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<blockquote data-quote="ThxOne" data-source="post: 8920639" data-attributes="member: 675210">It&#039;s not mystery that fully active systems usually sound better than those with passive crossovers but why 3-way? That seems to be the typical &quot;go too&quot; active arrangement. I was just sitting here amusing myself with thought and it came to me that you don&#039;t have to stick with a 3-way design... why not a 5-way active front stage? The more speakers the less range they have to cover, the less chance for distortion and should handle power better. Think about it... an 8&quot; way down low, a 6.5&quot; near the top of the door, a 4&quot;, 1.1&quot; and 2.75&quot; grouped closely up around eye level.It&#039;s not like they don&#039;t make DSP&#039;s with enough outputs now as well as 8-10+ channel amplifiers. Do you think clarity would improve greatly over a typical 3-way active setup? Do you think it would suffer? Assuming you have the budget and room to do a 5-way correctly and professionally or perhaps done by and esoteric mind?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ThxOne, post: 8920639, member: 675210"] It's not mystery that fully active systems usually sound better than those with passive crossovers but why 3-way? That seems to be the typical "go too" active arrangement. I was just sitting here amusing myself with thought and it came to me that you don't have to stick with a 3-way design... why not a 5-way active front stage? The more speakers the less range they have to cover, the less chance for distortion and should handle power better. Think about it... an 8" way down low, a 6.5" near the top of the door, a 4", 1.1" and 2.75" grouped closely up around eye level. It's not like they don't make DSP's with enough outputs now as well as 8-10+ channel amplifiers. Do you think clarity would improve greatly over a typical 3-way active setup? Do you think it would suffer? Assuming you have the budget and room to do a 5-way correctly and professionally or perhaps done by and esoteric mind? [/QUOTE]

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