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magnepan 1.6 needs help in the bass

i'm begiinning to believe that the amgnepan 1.6 needs some assistance in the bass, i.e., more extension.

i am concerned that mating a cone, especially ported or sealed box is a problem as far as maintaining overall coherency.

also, it may be necessary to have stereo rather than mono sub, which can get expensive.

i have thought about rel, hsu and kharma ?

i also thought about the best way to configure the sub, namely blending. i would run the 1.6s full range and then add bass up to say 60 hz.

any thoughts ?
mrtennis
tgrisham
1,291 posts
 
I appreciate your question. I am considering the 1.6 and have a friend/dealer who will let me borrow a pair for a week. Before I put him to the trouble I want to know more and your question is my question. I am using the Hsu VTF-3R mark 2 in my large room and between that and my Dynaudio floorstanders I am used to bass flat to 20 Hz and -3 dB to 16 Hz. Because the price of the 1.6 is so reasonable, I could get another Hsu sub. I anxiously await responses!
eldarado
381 posts
 
IMO you want a sealed design. Look at Rel, ML (Depth I think), Paradigm Servo 15. Lots of people praise the Velodyne DD seires but, I have never heard one.

Good luck
jvogt
212 posts
 
Rel Strata III.....excellent match for Magnepan 1.6's.
I've used a pair in a large room with 1.6's.
bignerd100
515 posts
 
A non-philosophical post?
Mr. Tennis you disappoint.

The ML Depth is a big bang for the buck and should you use its high pass filter into your maggies I think that it would blend well with minimal veiling of the music. Stereo Depths are killer but in a small to med size room one should be sufficient.

Good luck!
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