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> Terry D wrote:
>> "bassett" <bassett@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>"Terry D" <rodney.trustNOSPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>>Alternatively, what do you think of this one - same make as my
>>>>>>speakers.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>http://www.digitaldirect.co.uk/products_moreinfo3/index.asp?product_id=2971
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Terry D.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's rubbish.. it's a well know scientific fact, you can't
get
>>>>> good bass from anything less then an 8 inch
>>>>>driver, that thing is only 6.5 inches.
>>>>> Good bass requires a large Driver / woofer, an eight inch unit
>>>>> would be minimum size. that's one reason there worth, what
there
>>>>> worth.. But if your happy, so be it.
>>>>>
>>>>>But go down to a respectable Hi Fi store and let your ears be
>>>>>the judge.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>bassett
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Thanks, I'll take your valuable advice, but my existing speakers
already
>>>>have 8" bass units, so will the addition of a subwoofer significantly
>>>>improve the bass, compared with simply increasing the bass control
>>>>and/or adding loudness? I suspect the answer is yes! Fortunately, I
>>>>have a detached house!
>>>>
>>>>Terry D.
>>>
>>> If you've got good bass drivers , why not try Bi-amp'ing and
>>> see how that sounds.
>>>
>>>Really all a sub will do in intensify the bass, and if you
>>>Bi-amp, with A / B channels on a stereo amp, your doing the
same
>>>thing.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> My speakers have only one pair of connections, so I can't bi-amp. I
>> think I will buy a subwoofer with at least an 8 inch unit - I reckon
not
>> much over £100 if I shop around. Then again, I could go for the full
5.1
>> surround sound to go with my To****ba 32" television. Are wireless back
>> speakers any good, or will I have to lift floorboards yet again?
>>
>> Terry D.
> An 8 inch speaker is more like a tweeter than a subwoofer.
This just demonstrates JUST what you don't know about speaker
technoligy
> Go for a 15 inch cone and hear some _real_ bass.
yes and no.. It also depends on the quality of the driver, Scan
Speak and Seas make some of the best drivers in the world, but
nether
make a 15 or 18 inch driver.
Perhaps you could give us some manufacturers, or web sites for
drivers over 10 inches in size.
bassett
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