2way V.S 3way Speaker?

[j@cko]

What advantage does 3way have to offer?

 

[Viperoni]

Usually it'll go louder before reaching the same amount of distortion as a 2way would........but......I would say the imaging/soundstage of a 2way is better...plus the 2way is a lot easier to get to sound better than a 3way......look at Klipsch, almost everything they have is 2way.

3ways usually cost more too

 

[lowtech1]

No diff.

 

[DaLeroy]

<< No diff. >>



Riiiiiggggggghhhtttttt...........care to back up that huge scientific theory?

 

[CarpeDeo]

Depends on what kind of 2way/3way speakers you're dealing with. Most towers will be 3way, one tweeter, one midrange, and one woofer. These speakers are made to cover the full range of sound. Most 2way speakers consist of a midrange and tweeter and obviously are designed to cover mids to highs and thus usually require a subwoofer to get a good balance of full sound. Bookshelf speakers will almost always be 2way, since they're not designed to output massive bass.

 

[lowtech1]

<< Riiiiiggggggghhhtttttt...........care to back up that huge scientific theory? >>



It has been over 10 years since I look at speakers. Speaker technology have change drastically, but the design haven?t change so much that would make 3 way speaker out do 2 way. It all come down to the design, how well they are ported, material and frequency that the cross over is set at.

At the present, almost all speakers manufacture makes 2 way speakers for their surround sound design, and some still make 2 way floor standing design. Today you don?t see as much 2 way floor standing design as the past, because of space restriction and the new fad is to have a sub to drive the lower frequency therefor 2 way don?t have much of a need for high quality drivers & tweeters. Some of the older designs have solid wood boxes that weigh well over a 100 lbs. (some are filled with sand to dampen the speakers) are 2 way design and sport drivers as large as 14 inc. for the low frequency.

I personally own 2 pairs of 2 way Boston Acoustics A10 since the mid 80s, which sport 10 inc. drivers frequency respond @ 32Hz-20KHz +/-3db & if I can recall correctly the sensitivity is @ 83dB. Yes they are old and take up quite bit of space, but they still sound grea. who needs 5 point surround sound when you have 4 beautifully sound speakers for music & movies

 

[auyong]

if u like to listen to music (especially vocals), get the 3-way speakers. Most floor standers are 3 way speakers and bookshelf speakers are mostly 2 way. 3 way speakers separate the load to 3 cones (each taking care of a certain range of frequencies) so they are more suited for the purist who does critical listening.

 

[ItsStillUS]

I'd like to try a 3 way

 

[auyong]

I'd like to try a 3 way


ME TOO!!!

 

[Linux23]

it's all in the crossover design. a 2-way speaker system with a great crossover will sound 10 times as better than a 3-way speaker with a horrible crossover design!

 

[DaLeroy]

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<< Riiiiiggggggghhhtttttt...........care to back up that huge scientific theory? >>



It has been over 10 years since I look at speakers. Speaker technology have change drastically, but the design haven?t change so much that would make 3 way speaker out do 2 way. It all come down to the design, how well they are ported, material and frequency that the cross over is set at.

At the present, almost all speakers manufacture makes 2 way speakers for their surround sound design, and some still make 2 way floor standing design. Today you don?t see as much 2 way floor standing design as the past, because of space restriction and the new fad is to have a sub to drive the lower frequency therefor 2 way don?t have much of a need for high quality drivers & tweeters. Some of the older designs have solid wood boxes that weigh well over a 100 lbs. (some are filled with sand to dampen the speakers) are 2 way design and sport drivers as large as 14 inc. for the low frequency.

I personally own 2 pairs of 2 way Boston Acoustics A10 since the mid 80s, which sport 10 inc. drivers frequency respond @ 32Hz-20KHz +/-3db & if I can recall correctly the sensitivity is @ 83dB. Yes they are old and take up quite bit of space, but they still sound grea. who needs 5 point surround sound when you have 4 beautifully sound speakers for music & movies >>



Ummm...you said there was "no diff"...however, I can assure you that there IS a difference between a 2 way and a 3 way design.

For one, an extra speaker

3 ways will generally cover a larger frequency range than a 2 way. With your speakers, you'll be missing out on midrange. With a bookshelf 2 way, you'll be missing out on the lower frequencies (it's called getting a subwoofer ). 3 ways can cover the mid-low end, mid bass and upper range in the one speaker, although a subwoofer is still ideal for LFE. The larger frequency range doesn't necessarily make them better, but there IS a difference

 

[Pennstate]

I have a pair of 4-way's 2x10" 1x5" 1x1" JBL hp88f

Very rich at lower mid and upper bass. I.e. the sound of cellos

It's better to go for 2 smaller woofer than one large woofer. I.E. 2x10" is better than 1x15" (I am talking about floor speakers, no subwoofers).