area approximating a 9-10" woofer.  If you're content with their bass output, just go with the one whose sound you prefer.

If you're likely to get a sub or two, you might find a standmount a more attractive fit.  This gives you a more versatile arrangement, at the cost of potentially adding significant setup complication.

I agree with @knotscott - quality of the speaker design, parts and manufacturing matter most. But all things being equal (which is almost never true) I prefer a great 2-way design with CD horns to 3-way. I have owned a lot of great 3-way speakers and I can count on one hand the ones where I couldn't notice the effects of the xover. Some more, some less.