Thank you for the responses so far. The speaker is the Orion which is a Siegfried Linkwitz design is fully active i.e. each frequency band has to have it's own amplifier. The design is an open baffle dipole with 2 bass drivers, one facing forward and the other in reverse but wired in tandem. Currently each of these drivers is powered by it's own 60 watt amplifier. The specs of the driver are as follows ( please pardon all these numbers as I don't really know which ones you'll need to give me your opinion on this issue)
Electrical Data
Nominal impedance Zn 8 ohm
Minimum impedance Zmin 4.9 ohm
Maximum impedance Zo 53.3 ohm
T-S Parameters
Resonance Frequency fs 18.9 Hz
Mechanical Q factor Qms 2.63
Electrical Q factor Qes 0.18
Sensitivity (2.83V/1m) 88.4 dB
In stock form with it's ATI amplifier, it is a excellent sounding speaker. However when I substituted the Pass XA 30.5 for the mid and high drivers it elevated the performance of the speaker to another level. My issue is to therefore get the lower end to be of comparable quality, hence the question.
Thanks again for the input
Electrical Data
Nominal impedance Zn 8 ohm
Minimum impedance Zmin 4.9 ohm
Maximum impedance Zo 53.3 ohm
T-S Parameters
Resonance Frequency fs 18.9 Hz
Mechanical Q factor Qms 2.63
Electrical Q factor Qes 0.18
Sensitivity (2.83V/1m) 88.4 dB
In stock form with it's ATI amplifier, it is a excellent sounding speaker. However when I substituted the Pass XA 30.5 for the mid and high drivers it elevated the performance of the speaker to another level. My issue is to therefore get the lower end to be of comparable quality, hence the question.
Thanks again for the input