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PMC 24 and Canalis Cambria two way floorstanders; What is the advantage to this design?:

I recently noticed several 2 way floor standers, in particular, the PMC.24 ($6000 retail) and the Canalis Cambria  at $5000 retail.  Pro-AC and  Spendor also offer a few 2 way floorstanders

Is there any advantage to a 2 way floor stander  to a 3 way system??

I am aware that less drivers and crossovers, and a slimmer cabinet "usually" provide better sound quality; However, the retail prices of the above don't seemed to represent "good value".

Thank you, S.J. 

sunnyjim

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nitewulf
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I had two way floorstanders, then moved to a 4 way full range floorstanders. Typically if well designed, 2 ways are easier to integrate and can be very coherent, but certainly they won't cover a very wide bandwidth. I have found no weaknesses in my 4 way with regards to coherence, and it goes a lot deeper. It's also a lot more revealing but that' more to do with the quality of the drivers and the overall design and so forth.

Basically I would say there's no distinct advantage to a well designed 2 way compared to a well designed 3 way (or higher)...but of course, a very high quality 2 way, compared to a modest quality 3 way probably will favor the 2 way. 
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