In Reply to: Sealed Box - JBL or Eminence woofer ? posted by thylantyr on August 31, 2002 at 12:44:54:
For a true subwoofer, I think you'd be better off going with something like an Adire Tempest or even a Brahma in a large ported box, tuned very low. You won't have the sensitivity, but that doesn't really matter if you are going with a purely active system.If you want some amazing midbass, run an array of four Seas Excel 8's on each channel... It'll cost you the same as a single beefy JBL driver, maybe a little more, and will probably sound better. Some of the best midbass/midrange drivers around. Take them down to 60 Hz, couple that with a Brahma 15" in a large, low tuned box... You will have a killer bass/midbass system.
I know my midbass sugestion isn't an 18" woofer, but I just wanted to present some alternative choices to you... You don't need an 18" midbass for a good bass guitar sound. The Quad excels would also give you higher sensitivity or very similar.
Adam
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