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SET friendly speakers w/ slam?

i do love the wilson punch & dynamics and find them execptional at reproducing a drum kit, but their impedance curve is not necessarily SET-friendly.

any suggestions for a speaker that has higher sensitivity, higher impedance that can kick your face in w/ rock & roll? i'm not talking volume, i'm talking impact. music is visceral when its live, and thats what i'm looking for.

thx
128x128rhyno
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dan_ed
2,451 posts
 
Edgarhorn Titan IIs. And I agree with those who say that slam comes from the mid-bass.
miklorsmith
146 posts
 
My Zu Def. II subs are run up to 120 hz and they slam, oh baby do they slam. The Def. Pros I had didn't, I could only run the subs up to 65 hz.

SET friendly? Yep, completely. However, the SET amp isn't responsible for the slammage. I wouldn't expect nearly any SET amp on nearly any speaker to produce deep, impactful bass on its own. I have a Crown pro amp running the subs in mine.
majicjazz
66 posts
 
Try a Pair of Avantgarde unos or duos with an art audio amp, SET magic with all the slam you whould ever want.
kenk168
175 posts
 
03-10-08: Tvad
Oh yes...I also recently tried NuForce Ref9SE V2 and Bel Canto Ref1000 on the Sonata III. The Bel Canto had more "slam", but the NuForce were more refined in the mids and highs.

Tvad,

In my application, the Nuforce had more slam down low with greater punch, impact and visceral bass than the Bel Canto Ref 1K it replaced. More transparent, almost invisible and undetectable sonic signature. I had mine burned in for a good week or two before making such observation. Not sure if you had your Nuforce optimized and properly burned in when you made your above observation
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