Single way or multiway


The founder and builder of the highly respected high-end speaker company Gauder AkustikDr. Gauder, says that using a full-range driver is very bad. He uses 3- to 4-way speakers with extremely complex 10th-order crossovers consisting of 58–60 components.

In contrast, some other well-known and equally respected speaker companies — such as Voxativ, Zu, Cube Audio, and Totem — use crossoverless designs.

Who is right, and who is wrong?

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Showing 2 responses by toddalin

These is one crossover-less speaker that has wide accepted approval..., just not with audiophiles.  It’s been made for a long time going through various iterations, but stays true to its original design.

 

"Some may balk at the need for more amplifier channels, like tripling the amp count for a 3-way setup, but that’s simply what active configuration necessitates; one dedicated amplifier channel directly connected to each driver section with no passive crossover parts in between, meddling with the interface."

 

You can have an active crossover and still use passive components between the amp and speaker to "meddle with the interface" to improve the results by "fixing" flaws in the original.