It’s like the law of infinite halves. You can never reach it.

I’ve heard few 2.5 way speakers that sound good. A Sonus Faber and a Dynaudio, that’s it.

2-way is often simpler to make work well. One crossover point, smaller cabinet, etc… typically the first question is the room size and needs of the amplification. If you’re in a medium to small space then almost always a 2-way of equivalent price with be superior. I think this remains true up into a few thousand dollars a pair if your room size is smaller. Typically higher priced two ways also have better mid-bass drivers that can play lower as well. My personal opinion is that your room needs to be quite large as does your budget for a 3-way system to serve a better outcome. Some will disagree though. I still rock high end two ways. Dynaudio Special 40s and I feel there’s few compromises.

Depending on which credit card you used check to see if if your credit card has accidental damage coverage within the first 30 days. this happened to me with an Apple Watch a few years ago and I didn’t even know that this was a thing. Luckily the card I used had it and they reimburse me 300 bucks for a screen replacement.

We’ll find out this afternoon

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