Posted by hurdy_gurdyman [ 209.153.156.167 ] on December 21, 2003 at 11:30:56:
In Reply to: Re: Any good suggestions for subwoofers with full ranges? posted by JLM on December 21, 2003 at 09:06:12:
The eq biamped part is only below 60 Hz. The main speakers are run without a crossover from my tube amp, thus have nothing interfering with the signal clarity. The OB sub still produces better quality of bass then any of the sealed, ported and bandpass subs I've owned. One really needs to seriously audition OB subs to hear what they can do. It's about as close as you can get to a horn bass in clean sounding bass as it gets. The only real drawbacks are that for it to work well, more then one driver should be used, and it's rather inefficient. I use a 200 watt per channel ss amp to run the subs and it's pretty well matched to my 20 watt tube amp. I use my eq unit as part of the crossover to make a steeper roll-off. I don't really need any eq, as the speakers are pretty flat without it, but the eq zeros it in just a bit better, so I have almost a flat line when measuring in room response. One things for sure, it really sounds great.
I notice on the DIY by Bulletin Forum that OB subs are getting more popular every day as more people try them. Must be a good reason for that somewhere.
Dave