While preping my Thor cabinets to accept the FA22RCZ,
I noted the Thors had a lot of fluff white pcaking insulation,
I ripped it all out, I mean it was stuffed all chambers it is a Transmisssion line, so has a wall running up center , opening below and then sound travels up the back line and out the top rear.
Now these W18's really have PUNCH,,But actually too much.
I will use attic insulation. Very easily you can peel off 75% of this 4 inch thick insulation, leaving about 1 inch. I will placea 12x12 piece behind each W18 and also the FA22RCZ.
This way its dampened , but allows the bass to flow out transmission line top rear port.
Might seem likea lot of bas, 3 woofers, but at my listening gain db, it should work OK.
a single FR 8 inch will not deliver the low end that will make fora nice soundstage.
Added woofers are needed for a single source driver.
I also will cancel my idea about addinga W18NX003.
I have more than enough bass with these W18E001 and I realize now why Seas chose the lighter of the 2 W18's, the 001, and not the heftier EX001.
Dual 001's are more than enough bass. Dual EX001's would jave been bass heavy.
I am not at all missing the 20-40hz's.
The W18001 goes down to 40hz and its Rock Solid Bass.
This elusive 20hz-40hz is not all that appealing to me. Itsactually going to bea nuance. I prefer low vol listening levels, and near field listening.
The 20hz-40hz would perhaps might seem too agressive, and just get on my nerves after some listening.
I am actually glad to cancel the W18NX003 project,
The FA22RCZ arrives friday or saturday, I'll sart on cutting off the face plate of the Thors tomorrow and have things ready for the build.
I will place the FA22RCZ sandwiched between the W18's, right where the Seas Millennium tweeter was ~~trying to carry mids and highs~~~ with success in light jazz, but not in classical orchestra.
ONly a FR can voice orchestra/complex jazz with success in the mids/highs. .