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I've follwed the suggestion from Larry van Wormer in swapping the original bass unit for a SEAS one (no change to crossover as yet). Already there is great improvement in smoothness, ambience retrieval etc. BUT, I've lost all of the bass. Only doing this by ear but I doubt whether I'm getting anything much below about 200Hz (the woofer is working !). Only other change was to try adding some felt to the side panels - doubt if this could have made such a huge difference to the bass. Anyone any ideas ? I am assuming that crossover design would only really affect the transition between the two drivers, not the lower end of the bass response. Help - it feels like I'm listening to a pair of, admittedly smooth, transistor radios !PS - cannot find any contact details for Larry van Wormer ot Eric Wallin who had posted details of this upgrade on the web.
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Which Seas, there is a woofer and midrange that look about the same. tdc
Hi
Speaker in question is the SEAS MP14RCY/P as reccomended in Larry van Wormer's article.
Stephen
I built these some time ago and use them with a powered subwoofer for video. The sub has an electronic crossover set at about 100 hz and blends well. I suspect these speakers do start to head south somewhere between 100 to 200 hz. Just add a sub. The midrange and high end are fine for what they cost. Just don't expect them to be full rangers.tdc
I'm using a REL sub anyway. Remember I was using the stock LX5s before so am comparing the modified versions (with SEAS woofer) with these. The stock LX5s had loads more bass (although I am sure it starts to roll well above 100Hz). Something, somewhere is very wrong. Anyone have a contact for Larry van Wormer or Eric Wallin ?
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