Dear @pwhinson : You have great passive speakers but even those could be improved making changes/up-grading in the bass range.
I would like to know which is the frequency range ( wide. ) handled by that quasi-ribbon bass " module ".
The specs says that from 25hz but does not mention a crossover frequency range and was not mentioned too if that 25hz is its +,- 3db point because if not then those 20.7 in reality perhaps goes not more than true flat 30hz.
Even that are quasi-ribbon design and normally low distortion levels exist true distortion levels in the kind of IMD developed by the bass driver that affects all the other non-true bass frequencies handled by that driver and this IMD generated could goes lower.
I know that the Magnepan designer does not like hybrids designs but other ribbons designs came with integrated subs and works really great.
From my point of view the noble 100 solutions are only an opinion and for me not the best option.
You said that maybe there is no much information below 25hz and I can tell you that even below 20 hz exist recorded information that's really valuable if youy room/system can shows it. The Swarms solution goes down to 20hz only: 18hz in ported/vented fashion or 22hz in sealed fashion. Is it a complete solution?, not for me: it's a quasi-solution.
The 20.7 crossover frequency is a must to have before you take any solution about . Subs are not only to have evenly low bass room/system response and goes deeper in the bass range but perhaps more important that those is to take that IMD distortion levels at minimum and with this your overall quality performance levels will go higher and you will enjoy those 20.7 better than ever before.
Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.
I would like to know which is the frequency range ( wide. ) handled by that quasi-ribbon bass " module ".
The specs says that from 25hz but does not mention a crossover frequency range and was not mentioned too if that 25hz is its +,- 3db point because if not then those 20.7 in reality perhaps goes not more than true flat 30hz.
Even that are quasi-ribbon design and normally low distortion levels exist true distortion levels in the kind of IMD developed by the bass driver that affects all the other non-true bass frequencies handled by that driver and this IMD generated could goes lower.
I know that the Magnepan designer does not like hybrids designs but other ribbons designs came with integrated subs and works really great.
From my point of view the noble 100 solutions are only an opinion and for me not the best option.
You said that maybe there is no much information below 25hz and I can tell you that even below 20 hz exist recorded information that's really valuable if youy room/system can shows it. The Swarms solution goes down to 20hz only: 18hz in ported/vented fashion or 22hz in sealed fashion. Is it a complete solution?, not for me: it's a quasi-solution.
The 20.7 crossover frequency is a must to have before you take any solution about . Subs are not only to have evenly low bass room/system response and goes deeper in the bass range but perhaps more important that those is to take that IMD distortion levels at minimum and with this your overall quality performance levels will go higher and you will enjoy those 20.7 better than ever before.
Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.