Modding your Tripath will not help much if your speakers lack bass. Always address the cause first. Otherwise, you'll be spending time and money unnecessarily.
By the way, new speakers need to be "run-in". They sound very "Raw" out of the box. Play music for a few days to work the suspension in. You'll get better bass and smoother highs after that. It's quite noticeable.
By the way, new speakers need to be "run-in". They sound very "Raw" out of the box. Play music for a few days to work the suspension in. You'll get better bass and smoother highs after that. It's quite noticeable.
RUN to the nearest big box store and buy something that sucks right away, it's the only cure....
no wire is wire,
Driver "break-in" takes very little time ~25 min. breaking in a driver is just loosening the resin on the spider. It's stiff when it's new because it's just been sprayed on and never worked back and forth. You stretch it out at low spl levels for half hour and it will last longer than fast hard motion at first because too much too soon will break the spiders fibers while trying to shed the excess resin.
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Michael,
The multi-day break-in thing is a element of Psychoacoustics, basically getting used to the new sound. I've done the measurement tests, after about 1/2 hour of low SPL music the driver sounds the same at one hour as it does at 20 hours. Although... drivers do continue to loosen over the life of the driver and will sound loose/dull before falling apart. Which is why I think people who get new drivers to replace old worn out drivers notice "harshness/crispness" which they have to get used to.
The multi-day break-in thing is a element of Psychoacoustics, basically getting used to the new sound. I've done the measurement tests, after about 1/2 hour of low SPL music the driver sounds the same at one hour as it does at 20 hours. Although... drivers do continue to loosen over the life of the driver and will sound loose/dull before falling apart. Which is why I think people who get new drivers to replace old worn out drivers notice "harshness/crispness" which they have to get used to.
It all depends on the driver. A well run in driver will have a lower Fs than the same speaker new out of the box.
Some drivers need quite a bit of time for the Fs to settle. What you typically see is some sort of bounce back. After a period of excitation, the Fs often drops more than 10-15%, as compared to the new state. But, after letting the driver rest for a while, the Fs will rise again, as if the suspension has some sort of memory effect. It may take quite some time before this effect disappears.
Some drivers need quite a bit of time for the Fs to settle. What you typically see is some sort of bounce back. After a period of excitation, the Fs often drops more than 10-15%, as compared to the new state. But, after letting the driver rest for a while, the Fs will rise again, as if the suspension has some sort of memory effect. It may take quite some time before this effect disappears.
$99 DIY plate amps
A bit of a warning with the inexpensive stuff, the amplifiers notoriously stop working, the auto-on is typically a problem (a power strip may be an easy fix).
I’ve been though a few of the $99 DIY plate amps; circuits burned out, etc. I pulled one out that was in use for a couple of years, it still works but it looks terrible, like it is 20 years old. It was over my friend’s house, and they keep the volume very low.
I use typical stereo amps for bass (the processor has a 40, 80 or 120hz crossover), sometimes bridging the amp mono.
A bit of a warning with the inexpensive stuff, the amplifiers notoriously stop working, the auto-on is typically a problem (a power strip may be an easy fix).
I’ve been though a few of the $99 DIY plate amps; circuits burned out, etc. I pulled one out that was in use for a couple of years, it still works but it looks terrible, like it is 20 years old. It was over my friend’s house, and they keep the volume very low.
I use typical stereo amps for bass (the processor has a 40, 80 or 120hz crossover), sometimes bridging the amp mono.
Thanks for the heads up. I must be lucky. I have the PSW10 on 24/7 on auto for more than 6 months. So far, it's still alive.
Should it decide to die on me, it's not a problem. I've got plenty of backups. There are at least 5 electronic crossovers on my shelf. And being a designer, there are a lot of high powered amps in my lab.
I don't normally use this PSW10. I actually bought it for evaluation. I wanted to see what a budget sub is capable of. A few of my subs are in the picture. A Push/Pull, a BandPass and a Sealed. There are more speakers and subs out of frame. I really need a bigger space.
Should it decide to die on me, it's not a problem. I've got plenty of backups. There are at least 5 electronic crossovers on my shelf. And being a designer, there are a lot of high powered amps in my lab.
I don't normally use this PSW10. I actually bought it for evaluation. I wanted to see what a budget sub is capable of. A few of my subs are in the picture. A Push/Pull, a BandPass and a Sealed. There are more speakers and subs out of frame. I really need a bigger space.
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