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Two way vs. Three way Speakers

In terms of sound what are the differences good and bad between two way and three way speakers. I have been researching and collecting information about a diy speaker project - for example looking at the SEAS Thor design (three way) vs something like the Proac 2.5 clone which is a two way. Still reading about other options too. Best speaker I ever owned was Maggies through the 80's that sadly were not child friendly. Currently have 2 way - Paradigm monitor. Looking for accuracy, detail, clean sound (great mids and highs)that is true to recordings - for cds through modded Jolida (warmer) and MF amp. Thanks for any discussion and thoughts on this.
ladavid
eldartford
4,262 posts
 
SEAS Thor is 2-way.
elgordo
530 posts
 
Either Peter Aczel or J. Peter Moncreif (I can't recall who) once said: "No mid-range driver, no midrange - it's just that simple.
ladavid OP
79 posts
 
see I have trouble even knowing what is two way and what is three way nevermind understanding the benefits to one approach over the other. I need your help!

Thor seems to use two woofers? - guess this means its just a two way with two woofers? Complicated stuff with lots to learn.
baileyje
45 posts
 
I like big orchestra music with big choirs singing. So far I've not heard many speakers handle that kind of music. I think the overtones of the choir combined with the orchestra is very limiting to most speakers. Admittedly, I am new to this and I'm hoping the discussion of 2-way versus 3-way will help my search. So far the only speakers that did the job for my ears were the new PSB Platinum's and the B&W 604. Huge price difference, but both 3-way. I've hit almost every stereo shop in MI and I'm still looking.
danielk141
489 posts
 
Two ways are much easier to design the crossover for..
Three ways are a lot (not 30%) harder to design in the crossover......
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