I'm going to build a subwoofer and am looking for opinions and options.
The sub is intended for a mix of HT and music. I don't need bone-crushing volume at 10 Hz (I usually play movies 10-15dB down from reference, sometimes louder) but am more interested in clear quality bass. My room is 24' x 17' x 8' in the basement - IB is not possible (unless I build out a wall and make my room 22" x 17' ). I don't have any particular restrictions on size, shape, appearance. I probably don't want to get into the high excursion $400-500 sub drivers which require megawatts to drive them well - I have a bryston 100watt (400W into 4Ohms bridged) that I'll use for now.
I'm thinking a tempest will work - low Fs, fairly high sensitivity, reasonably priced.
Is there some other driver I should be looking at for better quality?
Should I pick up two tempests - would sound quality improve noticeably because of lower excursion when using two drivers?
Paul
The sub is intended for a mix of HT and music. I don't need bone-crushing volume at 10 Hz (I usually play movies 10-15dB down from reference, sometimes louder) but am more interested in clear quality bass. My room is 24' x 17' x 8' in the basement - IB is not possible (unless I build out a wall and make my room 22" x 17' ). I don't have any particular restrictions on size, shape, appearance. I probably don't want to get into the high excursion $400-500 sub drivers which require megawatts to drive them well - I have a bryston 100watt (400W into 4Ohms bridged) that I'll use for now.
I'm thinking a tempest will work - low Fs, fairly high sensitivity, reasonably priced.
Is there some other driver I should be looking at for better quality?
Should I pick up two tempests - would sound quality improve noticeably because of lower excursion when using two drivers?
Paul
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