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subwoofers and panels don't mix

i have yet to experience a subwoofer that mated well with a panel speaker--ribbon, stat and planar magnetic.

each time i have heard a combination of a cone driver with a panel it sounds like two speakers. the blend is not seamless.

can anything be done to make the transition from cone to panel sound like a one speaker system, rather than reveal 2 different driver types ?
mrtennis
cmo
471 posts
 
I have been using REL subwoofers and Maggies in combination for a long time......... I find the sound very cohesive. Maybe you hearing the wrong sub???

Chris
eldartford
4,262 posts
 
Mrtennis...I designed my custom sw systems so that each of three Maggie MG1.6 has two big sw drivers mounted in the wall behind it. Large cone area (small excursion) and location directly behind the panel ("plays through" the screens) works for me.
mrtennis OP
3,295 posts
 
gentlemen, do you let the maggies run full range or do you cross them over. also what about the subs, do they run full range or are they crossed over say at 50 hz ?

i still tend to hear both cone and panel separately even in the best set up. maybe you have solved that problem.
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