Okay here’s may take, don’t be mean. I agree that an 8” driver is just about ideal for most music, vocals and instruments. But you do need a couple subwoofers to fill out the bottom end. I have found single full range coaxial drivers sound best to me. Multiple drivers tend to fracture the sound and you lose clarity of vocals and instruments if they are not aligned vertically AND horizontally . This is true if you are NOT trying to achieve concert volume levels! I have yet to hear a multiple driver system that does not have aligned point source drivers, match the clarity in the critical listening frequency range of say 70 Hz. to 5 kHz. I personally like Altec 601’s for the clarity and efficiency, they are what I want to afford. That being said, I would love to hear some Voxativ. You ABSOLUTELY need analog electronic crossovers and multiple amplifiers because passive crossovers I've heard sound bad. Started making my own electronic crossovers 45 years ago. So, Altec 601’s for the critical range, subwoofers below 45 Hz. and JBL 2405’s without the horns pointing straight up for highs above 8 kHz. with ANALOG ELECTRONIC crossovers and 3 stereo amplifiers. My ears have told me over the years that more is not better, just louder.
6.5 vs 8 vs 10 woofer
IMHO I think the 8 is the ideal size cone for mid/small sized listening rooms. Even for large size listening rooms.
The lower mid hz's seem cleaner/clearer. And there is so little fq's in 905+ of the music we listen to, it seems to me the 8 driver is the most perfect size cone.
A 10 size cone has the potential to become overwheling, aggressive, attacking when amp gain is pushed just a tad too much, = Better volume control with a 8 vs a 10.
The 6.5 misses some of that lower bass which a 8 can voice superior.
After listening to several YT vids with a 10 FR, I had considered going 10, but i think staying with a 8 avoids regrets.
I listen at low/mid volume.
The lower mid hz's seem cleaner/clearer. And there is so little fq's in 905+ of the music we listen to, it seems to me the 8 driver is the most perfect size cone.
A 10 size cone has the potential to become overwheling, aggressive, attacking when amp gain is pushed just a tad too much, = Better volume control with a 8 vs a 10.
The 6.5 misses some of that lower bass which a 8 can voice superior.
After listening to several YT vids with a 10 FR, I had considered going 10, but i think staying with a 8 avoids regrets.
I listen at low/mid volume.