In Reply to: "Again, my goal is safety ... My concern is delamination" ... posted by andyr on March 11, 2015 at 19:12:50:
See post above.
I would not worry about driving the 20.x bass panels into oblivion unless you have in excess of 3kw/ch available and a 50 amp circuit.
I have toasted my very powerful amp (see above) and am now considering a subwoofer again for sub 30hz. Not because the Tympanis can't handle it but because the amp can't. At least not for prolonged ear popping bass.
I really don't want to get a more powerful amp.Outside of these experiments my usual bass listening levels are not that extreme - though far heavier than anyone else has reported here.
The one good reason to XO to a sub is to avoid the IMD from high energy low freq. signals going into your mids and tweeter. Basically that is why I prefer the Tympani models to the 20.x as the bass panels are separate.
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