Modern crossovers no longer produce audible artifacts, defeating single-driver speaker advocates

Evidence

Dividing the frequency range is also advantageous for distortion reduction. Spectrally complex sounds are shared among multiple drivers, thereby reducing the opportunity for intermodulation distortion. More crossovers complicate matters, but improved measurements, waveguides to better match directivities, and computerized crossover design aids have essentially eliminated audible artifacts of crossovers, as can be seen in measurements throughout this book, including Figure 9.15. The advocates of single-driver full-range loudspeaker systems face impossible odds against achieving state-of-the-art performance. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1012

Categorization

• XREF: Relates to graph — as a ‘linear’ claim that contradicts typical audiophile preference for full-range single-driver designs.