2-way speaker with best bass

This article may be relevant(I actually posted it on a subwoofer thread too) - it is all about trade-offs and what do you call "better" - is "better" more accuracy (good transients) or is it just copious bass (wow that thing makes lots of bass at LF).

"There thus evolved two camps of woofer design: those with strong magnets, having better transient accuracy but worse LF response, and those with weaker magnets having good LF response but poor transient response. However, the poor transient response of a sealed box with a woofer having a weak magnet pales into insignificance alongside the
wholesale demolition of the waveform that takes place
in reflex, bandpass and transmission line speakers."

Have you checked out Tannoy?

I had a pair of those Altec 19's. Wish I had them back. Sold them in the early 80's when I didn't know diddly squat. But, once thing I can say, that even with large drivers in a large cabinet, the bass was not really that 'deep'. Tight/fast absolutely and they produced some fairly high SPL's without overloading my room or distorting. Very impressive I think. I'd love to hear them now with tubes. :-)

If you'd like to hear for yourself how Pat McGinty managed his tradeoff in the Shearwater design, you're welcome. Drop me a line if you come to Montreal.

Thanks! I'm not heading that way anytime soon but I appreciate the offer.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, but take a good look at the SP Technology Timepiece 3.0