I have a pair of Infinity speakers. They are 3-way with a 15 inch
woofers. This is definitely not a speaker for an apartment dweller. My
neighbor under me catches it because the bass soundwave ends up in her
apartment. They are hooked up to an Onkyo Integra amp(the one with the
vu meters). They are definitely top end speakers. They seem to sound
even better as the volume increases. Bass drops down to 25 Hz or lower.
In other words it drops below what you can hear. You feel it. I can't
see how low they go because I could blow my ears with the great SPL
these babies put out.
As far as a much smaller speaker. I have a pair of Advent Baby IIIs
hooked up to a 10 inch passive sub. These babies crank at the low end.
You get excellent imaging and soundstage. The sub gives you enough
ummmphhh to keep you going. I give it a workout sometimes with Miami
Bass Music. You have a ways to go before they distort.
If you really want some serious bass, tryout Bob Carver's Sunfire True
Subwoofer. It's only 11 cubic inches but it is the most powerful sub I
have ever heard. It drops down to 18hz. With an internal amp that can
produce 2,700 watts. That's right, two thousand, seven hundred. That's
at one ohm though. But at 4 or 8 ohms no other manufactured sub is as
powerful or as loud. You can cause structural damage to your house!!
Whatever speaker you choose, make sure they have a high sensitivity
level. (89db or better). The higher the better. This takes the load
off your amp. For example a speaker with a let's say 93db sensitivity
level will sound extremely loud with only a fifty watt amp. Imagine if
you had 100 watts to kick in. Cerwin Vegas and Klipschs usually have
high sensitivity levels. My all-time favorite speaker is the Klipschorn
and it handles 100w and is 104db. You won't get pass the 3 on your
volume control before making someone scream. This is coming out of a
refrigerator sized speaker weighing in at 167lbs each.
Another word of advice is to run pink noise through your speakers after
you get them. This helps the break-in period. The easiest way to do
this is to turn on your FM tuner, pink noise is that static you hear
when you don't have a station up. Play that at a medium volume for a
few hours. You might want to leave the house because of the irritation.
There will be a marked difference in sound. If you don't believe me,
play your speakers out of box and then later try the pink noise test. I
guarantee you will be pleased with them. And stay away from that wimpy
speaker wire. Get as heavy a gauge as possible,
Peace,
Boone
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