I readily subscribe to El's opinion,
The average Lowther, Supravox, Diatone, AER, etc will get you through the dangerous 150-8kHz region famously, even without a wizzer. Sensitivity is usually well over 95db and many of these drive units allow 30+W rms, offering a prodigious dynamic range, comparatively speaking.
Cut the low Xmax FR at ~150, and leave it alone n the highs. One can easily add low frequency energy to a FR using a pair of (active) subwoofs, either a W horn or open baffle.
A super tweet, while difficult to place (wave lengths at 8-12kHz are VERY small), will do the job once you calculate its position precisely (there's always some elbow grease & maths when it comes to spkrs!).
And, you're set! Lowther PM5 & EX4 (that I'm familiar with) have no trouble anymore reproducing the complexity of a full-scale orchestra -- add a chorus too, while you're at it.
The dynamics are incomparable, of course!
It just isn't fair to force an excellent midrange driver to perform woofer and tweeter dutyand would add, it's not necessary, either.
The average Lowther, Supravox, Diatone, AER, etc will get you through the dangerous 150-8kHz region famously, even without a wizzer. Sensitivity is usually well over 95db and many of these drive units allow 30+W rms, offering a prodigious dynamic range, comparatively speaking.
Cut the low Xmax FR at ~150, and leave it alone n the highs. One can easily add low frequency energy to a FR using a pair of (active) subwoofs, either a W horn or open baffle.
A super tweet, while difficult to place (wave lengths at 8-12kHz are VERY small), will do the job once you calculate its position precisely (there's always some elbow grease & maths when it comes to spkrs!).
And, you're set! Lowther PM5 & EX4 (that I'm familiar with) have no trouble anymore reproducing the complexity of a full-scale orchestra -- add a chorus too, while you're at it.
The dynamics are incomparable, of course!