I recently heard the Acora book shelf-ish speakers (~40 lb each), sitting upon their own sub, the Bedrock. The front end was all VAC.
It was one of the few systems that has ever impressed me.
Good hunting.
Speaker choice without need for deep bass
I am slowly moving away from large full size/full range speakers and migrate to smaller 2 way.
This effect is caused by me adding a great 18" subwoofer to the system, and later playing with the 'main' speakers (and main amplifier) relieved of the 50 Hz and below heavy lifting duties (low pass to sub with own dedicated amp, high pass to main amplifier/main speakers).
So the big full range speakers were replaced with large bookshelf. Everything is fine, except that I have a HUGE (by volume and area) open main listening room. But now the 2 way speaker with one 6" woofer just CANNOT 'move enough air' to listen to high level music without starting to distort.
Therefore the next speaker design I want to try is a still small speaker but with two low/midrange drivers simply to be able to play at 'concert level' without distortion; but still no need for very low bass.
Since still in the trial and error and validation phase of my 'concept', any small 2 (if needed 3) way candiate must also fit the VERY low price (used) criteria ($1,000 or less).
What comes to mind?
Note: I had also inquired about the KEF LS50 for example, but was told they (and similar speakers) would suffer from the 'just not enough square inches' issue required for very large rooms.
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Perhaps true, but I think some of that lower output is achieved from the waveguide, and not just diaphragm excursion. (could be worth an inquiry to see what they have to say about your concern) There’s never a free lunch....the upside of a low tweeter crossover frequency tends to be excellent dispersion and imaging. |
@knotscott My Heil amts' can be crossed between 500~1K, so 950 may not be such a stretch. Really hinges on the woofer if just a 2way.... |
@erik_squires Opting to use instrument drivers in the next 4 DIY's, as heat is an issue for the voice coils....usually made with sterner stuff... I am not afraid.... ;) |
@asvjerry Honestly in my modest home theater I doubt I use a total of more than 20 watts at any given point in time. |
Mabye the subwoofer gets there too, but I have a lot more voice coil wattage capacity than I'll use. - 56 posts total