FredT I own a pair of Selah audio RS8 wich are same as XT 8 but with the aluminun cone Daytons , that I find a bit cold sounding and this you cant change with EQ ( sonic signsture ) , I've added a pair of citrine subs with 500 watts amps and I biamp the RS 8 using the Behringer DCX 2496 Xover , only with this setup the system is now sounding well on almost all materials .I am still trying to improve the sound or to build a line array that is much simpler and much less bulky without loosing the advantages of arrays , hence the idea of a full ranger . As for the choice of drivers I completely agree with you that one should shy away from inexpensive drivers ! but where does inexpensive stop 5, 10, 20,50 >> $$$ for a 3" driver . JP