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. 

mozartfan

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double 6" or 7", per side.

Fast, clean. mates up better with a tweeter.

MTM arrangement (midbass-tweeter-midbass)
with the right crossover, pointed straight out, you at the tip of the triangle between them. if done right, the levels will be fine. Then a window of toe in is available, of maybe 15 degrees. quasi 18 on the tweeter, quasi 12 on the woofers.

Tweeter must be a monster. King of the hill in bottom range, power handling, and efficiency. The Holy Trifecta of Tweeters. MDT33 or the ET338, is a good choice. Crossover in the 2.2k range. Some ribbons might work. Probably don't have the efficiency, though. You generally want a good 91db for one watt on the tweeter, preferably 92-93db efficiency. You'll be doing phase and crossover tuning and that will eat efficiency up, so you need to start with overhead.

be at least 9 feet away, for the pair of woofers to integrate better, and be more like a point source, than a line source.

But then again, anything can be tweaked.