DirtDawg
Ex Member
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At this juncture, after using all summer to evaluate them outside in the garden, I am amazed with how usable this enclosure can be.
Much larger than a regular WO, but then, I am using 18s, not 10s.
I have used it with advanced electronics, bi-amping, equalizing, digital correction and re-alignments of phase, loads of power and I have experienced some great results.
Obviously, this is not a "simpler is better" attempt to get my needs met. But, outdoors, this thing can totally rock and keep up with my previously described "awesome" tops. Those tops kick ass by themselves so, having a sub that can keep up with them is a tall order.
I can only say good things. Properly set up with a Live Sound Reinforcement style of presentation, this thing actually does kick major ass and I have enough experience to know the difference.
This enclosure is huge (4ftX4ftX2ft), but not really all that huge, when relating it to all other dual 18 subwoofer type enclosures (generally as large as small refrigerators) used in sound reinforcement.
I have also used them, just attempting the simpler is better realm (with almost no expectation of success) with small speakers (some old 70s era Pioneer 12 inch three way consumer grade things I still have lying around the garage), just run straight parallel off the (cheap old Yamaha, but sometimes a Crown DC 300) amp and these enclosures offer nothing ugly at all.
As we crank it all up, these dual 18 bottoms seem to come into there own (I was using just the old Yamaha stereo amp, 140 watts per channel, made in the '80s, not bad, but not great either, but to compare, sometimes and old Crown DC300) with no crossover, no EQ, no electronic manipulation what so ever, just simply parallel across the same terminals the ancient Pioneers were attached to.
Later I used some similar old JBL 4311 monitors with even better results. These boxes always added bass and at certain levels is was really well balanced.
These are truly well made bandpass enclosures which can also be used with no crossover at all. There is a bump in response in the 160Hz region at low power, but not bad and after getting loud (closer to the 100dB range) the peaks are more in the 40hz and 60Hz region which most small speakers can benefit from.
Nothing wrong with these boxes!
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