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

@sunnyjim - It makes for a much simpler crossover design - hence eliminating the issues that come with a more complex crossover.

As nitewulf posted - it also aids coherance

In a "good" 2-way design, the design of the drivers is where the "money" is spent. They usually have a more comprehensive frequency response than what a 3-way speaker might employ.

However there are 2-way designs that use a more standard driver - they tend to have "dips" in frequency response around the crossover frequency.

Pro-Ac and Kudos are a couple I have heard that seems to have dealt with this effectively and present a very uniform frequency response over the audible range

RE:

However, the retail prices of the above don’t seemed to represent "good value".

For me - "Value" has little to do with the number of drivers and more to do with the sound quality of a speaker - i.e. I let my ears decide for me

e.g. My speakers are Gershman Acoustics Sonogram and the woofer used in them is nothing fancy to look at, but it is an excellent sounding speaker. It is obvious that they focused on sound quality - and not looks.

Cheers - Steve

@sunnyjim - the question I was answering in your OP was

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

However, "Value" is more a personal assessment of a product

Companies are seldom concerned about Value - they just want you to part with your hard earned cash

That's just the way of the world

As for 

"Quality sound.... but at what price??"

Whatever price the customer is prepared to pay - after all, we all have our own personal levels of "insanity"

Regards - Steve

 @sunnyjim - Ah  but if the world were "more sane" we would have no Bugatti, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Pagani, McLaren - to name but a few - and that would be an awful shame - wouldn't it?  :-)

After all - they are all striving for some sort of "perfection" regardless of cost - isn't that what this industry is all about?

Happy New Year to all - Steve