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Message started by tlarwa on 11/20/14 at 22:51:59

Title: Sub recommendations with the ZOB?
Post by tlarwa on 11/20/14 at 22:51:59

What have you guys found to work well? I'd like to try a pair of stereo subs. My initial thought was OB subs (H-frames), but I don't really have enough space in my listening room to give them room to do their thing. So I'm thinking smaller sealed subs might be the way to go. Any ideas, opinions or suggestions? I'd build them myself, and probably run them off a pair of plate amps (in separate cases) using the amps' crossovers. I'd use a speaker level input, as my Fisher 400 doesn't have any aux output. Maybe that will change if I get a Rachel with the variable output option ;D

I'd appreciate your thoughts. By the way, my room isn't huge (~ 210SF) so I'd probably look at a couple 8's or 10's.

Tom

Title: Re: Sub recommendations with the ZOB?
Post by Lin on 11/21/14 at 01:39:31

I think you meant speaker level inputs, which some prefer even if they have preamp outs available.

Title: Re: Sub recommendations with the ZOB?
Post by tlarwa on 11/21/14 at 02:08:40

Yep, you're correct. That's what Ive always used too.

Title: Re: Sub recommendations with the ZOB?
Post by 4krow on 11/27/14 at 16:32:05

So far, I have occaisionally (is there a spell check available here?) used a pair of subs that I built with 10" drivers. They are powered with a Forte' amp, and most importantly, are fed by an SMS-1 Velodyne processor. The Velodyne will measure the room with a microphone and adjust for room response, and speaker response as well. If I were a rich man, I would like to see what would happen using a Velodyne sub that has an accelerometer attached to the cone.

Title: Re: Sub recommendations with the ZOB?
Post by Ralph on 03/14/16 at 17:22:25

tlarwa You would be on the right path with the H frame 10 inch OB subs. I am the designer of Surreal Sound speakers and almost gave up on building the subs after trying over 50 drivers. It needed high Qts for bass. Also a low mass low mass and ultra low inductance for the fastest possible transient response I had a custom driver made for me by an American company DC gold. Though not tried Audio Elegance dipole woofers look very good also Most subs simply do not have the speed to match the Dayton or Tang Band full range drivers. A dipoles is unique in that it does not excite room nodes like most every other design. The result is fatigue free listening hour after hour. You can not tell where the bass stops and the upper bass, lower midrange begins. Hope this helps