Pure Audio Project open baffle speakers

I agree with the spatial recommendation. A fair comparison to the PAP would be the X series.

Oz

The very low bass is going to be very confused. I would cross over to a sealed sub at 100 Hz.

I seriously doubt that. My X3s go reach down to 25 hz with authority. The bass is very controlled and pitch correct. OB bass is probably about the most natural reproduction of the lower frequencies you are likely to hear, along with horn loaded bass. Both can be exceptional.

Oz

You have no clue until you hear OB bass done right. And Spatial gets it right. You can speculate all you like, but that's all you are doing.

Oz

But I have a few questions...
- how wide is your room.?
- did it take a lot of time to find their ideal position?
- is it better to have more space behind them - I have about 8 ft available
- have you tried them further away from the wall behind them?
- the two large round "Towers" behind the speakers - what do they do?

The room is 15.5 X 25. I have the speakers about 55" from the front wall. I tried them further into the room, and closer to the wall, but this seemed like the best position, bringing them further into the room had no positive effect. They aren't hard to place in a room, since bass nodes that have affected other speakers seem to have no bearing on OB bass. I have fine tuned them a couple of times, but the basic position hasn't changed much. They do like a lot of toe in and the sweet spot is pretty small. That's the only negative I can think of.

The round things are home made tube traps. I have had them for many years. I haven't tried to remove them with these speakers. But the bass with the X3 is pitch correct and the most accurate sounding bass I have had in this room.

Oz

mrotino,

You have only scratched the surface with 40 hours on the speakers. Mine improved up to and beyond 300 hours. The bass will benefit the most, becoming more prodigious with better presence and slam with kick drum and electric bass guitar. It does get much better than what you hear now.

Oz

Sorry to say, but maybe you chose the wrong speaker.