Tang Band 2145 in action

So far I’m the only one here who actually heard the TB2145

You have the attention span of a gnat. Bache is the one that told you about them and he has told you how to improve it. He actually designs speakers and has a clue what he is doing. You don’t. You also have @larryi trying to help you get better sound as well. You dismiss everything he says because it doesn’t line up with what you wish you had. Not what you have, what you wish you had.

I think its clear the shootout went very well for the WBers.

Well, maybe to one of us. Your 10 of 10 on the tympany drums is your opinion. For the power of an instrument like that, the sound needs to have depth and project size. Sorry, but they don’t rate above about a 5 for me with respect to how those drums sounded. Sorely lacking the power and scale they should have.

I don't think, Mark Audio holds up against the Tang band and DavidLouis

On what do you base this? Which Mark Audio driver have you heard? Just more inane rambling.

You have got to be kidding.  Even my computer speakers were unable to  "dummy down" the horrible sound of those low-end drivers.

Really, really bad!  I would not put them in my car audio system, or even the car audio system in my children' cars.
Bow-wow, wooooooof!!!

Makes perfect sense to do so (and it's cheap).

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I was listening via the pair of 1.5 inch full range,,sounded ok,,then i  fliped over the sub 3 inch woofer module,,a nd now the bass can be heard much better.
Its far from acutal presence, but gives an idea and smashes the long held notion , myth that WBers  lack some bass extention.
Which may very well have been true with the old dated technology/designs, Lowther and Fostex.
Which is why I distinguish old tech vs new high te4ch.
= Not the same.
Big improvements have been achieved.

Another dis-information that needs to be canceled out.
All WBers are about equal/the same.
Completely not true.
We have garbage
OK/acceptable with issues
Then we have the true Sopranos and Tenors.

I only am interested in the very finest offerings, Sopranos/Tenors. 
Nada mas.

You have the attention span of a gnat. Bache is the one that told you about them

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I do suffer froma  bit of alzheimers disease,,,but yeah I am glad we have a  Tang band2145 on board here. Maybe he could chime in on his opinion of that speakers solid bass.


Yes larry and I are in agreement. Adding/padding bass with your fav woofer is a stunning success.
Just don't go too high on the midwoofer is the only requirement,,, all Midwoofers suffer over say 1600hz range,, = breakup.


Tweets also, 6khz is OK, most  good tweets can easily go down to 6k,,I'm crossing at 9kish hz with my paper tweeter. Sounds fantastic with more ambience on the highs..
As larry mention, you have the purists, some did not care for added tweet, each his own.
For large orch, = the more the better. 
Of course your Vandersteen, Wilson's , many other xover types will blow away the 8 WBer in terms of depth , and power of the Timipi drums, 
No contest.

The Tyler speakers that I mentioned that I owned (Super Tower) have the Millenium tweeter in them, so yes, I am well aware of them and what they sound like

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Did the Tyler ST's have the Seas Excel W18's??
If yes, then you do know exactly some of the issues in both the Seas Millennium and Excel W18E001's

You and I are actually in full agreement.
I did say **worlds finest** based on comparison with B&W, many other very popular xover types, Thors come out a  clean, clean, undeniable winner ..
So recant in due order here. 
In its calss, one of, but not  THE, best sounding 2 way speakers under $2G's.

Now you and I both have issues with Seas Excel
What does this say.
Boiled down...all xover type speakers suffer from some liabilites and handicaps, 
Issues are there.
Things I can not deal with, nor will accept and never again will consider as a  Front Center speaker.
As assists, Yes , here they have a  essential place ina   WBer speaker SYSTEM.

For my orchestra, I need **more the better*** 
If I had a  Buckingham Palace size listening room.
I'd have dual DavidLouis VX8
's. The Seas W26 aluminum/magnesium woofer and  a  good tweeter.


Considering I have so much cash invested in the W18's, I'm will make good use and bring them in as assist on the 8 WBer.. all due to their magneficient magnesium cone which makes bass/upper bass/low mids, nice soft, recessed (87db), no resonances and blends perfectly with the WB's bass.


Sure there are plenty of WBers comming out of china that are garbage.
Just like you have garbage xover types. 

Xover types, the popular brands, all have some issues, No one is denying that here.
And we can all agree a  single 8 incher WB, also may not meet the needs of heavy hard hitting audioophiles that demand massive SPL, powerful SLAM bass, stunning glorious highs.

Maybe a  AER/Voxativ/Feastrex  can achieve this high level of fidelity/powerful soundstage in the 3 fq ranges,,,

I'll never know.

Bottom line
WBers voice a  seamless midrange which hardly no xover types can compete. 
Troels Gravesen speaks of this crisis in the xover points all the time on his site.
Issues which I do not hear in a  high tecg WBer8.

Is there any guarantee the Wilson's big Stonehedge size speakers voice midrange in such a  fashion to  challenge the WBers mids?