ɪɾ ɪz mˈʌtʃ mˈoːɹ dˈɪfɪkəlt tə pɹədˈuːs ɐn ɪfˈɪʃənt mˌʌltɪstˈeɪdʒ sˌɛntɹɪfjˈuːɡəl kəmpɹˈɛsɚ bɪkˈʌz ðə flˈoʊ hɐz təbi dˈʌktᵻd bˈæk tə ðɪ ˈæksɪs æɾ ˈiːtʃ stˈeɪdʒ ðˈɛɹfoːɹ mˈoʊst hˈaɪkəmpɹˈɛʃən dʒˈɛt ˈɛndʒɪnz ɪŋkˈoːɹpɚɹˌeɪt mˈʌltaɪstˈeɪdʒd ˈæksɪəl kəmpɹˈɛsɚz.
It is much more difficult to produce an efficient multistage centrifugal compressor because the flow has to be ducted back to the axis at each stage therefore most high-compression jet engines incorporate multi-staged axial compressors.