This is not a 2 way speaker, but a fullrange speaker with a supertweeter. There is nothing wrong with this type of speaker, in fact, I much prefer it to a 2 way which is crossed over in the critical midrange area. This however requires the main driver to go to at least 15,000 Hz. Unfortunatly,Sony put in a woofer which probably only goes to 5,000 Hz hence the hole in the midrange.This speaker is fine for background music, but doesn't cut it for home theater. The midrange is so muddy I miss alot of the dialog.I plan on salvaging the nice enclosures by installing a Fostex FE87E. Sure I'll get MUCH less bass, but I can always add a subwoofer.