A driver is not characterized just by its size. Some 12 and 15 inch drivers have monster magnets and coils, and have a motor strength-to-cone-mass ratio as good as smaller drivers.
Long cone excursion leads to non-linear spring effect, and distortion. The less excursion the better, which leads to multiple large cone drivers, or, better yet, planars.
Long cone excursion leads to non-linear spring effect, and distortion. The less excursion the better, which leads to multiple large cone drivers, or, better yet, planars.