What you say would be closer to truth when using solid state amps, or tube amps with higher power. When a stock A7 (416/802/511/N500) is used with a nice little 45 or 2A3 amp, most of the anomolies don't suface. I know it don't make sense, but I have found the sound to be better with stock crossover than with tweaked out high tech crossovers.

Maybe I just like the mellow/warmish sound that they are so well known for. Now with my JBL 15" (2226) 2-way (Valencia type clone) with Pi speaker crossover for the horn, I will agree it sounds much better, must be something with the 416 drivers that I don't like them w/2nd order crossover and zoebel on them when used with 3rd order Pi crossover on the horn. I don't have a clue why???

Ron