Posted by hurdy_gurdyman [ 209.153.159.145 ] on December 22, 2003 at 17:09:02:
In Reply to: Re: Any good suggestions for subwoofers with full ranges? posted by akhilesh on December 22, 2003 at 12:35:25:
My fullrange driver in the OB's are EV LS-12's with modded piezo tweeter horns. The woofers for the subs are just drivers I had laying around untill I can buy better ones. They still sound great, though. A pair of the 12" woofers came out of some late 70's or early 80's 4-way "Omega" speakers (bass reflex). Not sure where the other two 12's came from, but they seem to be similar. I've unhooked the 10" drivers I was using with them due to surround rot on one pair. The OB's sound just fine with 2-12"'s per baffle. I have measured a very flat response, in room, down to 30 Hz (+1 dB), about 8 dB down at 25 Hz. I plan on getting some 12 or 15 inch drivers for OB, maybe in the spring.
I've been switching back and forth between using my EV's and a pair of modded Klipsch Heresy's. They both sound good, with the EV's being more efficient and the Klipsch sounding a bit faster and more dynamic. The EV's in the OB have a bigger soundstage. I could live with either, but I tend to prefer the Heresy's for the fantastic way they do midrange. Vocals are fantastic!
Dave