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Single driver full range speakers

Hi,
I am a simple home hobbiest. I've built an great sounding full range single speaker set (so no cross-over,, and that's the point. I don't want a x-over).
But of course it lacks terribly in bass. Is it possible (is it commonly done?) to add a woofer into the cabinet with no cross-over (again, simple straight wire to amp). Would it require wiring in parallel or series?

Currently each speaker has one TangBand W8-1808 full range 8" driver and sounds very good.

Thanks in advance, I really would like to know if this is possible (safe?) to do.
Rob

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perkri
934 posts
 

@muvluv 

Ok. You name stuff however you like. You can call red, blue if you like, 

https://www.lowtherloudspeakers.com

Take a minute and scan over their site.

Company has been around for 90 years

Look at what they call their drivers.

 

jdal
179 posts
 

Check out the Tribeca speaker from Bache Audio. They use Tang Band wide band drivers, with the whizzer removed, flanked by 2 woofers and a Fostex tweeter. 

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arafiq
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I bought a pair of German Physiks Unicorn II speakers a few months ago. They are the ugliest best sounding speakers I've eve owned, and I've owned quite a few. The omni-directional DDD driver is something to behold. The bass reproduction is fantastic, so much so that I sold my pair of Wilson Benesch Torus subs as well as REL S/10. This is the closes I've come to a live event.

emergingsoul
1,536 posts
 

Why don't they offer more single driver speakers?

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arafiq
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It is not easy to manufacture a single driver speaker to properly address the unique demands and challenges inherent in this topology. Prior to German Physiks, I tried Omega and Ohm at home. I listened to Liisong and MBL in my friends' systems. With the exception of MBL, the other ones had several shortcomings that I just couldn't see myself living with in the long term. German Physiks Unicorn changed my mind about single driver speakers though. Not only is it the best single driver speaker that I've owned, it is THE best speaker that I have owned to date regardless of design or price point.

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