This may be the single most compelling reason... - jb0194

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This may be the single most compelling reason...

Posted by jb0194 on April 30, 2007 at 15:35:58

In Reply to: REL STRATA lll Problem posted by Equi57 on April 29, 2007 at 11:12:08:

...to build DIY stereo subs with sealed cabinets and use dedicated OUTBOARD sub amps. Any sub amp, plate or outboard, is far more likely to fail before the driver (or cabinet).

Brian King, a regular and very knowledgeable contributor to this asylum, recently built for me a pair of beautifully-veneered sealed subwoofer cabinets with perfect flush mount driver cutouts.

The drivers are the ScanSpeak 23W-4557-T00, without the passive radiators. Great 2 channel music performance in sealed boxes as small as 1 cubic foot!

I use a pair of feature-rich Reckhorn A400 outboard sub amps (continuously adjustable phase, 0 through 270 degrees, single band parametric EQ, etc) at under $400 each.

For about the price of one "better" quality commercial sub I have a stereo pair, optimized for music.

And if an amp fries I just replace it, never touching the sub!

Parts Express also recently introduced a feature-rich outboard dedicated sub amp for under $400, so nice amp options exist.

These subs have worked out so well that I can now get custom sealed cabinet main loudspeakers to match my Atma-Sphere M-60 OTL amps (via Rick Craig of Selah Audio).

Just my two cents, but I can't see a better way to go.

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Topic - REL STRATA lll Problem - Equi57 11:12:08 04/29/07 (12)

This may be the single most compelling reason... - jb0194 15:35:58 04/30/07 (1)

Re: This may be the single most compelling reason... - equi57 16:13:01 04/30/07 (0)

Unfortunately, this is a COMMON problem with Stratas - Terry 06:19:13 04/30/07 (3)

Re: Unfortunately, this is a COMMON problem with Stratas - equi57 06:37:58 04/30/07 (2)

Re: Unfortunately, this is a COMMON problem with Stratas - Terry 16:11:54 04/30/07 (1)

Re: Unfortunately, this is a COMMON problem with Stratas - kenster 18:50:29 04/30/07 (0)

Re: REL STRATA lll Problem - kenster 15:45:42 04/29/07 (5)

Re: REL STRATA lll Problem - equi57 16:13:01 04/29/07 (4)

Re: REL STRATA lll Problem - kenster 16:51:27 04/29/07 (3)

Re: REL STRATA lll Problem - equi57 17:44:58 04/29/07 (2)

Re: REL STRATA lll Problem - kenster 18:16:36 04/29/07 (1)

Re: REL STRATA lll Problem - equi57 18:40:12 04/29/07 (0)

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This may be the single most compelling reason... - jb0194 15:35:58 04/30/07 (1)

Re: This may be the single most compelling reason... - equi57 16:13:01 04/30/07 (0)

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