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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Happy '22, but when is 'too much' too much?

We're all too familiar with the 'basser vehicle' buzzing as if a bumblebee in a hiccup fit...( C'mon, kidz...Permatex Everything that twists or turns into tight & add a quarter...silicone all that remains...)...  When does the source equipment need to be 'offsite' enough?  NASA launch facilities begin to have relevance; far enough away to not intercept blown capacitors, cable melts, tube flares....any audiomalady that has or could occur within even the illogical.

"It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel Fine (until something goes *foom*) until the weeping and gnashing of teeth and treasure..." 😏

Personally, I've yet to be offended by the odd oldhvymec ('Bots' that? *L*)
Perhaps just a ketchup pkg, beneath his boot, too messy to stomp despite the desire and delight in the act....*splurt!*   "Dog, clean that up..."

Pin to bottom of chicken coop, starve chickens. (Once upon a millennia, they be lizards....and Big)  Still hungry after all these yearns....

Maybe I'm just shock-proof....comfortably numb...looking to burn out bright.

Play loud and often, how accomplished is just part of the fun.

Into the future, J

 

Welcome to Botsylvania....

Ohm F5 with built in subs would do it and you could go DBA with current subs or sell to help finance. 

It is funny, when I started out in high end audio wanting loud. But the better my system the less I wanted it. I know this progression had something to do with distortion going down dramatically along the way… I am not sure if my age going up had anything to do with it. I used to keep turning it up to make it more satisfying, now I guess I do the same thing. Late 20’s ~95db… late 60’s ~ 72db.

2nd the vote for large Legacy speakers. I have a pair of Aeris and they are the first speakers that come close to providing the same feeling I used to get when I was involved with SPL car audio competition. Good luck!

It would be a shame to use the Dunlavy for shake purpose only.  I used to be on board with the big Klipsches but as I grew older I grew wiser and no longer think of them as "hard rocking" or loud speakers. They simply get too harsh at super high volumes unless you've done some crazy mods or treatment. I always felt the mids/highs kept going with the bass trying to keep up (yes with the Klipschorn too).  I've had Khorns, La Scalas, Cornwalls, Chorus, Forte, CF3 etc.. I'd say the best sounding speaker when cranking to party levels is the Chorus 2.  

But after owning the Tekton Double Impact, I find them just as loud but much more pleasing at the high volume. They don't scream at you as much and you sense more of the lower/midbass thumb/slam.