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Big Below 15k used that can play loud as heck

I moved into a way larger room, roughly 20x24 and the 802D’s just ain’t cutting the mustard. Looking for good options that can pound out bass in a large room with 500-1000 high end watts (pass or levinson etc)

Currently running 2 JL Fathom F113’s so it’s not low bass, it’s a speaker that can pump concert level music playing rap, hip hop, reggae, rock and classical/audiophile stuff  etc. but I need my rig to blast rap and hiphop impressively more than anything. 

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ozzy62
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Pair of LaScalas with 20 good tube watts. Forget about the dark, muddled sound of high powered Levinson junk.

vinylvalet
902 posts
 

One of the larger Legacy Audio models would be a good choice.

riley804
1,224 posts
 

Klipshorns with a couple subs

Pair of LaScalas

waste of a perfectly good pair of speakers 

 

i would go the cerwin vega route

mofojo
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I’m surprised those B&Ws can’t play loud enough for you in that room. The B&W does have one of the biggest criterias you need for loud volumes and tight slamming bass which is a very inert cabinet. You need a very inert cabinet if you want that hard tactile bass at loud volumes IMO. 
 

my room is roughly 25x18 and both my Focal 836w and my Pioneer S-1ex play louder than I could stand with plenty of bass and I’m currently using subs. Maybe it’s you just don’t like the sound of the B&Ws. I will say at LOUD volumes you can hear the Focal cabinets which takes something away from it. With the Pioneers you never ever hear the cabinet. They have a similar inertness to your B&Ws. 
This is with a 100w ss integrated and not even going half way up the volume dial. With my 50 watt tubes it strains but only when ridiculously loud. 
 

 

mofojo
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 Cerwin Vegas do play that kind of music very well but again at loud volumes those cabinets start making the music sound hollow because of the cabinets. My Tekton DIs were the same. Sounded amazing on that kind of music but when you really light the wick they cabinets talked and it ruined the experience. 

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