Subwoofer advice please
Right you are, willem, it was indeed Gradient. DSPeaker and Gradient are both Finnish companies, and there is some relationship between them, though I don’t recall exactly what it is. The GR Research OB/Dipole Sub is offered as a kit, the H-frames into which it is installed needing to be made (or have made) by the user. So shipping shouldn't be too bad. The dimensions of the H-frame are about 16" wide, 14" deep, and 28" tall, not too bad. |
have you thought of adding another set of Quad's in a stacked array, I've heard this and it sound wonderful and you get much more base. I've heard a double and triple stack and both sounded significantly better then just two. Of course your into the cost of more panels and matching amps to drive them. |
glenn, Stacked 2805s? Sounds like a lot of fun, but at 8 feet high or so I doubt they would pass meet the "wife acceptance factor." Willemj and others, Thank you very much for your comments about what to do. After comparing the SVS to the REL, it looks like the REL is probably a better fit, although it's another $1000 if I buy a pair. I really need to ponder that. I have a friend that would buy my Quads and if I took that money and another $4000 I could probably buy something that wouldn't have all the headaches. On the other hand, it wouldn't have the Quad sound either. Re: a dipole sub; I would probably pass. Only because at some point I'd probably want to sell it for something else and I'm guessing I'd take a bath doing so. Thank you all again, I'm yet undecided, but thinking hard. Bob |
The 57 worked stacked because it had a single tweeter panel with a bass panel to either side. Stacking turned a pair into a quasi-line source speaker. The 2805, on the other hand, is essentially a coaxial design, the sound emanating from the center of the driver outward (via delay lines in the driver). Placing one 2805 above another will result in lobing and comb filtering. Not good. |
I did once (1976) hear stacked 57s and that was impressive. However, with the later designs this is indeed not a good idea. Instead, if one wants to stay with stats only, the solution would be to go for the bigger 6 panel models (they are not even that much more expensive). As I wrote, however, they would have been too tall in my case. I find that the smaller model is visually intrusive enough as it is. Fortunately, the equalized sub route worked very well for me, and I am sure multiple equalized subs work even better. I found this interesting discussion: http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=150264.40 |
