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In the Thread: A quest for a better monitor.
Post Subject: Sealing the Druid's portPosted by manisandher on: 11/10/2009
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OK, I see.

Actually, I was planning on using the Druids with their ports sealed. Bad idea?

FWIW, I have a pair of Wilson Benesch Chimera speakers (the UK-based manufacturer, not to be confused with the 'famous' US one) that I'm hoping to use for upper and lower bass duties, i.e. disgarding the HF driver (and the built-in passive x-overs). I've just got a feeling that the ABR-loaded upper chamber might work very well from 70-150Hz or so. I intend to block the downward firing ports of the lower chamber, and push these drivers 'hard' <70Hz.

The Chimeras have average sensitivity, so I'll use the amplifiers that I currently have knocking around - a Pass Aleph 4 for upperbass and a couple of Hypex class D amps for the lowerbass.

Hopefully, I'll manage to get something half-coherent coming out of this hodgepodge. If not, DSETs and horns will be on the agenda sooner rather than later.

Mani.

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