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Single driver full range speakers

Hi,
I am a simple home hobbiest. I've built an great sounding full range single speaker set (so no cross-over,, and that's the point. I don't want a x-over).
But of course it lacks terribly in bass. Is it possible (is it commonly done?) to add a woofer into the cabinet with no cross-over (again, simple straight wire to amp). Would it require wiring in parallel or series?

Currently each speaker has one TangBand W8-1808 full range 8" driver and sounds very good.

Thanks in advance, I really would like to know if this is possible (safe?) to do.
Rob

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helomech
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Why don't they offer more single driver speakers?

Because most of them don’t sound very good once the listener gets past the honeymoon phase. That and most of them are severely limited in dynamic range. 
They tend to be one-trick ponies: very good at producing a fast and tactile midrange at the expense of everything else. 

 

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tcutter
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@helomech 

Exactly. And this is why a properly designed 2.5 way with the midrange directly coupled to the amplifier provides the benefits without significant downside.

westcoastaudiophile
530 posts
 

try Fostex

e.g.: https://www.fostex.jp/en/products/ff125wk/

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deer_creek_audio
86 posts
 

Check out this tech blog on Subwoofer Integration - Take Your Stereo to the Next Level

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tcutter
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@westcoastaudiophile 

It's relatively flat response lies between 200Hz and 5 KHz and is not what most think of as "full-range". 

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