Everything you had to say, Sean, left the science behind my speakers (.8ohm/76db) unscathed. The prodigious energy required of my amps (class D) goes into creating the huge force fields needed to move large surface area ribbon drivers. The ribbons don't move to the naked eye. Even the great bass panels merely shimmer under loud 30hz passages. All the negatives you list don't apply.
Your discussion about speakers being driven harder than they were designed for hit home. For my speakers, there have been few amps in the past that could take them past 70db.
I have briefly driven my speakers to a median 95db, leaving plenty of room for huge transients. Never have they lost their composure. When these speakers were built, such levels weren't possible.
It is the nature of large surfaces utilized to produce sound levels that enable the speakers to go far beyond their designer's target. it also allows this speaker to side step drawbacks that other drivers encounter.
Your discussion about speakers being driven harder than they were designed for hit home. For my speakers, there have been few amps in the past that could take them past 70db.
I have briefly driven my speakers to a median 95db, leaving plenty of room for huge transients. Never have they lost their composure. When these speakers were built, such levels weren't possible.
It is the nature of large surfaces utilized to produce sound levels that enable the speakers to go far beyond their designer's target. it also allows this speaker to side step drawbacks that other drivers encounter.