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Re: Attn Jon Risch - Improving Bass on Maggies with Baffles

Posted by Myles B. Astor on May 4, 2000 at 08:26:57

In Reply to: Re: Attn Jon Risch - Improving Bass on Maggies with Baffles posted by Jon Risch on May 3, 2000 at 16:38:43:

With a well constructed box, heavily braced, and fully stuffed, there is virtually no box responances, or boxy sounds.

Hi Jon,

Sorry to disagree but that would be a first. Like capacitors, the best box is no box. I don't care how well build the box is, you can hear it when compared to an open, dipole design.

If you want to improve the Maggies bass response:

1. Brace the speaker and/or put it on tiptoes;

2. For the biggest improvment: Rebuild the xover with better parts eg chokes, caps, wire, connectors.

3. Make sure you have a powerful, yet well controlled amp on the bottom end.

Myles B. Astor
Publisher
Ultimate Audio

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