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single driver with bass...????

AuGoNeRs,
since I am now happy and feel complete with my reference system with the avantgarde Uno.Currently I am toying around with single driver system to see what the fuss is all about.My first single driver is the Omega Grande 6 that stereophile and a few other reviewers was raving about.I was so disappointed with the bottom end when listening to jazz..is this all the bass that single driver can put out?How can i improve the bottom end? the rest of my system are cd+dac with the supratek pre-amp and i ve tried it with welborne 300B mono,monarchy sm70 pro,dynakit and my wavac amplifier...please advice.thanks
ttrhp
gmood1
1,251 posts
 
Ttrhp,
The Omega Grande 6 isn't exactly built for bass.LOL
You have a small 6 inch low excursion driver in a small bass reflex enclosure..it ain't going to happen. You need subs to fill in the bottom or get much larger single driver speakers. There are some large single drivers that get into the 20 Hz range easily. You just need to know where to look.
The Grande 6 is lucky if it makes it down to 100Hz ..which I seriously doubt. Here's a site to help you along the way Single Driver website. The Grande 6 is mainly designed for the midrange on up ..not for bass.
audiokinesis
2,737 posts
 
The parameters on the Jordan fullrange drivers imply pretty good bass, though you pay for it in efficiency.

If you want good bass with high efficiency in a single-driver speaker, I suggest you look at Supravox and PHY, and be prepared to pay a lot more than a Fostex driver costs.

Duke
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
getting real bass from a horn/set combo is like having an encounter with bigfoot. i hope you like whispy female singers and have a distain for rock and classical.
unsound
7,329 posts
 
I can't attest to this personally, but, a respected Audiogoner (Sean) has suggested that the original Ohm's with authentic Walsh drivers might be the most sucessfull attempt to date. I suggest you check the archives for his posts on the subject.
laurentgilles
28 posts
 
Fertin 20EX will get you from 40K to 20K in a cabinet. Some get 32hz to 20Khz but here again it depends on the cabinet. In an open baffle you'll need a 15 inc to go to 20Khz. They'll go down to 100khz maybe 80khz in an open-baffle. But here again, it depends on the quality of the bass and the sound you'll get with different full range. The Fertin don't have a tweeter, it's a true full range, well at leat as close as you can get .
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