Bonzo,if I understand you correctly ,you seem to be saying that a 2 way with a simple crossover is always better than a 6 way with a complex crossover? That is absolutely correct but.... Let us take a 2 way with a simple crossover,i.e. first order or 6db/oct. If you are crossing over a 15 incher to a horn you don't want to go much above 700Hz,except if you are Tannoy. That means the compression driver will only be 6db down by 350Hz and only 12 db down by 175 Hz. Ouch! Still very audible. How soft are you willing to play and how honky do you want to be?
Life is a series of compromises strung together by coincidences. Nowehere is this more true than in horn speaker design. You just have to choose the compromises you are willing to live with and dive in. Sometimes the water is nice, sometimes lousy. One can theorise and study other's compromises all you want but in the end it will get you nowhere at all.Sooner or later sawdust will have to fly.
