Woofer (not sub) to go with the W3-871S

[Razorfist]

Hi,

Last week I built a pair of seales speakers with one Tangband W3-871S each. They sound marvelous! I really like them but they lack in the lower frequencies.
I could build a vented speaker with them ofcourse but I'm affraid it will exceed the xmax way too soon then.

Do you perhaps have a suggestion of a 5"/6.5" woofer to match them nicely?

I do live in the Netherlands, so Radioshack/Dayton isn't really a possibility for me. I will have to stick to the major brands here.. (Visaton, Vifa, Peerless etc)

Also (yeah I'm picky ) I would like not to exceed the 30liters (+/- 1.05 cubic feet) and spend way over 50 Euro's on each driver.

Thanks for your help

[Guss]

Peerless offers low priced drivers and they are leaders in bass application. I guess a pair of 6.5'' woof would be more than enough to match those TB you got there....

[coolkhoa]

I agree with Guss. Peerless is the leader when it comes to accurate and powerful bass in moderate-sized enclosures, and their Classic 5" and 6-1/2" woofers should be more than adequate at a good, low price.

Good luck. (And be sure to post your listening impressions with the woofers set up.)

[cadmaniac]

Seas aluminum.

[Guss]

Originally posted by cadmaniac
Seas aluminum.

A bit too expensive, lack of low end IMO.

[Razorfist]

Wow.. thanks
I'll have a look at what Peerless has to offer to me

The Tangband can take it down to 115-120 or so.. so the woofers only have to play from maybe.. 130/150 and down? The midrange really isn't important here. (well offcourse it is, but its taken care of )

The units in my range are:
- CSC 145 G (54 euro)
- CSC 176 H (56 euro)
- CSX 145 H (56 euro)

Seas is above my budget..
Why is everything so expensive in the Netherlands?

Any comments on Visaton? The W130S and W170S are pretty affordable.

Thanks for all the feedback!



by the way.. would you recommend a 6,5" of a lower series or a 5" of a higher series?

[Guss]

Originally posted by Razorfist
by the way.. would you recommend a 6,5" of a lower series or a 5" of a higher series? [/B]

Definitively the 6.5inch

[coolkhoa]

by the way.. would you recommend a 6,5" of a lower series or a 5" of a higher series?

Again, I'd agree with Guss and would recommend the 6.5" over the 5" just for its better bass performance. Heck, I'd recommend a Peerless 8" model, that is if you don't mind it being slightly "slower" than the 6.5" and occupy more space.

Best of luck to you.

[Razorfist]

First of all, there might be a slight delay My receiver's left pre-amp is broken (digital connection works great, but with analog/radio the left speaker doesnt work) so it will have to go back to Marantz I'm affraid

Second, I found this woofer:
http://www.intertechnik.de/user/1010...s/1345058.html

It can be used in a 25 liter BR-housing and will have a -3dB of 35Hz!! And maybe I can get them for only 37 euro each

Too bad they're 4Ohm, so not very suitable for playing on a tube amp (don't have one.. but just in case )

[fireman]

Last week I built a pair of seales speakers with one Tangband W3-871S each. They sound marvelous! I really like them but they lack in the lower frequencies.
I could build a vented speaker with them ofcourse but I'm affraid it will exceed the xmax way too soon then.

Bonsoir Razorfist,

These TBs look really good. Would you mind sharing the construction details with a newbie ? I want to start with a small speaker in order to experiment a bit before I try something bigger.

I have been thinking about the Alegria Isa for a while but the sonotube thing on the insade of the cabinet worries me. I don't know why but I'd prefer something with 3 drivers instead of 4.

If someone in this forum with the knowledge required for this job would help me figure out how to do this in a regular "needle" box (ie without the sonotube inside) I would really appreciate it.

I guess I would need some kind of electronics to help with the baffle step. Help with this would also be very welcome.