Single driver speakers without the pitfalls?


In researching SET amps, I have learned a lot more about the sort of high efficiency speakers that they are typically paired with, including single driver models like Omega, Blumenstein, Teresonic, etc.
The advantages of these designs are well acknowledged: coherence, imaging, high-efficiency and so forth.
At the same time, there seem to be equally well acknowledged drawbacks to these designs: Limited bass response, rolled off highs, and a harshness or "shout" in the upper midrange.
Some designers, like Tekton and Zu, seem to take the approach of getting the best of all worlds by joining a wide range driver to a tweeter of some sort. (To some extent, my Reference 3AM De Capo monitors take this approach.)
What I'm curious to learn is whether you think there are any single driver, full range systems that transcend the above limitations.
Eager to hear your thoughts.
rebbi

Showing 4 responses by bache

All fullrange driver get some weakness points, it is reason
why audiophile prefer traditional 3 way design. The best
idea the using Full range driver in 500-10000 Hz region.
No any full range driver FRD coudnt compare with good woofer
Any whizzer cone coudnt compare with Air transformer to
produce good high, any thing else is the dreams. Also
all FRD get suckout in midbass, so if you add Sub is not solve the problem

For my long time experience wide band driver which covered 40-12000 hz without any issues does not exist. Low end you compensate with sub, But mostly this divers use Whizzer cone , like mechanical tweeter, additional small cone to help main cone with HF, but Resonance got 5-7 khz , with big pic and after go down make harsh sound , One more problem -upper base which you cannot compensate with Sub , Sound much thinner than traditional 3 way design . In my speakers if i use wide band drivers --- i remove parasitic whizzer cone , add woofer , and supertweeter