2.5 or 3 way; why one over the other?


So, in my research, I see several well regarded Manufacturers making both 2.5 and 3 way speaker systems in the same product series.  Often they are close in height (floorstanders) and footprint and presumably use comparable quality components.  Please help me understand the pro's and con's as to why one would choose one over the other.
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Unless you really need to go very low and play your music very loud, large scale music at near concert level, great 2 way floorstanders that do 30hz well is all that's needed for a medium size room. One tweeter and 8" woofer. And great source and electronics. And wall current and cables. Speakers should be as simple as possible in terms of parts and wires. Building cabinets and tuning speakers is a different matter.
Can't answer your question, though, your ears should tell you which ones to get.