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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
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shadorne
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Mr T....this may be what you are looking for Emperor (Check under products for Emperor loudspeaker)

Impractical perhaps but since when has esoteric Hi-Fi been practical.

20 electrostatic "woofer" panels should get you 110 db SPL down to 20 Hz!
mrtennis OP
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hi duke:

i called magnepan today. the woofer that i heard at ces 2007 is not in production yet. it is still a prototype.

shadorne, thanks for the reference to abraxas speakers.

i think that for now i will live with the limitations of the magnepan and not purchase a subwoofer.

hopefully the martin logan clx has "enough" bass and is not too expensive.
audiokinesis
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Thanks for the information, Mrtennis. I appreciate your taking the time to call Magnepan. You know, maybe just maybe having a reviewer interested enough to call 'em up will help push the project forward.

If you'll be at RMAF, it would be nice to see you. I'm in room 1100. Not expecting to win you over, needless to say!

Duke
mrtennis OP
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hi duke:

hearing is believing. if someone can demonstrate a stereo system with panel speakers and cone woofers which blend seamlessly, i'll change my opinion on the subject.

i will not be at the rmaf. i will be in las vegas in january. might i see you there, again ?
audiokinesis
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Mrtennis,

I will not be exhibiting in Las Vegas in January, though I plan to ogle & schmooze so we might bump into one another in the hallway. That show is geared towards manufacturers and dealers finding one another, and frankly I'm not looking for dealers. Besides RMAF is less expensive and imho a better show.

Duke
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