A 12” ported sub can go a long way. My room is smaller so mine is sealed.
Speaker choice without need for deep bass
I am slowly moving away from large full size/full range speakers and migrate to smaller 2 way.
This effect is caused by me adding a great 18" subwoofer to the system, and later playing with the 'main' speakers (and main amplifier) relieved of the 50 Hz and below heavy lifting duties (low pass to sub with own dedicated amp, high pass to main amplifier/main speakers).
So the big full range speakers were replaced with large bookshelf. Everything is fine, except that I have a HUGE (by volume and area) open main listening room. But now the 2 way speaker with one 6" woofer just CANNOT 'move enough air' to listen to high level music without starting to distort.
Therefore the next speaker design I want to try is a still small speaker but with two low/midrange drivers simply to be able to play at 'concert level' without distortion; but still no need for very low bass.
Since still in the trial and error and validation phase of my 'concept', any small 2 (if needed 3) way candiate must also fit the VERY low price (used) criteria ($1,000 or less).
What comes to mind?
Note: I had also inquired about the KEF LS50 for example, but was told they (and similar speakers) would suffer from the 'just not enough square inches' issue required for very large rooms.
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The Acoustic Zen Adagio Jr would meet your requirements but not your price point. However there’s a pair on EBay from an estate sale with damage to the enclosure on one of them. And since it’s an estate sale have they been tested ? They look a bit tattered , but look and maybe ask some questions. At $650 if they play ok and you can give them some TLC they do sound pretty good. And maybe offer them less. Cheers , Mike. |
@erik_squires How's the 'subcabs' going? |
The original poster’s remote controlled Velodyne Digital Drive-15 is equipped with both variable low and high pass filtering. All Velodyne DD series subwoofers offer the ability to act as a master Optimization control in conjunction with most any slave subwoofer. High pass filtering is not a panacea rather a method to be tried. Usually in the case of inadequate amplification power to the main speakers or if the main speakers provide a poor low frequency response at their lower limit. In any case high pass filtering is a trial and error option to be determined by the user.
Using the original posters remote controlled Velodyne Digital Drive-15 provides multiple adjustment parameters for matching the main speakers presentation as well as room optimization and equalization which are then saved to six memory presets. Velodyne DD series subwoofer’s position must first be determined by using the subwoofer crawl or their calibrated mic while noting the rooms strongest or best sound standing wave modes (as should any subwoofer) to position the subwoofer in. The Velodyne DD Plus series uses a more in depth twenty minute auto program to make these adjustments which can easily be manually altered to taste then saved to memory within either models six EQ presets. Velodyne technology eliminated the "hard’ twenty-two years ago for either 10" $2,500. to 18" $5,800. |
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