Is Speaker design evolution stagnant


Based on what I read from speaker manufacturers, many use the same drivers but apply different crossover philosophies to achieve a particular sound.

My simplistic understanding is that while limiting the range of high or low signals , the remaining signal is corrupted ( phase inversions, roll off, etc.. ).

With today’s technology, why aren’t more speaker manufacturers using active crossovers to be connected after the preamp and sending exact spectrum signals separately to be amplified to each driver.  That would Eliminate all electronics inside the speaker cabinet except the drivers. Each driver gets fed only the signal that it works best at. No out of phase, half phase, quarter phase issues, no phase angle issues. 100% of the power goes to each driver without limiters to scale it back.  I think Bryston Model T Actives is designed this way ( don’t work for them and not pushing any product). Am I looking at it too simply? Do electronic crossover play havoc on signals the way inductors and capacitors do?

Some speaker manufacturers have gone half way with built in woofer amps ( Vaughn?)

Of course you would need a 3 channel amp for each side ( based on W/M/T config) or some variable of mono amps, whatever.



jacksky
Jack,

 A significant point Bache made and I neglected to mention is the need for measurement. This means a mic and learning how to do it. USB mics are easier to implent but not as good as the internally do analog to digital conversion with a clock that is different from your DAC. But an easy way to get going, which in my mind is most important.

Incremental improvements rather than radical changes. The learning curve for radical changes is even steeper than the upfront cost and likely to frustrate.
@Jacksky   
Yes , i  already know what i am talking about, i  made semipowered 
LS  Bache audio-002 with build in 2 amps . one for low base
25-150Hz (adjustable) and one classAB  100-700HZ (fixed)
 customer need just one external low power AMP.  sound pressure
was balanced (using RTA)  sound so good , so need to be listen
The big challenge with activating a speaker is that the electronics can fail and the speakers become very heavy, difficult to ship, and a bigger risk to buy in the used market. A passive speaker can go 20-30 years without much risk of problems. 
Seanheis,
In my view that is a low probability scenario and wouldn't detract me. Don't know why you would ship a speaker. 
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