inherent design flaws with a 3 way, 15" / 8" / horn (large tower) speaker?


hello

I see precious few classic large 3-ways (15" woofer 8" mid and a large horn) being developed these days, at least amongst the speaker designers I run across.

Is there an INHERENT reason, other than size, why a large tower-style speaker can't match the musicality of what seems to be the dominant designs these days (2-way bookshelf, or MTM)?
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Showing 2 responses by roberjerman

The proper size cabinet for a 15 inch woofer is LARGE! I had a pair of vintage JBL C36's with the 2215 woofers. These had the "James B. Lansing Signature" logo on the top front edge.
A 15 inch woofer can go up to 800hz easily in a two-way system. Altec A7's (VOTT). Same for the Altec 19. Why waste money on car speakers? Vintage Altec 15's can easily be found on EBay and other sites.