What do do with my Cambridge woofer?

[Spasticteapot]

I have a pair of Cambridge Ensemble I speakers which will soon be in use. I've heard 'em before; they're great speakers, with great subwoofers. However, I also happen to have one of the woofers included with the (not quite as good) Model II ensemble speakers.

I'm also having someone build me a pair of Tang-Band based TL's. The W3-871S, although a fullrange speaker, has iffy bass at best. Hence, the need for a discrete subwoofer.

So, how should I go about doing this? Should I wire them through the internal passthrough in the Cambridge woofer, at the risk of degredation of sound quality, or mod the Cambridge with a plate-amp so that I could run them seperately?

Or should I get off my lazy *** and build a subwoofer?

Thanks,
Joe.

[Cal Weldon]

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New Ensemble II has one subwoofer cabinet that encloses two 6 1/2-inch woofers in a single enclosure that uses a bandpass filter -- a two-part filter that cuts highs and lows to leave a band in the middle. New Ensemble II sounds great, with bass extension comparable to the New Ensemble.

Each satellite and subwoofer contains all the response-tailoring circuitry required (including deep bass filtering). So you can choose from a variety of ways to wire the units. And you won't be forced to wire first to the subwoofer and then out to the satellites, which all use gold-plated five-way connecting posts. Charcoal, also available in White.

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Hi Joe,

It's a tailored system so it's tough to say how it will mate with the TB's. Try experimenting before you decide if you need a different woofer set up. I'm not a fan of bandpass so the first thing I would do is pull the drivers and pop them in a different cabinet. If you are fine with bandpass, they may be just fine. Only your ears can tell you.

[xstephanx]

i now im only 15 and about 1/1000000000000th as experienced as you cal, but with all due respect i think you misunderstood it. It said it has a bandpass filter, not a bandpass enclosure(i believe).

[Spasticteapot]

Actually, I was intending to rip out the bandpass filter and throw in a proper plate amp with an adjustable crossover point. Not a perfect solution, but it should work well enough.