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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
audiokinesis
2,729 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
7,318 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 .
gregm
3,397 posts
 
Simplify things and get a second, separately amplified unit for the bass. OR get ready to work on a transmission line/ back horn/etc AND even there, you'll have trouble getting the phase right. There are available plans for cabinets around the Jordans (good designs) -- as Audiokinesis suggests. In fact there are good kits available; try Hammer Dynamics for one.

Fertin & Supravox and Phy offer excellent (~8" units) but they are very expensive. BTW, Laurentgilles above means Hertz obviously -- not kHz -- when referring to a 15" unit on an open baffle:)
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