What speakers use a "minimal" crossover?


I understand the negative effects in the inneficiency of most traditional passive crossover designs, in that they most often limit the control the amp has over the drivers, limiting dynamics. However, I used to have a pair of Sonus Electa Amotors (original version), that apparantly used a very simple, minimalist, first order crossover design...a resistor or capasitor or something, not much more. The results I remembered where a much more dynamic speaker design, all things considered. (much more dynamic than my old Thiel 2.3's throughout).
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has any experience with other speakers out there that use a relatively simple crossover like the old Sonus Fabers?
I seem to remember reading that the Triangle Titus's use a simple order crossover. Anything else anyone knows of?
I know there are other ways to increase efficiency in speaker designs, but there are often compromises one way or other. And I always consider options.
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The Totem Element speaker line doesn’t use any active or passive crossovers.


I’m not sure why people misread this. Their actual quote is:

No active or passive cross-over parts in the woofer section


You can read it on their website here:

https://totemacoustic.com/en/element-fire


In this respect it is like the Seas A26 kit I posted above.
The Seas A23 kit uses a single capacitor, single resistor:
https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/2-way-speaker-kits/seas-a26-10-2-way-kit-pair-based-on-the-cla...
Of course, there are a number of "full range" designs which have zero electrical crossovers.

One interesting approach lately is a WAWB - Woofer Assisted Wide-Band. This pushes the one crossover point down to the 200-300 Hz range.