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Offline Grainger49

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Reply #15 on: May 07, 2015, 01:00:08 PM
My room is 13'X23'.  The speakers are 58.5" apart.
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Reply #16 on: May 07, 2015, 01:57:06 PM
The subs should be placed in the room based upon the bass response in-room, not in relation to the Orcas. The frequency range they play in has wavelengths so long (10 feet and more) that the localization relative to the mains is secondary to whether or not you are setting off room modes. Try them in some spot, move them a foot and try them again. You will eventually find a spot where the bass is the most even throughout the range, with minimal boom or suckouts. Quite often a non-symmetrical arrangement of the subs will actually work better than a symmetrical one as each box excites different modes, thus evening out the overall response.

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Reply #17 on: May 07, 2015, 02:07:48 PM

Of course the original poster may want something less like a freezer in size ...

How about a washer/dryer pair?



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Reply #18 on: May 07, 2015, 02:28:04 PM
I edited the above post.  It is 58.5" between the speakers.

The thread linked below has a lot of Blumenstein Orca/Dungeness information in it.  Start at the back of the thread since the Dungeness are newer.

http://bottlehead.com/smf/index.php?topic=1943.0
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Reply #19 on: May 07, 2015, 04:14:30 PM
The blumensteins seem to be the favorite.  I wonder how well it would blend with my 10" b&w sub since the speakers are so small (i've tried small speakers before and haven't had much luck blending them).  My preference for crossover frequency is kind of low, maybe 40 or 50 (ideally the main speakers would overlap with this).  Any suggestions?

Dave



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Reply #20 on: May 08, 2015, 12:38:53 AM
When I got my Orcas (Classic, now) I used them with my Boston Acoustics 10" sub.  After dialing in the crossover and level it was acceptable. 

But after about a year I had grown to realized that the bass was slow compared to the Orcas.  Then I bought a pair of Dungeness subs.  I set them up according to the Blumenstein guidelines and varied only a little from that.  I think the stock suggestion is a crossover of a little above 80 Hz with the Dungeness (the model line has changed since then).

Of course, the crossover depends on the main speaker's roll off.  Otherwise, if you do not crossover high enough, you end with a bass suck out.




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Reply #22 on: May 08, 2015, 09:32:44 AM
Indeed !  Those look really nice.

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Reply #23 on: May 08, 2015, 04:35:04 PM
for sure, though downsizing is the goal lol