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[Poultrygeist]

While this might be an issue with conventional speakers, it's not the same with full range speakers. The Betas could go it alone and don't require a tweeter. I added the tweeter for the cymbal shimmer and it's barely audible on anything else with a 1uf cap. I tried several cap values and listened until it sounded right.

E-Stat, you need to get some full rangers to play with.

[E-Stat]

While this might be an issue with conventional speakers, it's not the same with full range speakers.

Exactly how does the speaker know this?

The cone size of a 12" driver is likely about 11" - the wavelength of which translates to a frequency of about 1100 hz. Any wavelengths substantially shorter will have a narrower radiation pattern. As an example, the large Advent uses a 10" woofer with a measured cone size of 9". Its wavelength translates to a frequency of 1500 hz - which happens to be the crossover point to the 2" tweeter. While the "fried egg" tweeter doesn't have the extension and wider dispersion of smaller domes, I think it is a better match for the size woofer.

E-Stat, you need to get some full rangers to play with.

I'm sure I would enjoy some true full rangers of the smaller variety like Ed Shilling's design. Perhaps I'm just overly sensitive to coherence issues since I've used full range stats for 35 years.