Which combination is better for a musical sub......SHIVA....with ava250
or TEMPEST with ava250......room size out of the equation........which one you all would choose if you allwere given the choice on the spot???(mostly classical) mind you only both are to be sealed enclosures........byyyyyyyyye
or TEMPEST with ava250......room size out of the equation........which one you all would choose if you allwere given the choice on the spot???(mostly classical) mind you only both are to be sealed enclosures........byyyyyyyyye
Im sorry but this a silly question. Of coarse the Tempest, but the Shiva would be more appropriate, it is a MUCH smaller box, and classical has very little bass. Unless you are trying to get very very high SPL classical music.
But yes Tempest for sound, shiva for box size.
But in reality you are not going to be using it simply for classical. and realistically if you really want a good classical music system you will use full range speakers or stereo subs. in which case a tempest is not necesary or overkil respectively.
Michael
But yes Tempest for sound, shiva for box size.
But in reality you are not going to be using it simply for classical. and realistically if you really want a good classical music system you will use full range speakers or stereo subs. in which case a tempest is not necesary or overkil respectively.
Michael
I have the Tempest and love it for music. I have it in a sealed octagon at about 145liters. I have the AVA250 for power. I am seriously trying to get a better amp so I can drive each voice coil independently. I found with an older amp driving each voice coil the response was much flatter down to 20hz. NAD 2200 would be ideal.
michael said:
I guess you've not heard the 1812 overture or much
pipe organ. This is the most bass demanding music you can find.
Very few systems can truely reproduce the full spectrum demands
of classical music. The 1812 overture requires a system that can
reach down to 8 Hz to handle the cannon blast (can you say HT). Pipe organ goes down to something like 15-16 Hz ! The full range
of classical music covers all the bases or should I say Basses!
Not the first time I've read the idea that classical music lacks deep bass. It may come from the misconception that the pumped up 60-80hz bass common in pop and rock is deep bass. Even the lowerest ket on a piano has a spectrum that extends lower than most realize.
There is an aspect, to this that is more germain to the original question - namely that in classical smoothness and flatness of the bass response is very important. Thus the original question needs to be temoered by considerations of which option is more will be easier to locate optimally in the room in question. Also, I can't really think about sub-woofers anymore without thinking about Allison effect, room treatment & EQ and Linkwitz tranforms. I think you have to look at these together and choose a driver that works as part of a whole "bass system"
There is an aspect, to this that is more germain to the original question - namely that in classical smoothness and flatness of the bass response is very important. Thus the original question needs to be temoered by considerations of which option is more will be easier to locate optimally in the room in question. Also, I can't really think about sub-woofers anymore without thinking about Allison effect, room treatment & EQ and Linkwitz tranforms. I think you have to look at these together and choose a driver that works as part of a whole "bass system"
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