Perfect low/sub for the Turbosound TXD-081

Hello to all you friendly people,

As the title says, I am looking for a low/sub woofer to combine with a pair of Turbosound TXD-081 speakers I have lying around here. Here's a specsheet:  ftp://ftp.turbosound.com/datasheets/txd081.pdf
Absolutely amazing speakers; very loud, good quality, compact... well, I just like them very much for the money.

The speakers are powered by the Crown XTi1000. Good amplifier with build-in audio processor. And that's pretty handy, but not really comparable to the real professional stuff.. Here's a specsheet: http://www.crownaudio.com/pdf/amps/139472-3.pdf
The amplifier suits reasonable to the speakers. But for good headroom in all situations I would recommend a amplifier from around 500-600 watts @ 8 ohm (rather than 275).

And now my question to you guys: what low/sub cabinet will suit nice to my turbo's?
I know a lot of subs will do the job. But I am looking for the PERFECT MATCH (and I'm the critical type of guy).
I was thinking of a 15" BR? Double 12"? I prefer a single-driver cabinet, because of the costs.
Sound quality is the main desire. Second is the sensitivity or SPL. Third is the size. WEIGHT IS NOT A ISSUE! (150kg or 15kg, I don't mind at all)

I hope that anyone nows the answer to this!

Thanks a lot,

Greetings,

Teun (4AC)


Edited by 4AC - 24 March 2011 at 9:08am

I would go for a simple low-tuned 18" reflex box. I would make two with top hats so you can mount your TXDs on poles.  There are lots of easy to build 18" reflex designs out there and they would give good punchy low bass to meet the clear mid of your cabs.  You would need another amp, something that could do sub but you might not need a xover if that amp has a sub out and time alignment won't be ness.  Would be a nice little system if you spend the money on good components.

S

Thanks for your quick replies!

Well, you're right about the amp. Before I buy a second one (XTI2000 ore what-ever) it will go fine by using one channel for the turbo's and the second channel for the subs. I used this configuration before, successfully. The amp has a built-in crossover, eq, pink-noise, delay, limiter, etc. etc. No problem at all! And, it does relatively fine on low. No comparison to a macrotech 5000 or crest 9001, but, that aint a comparison at all if you look to price, weight and go on.

A 18" br, I wonder if that would be the bes option, quality-wise. This kinda sub propably won't go high enough and my turbo's won't go low enough. I think there will be a 'gap' between the sub and the top.

The Ciare in a BR also isn't the way in my opinion. You can do 2 things with them:
- loud and not low
- low and not loud
Also the driver needs a lot of power to get them really moving. To get everything where you buy them for.

I don't worry much about the SPL of my tops. When crossed relatively high (let's say, 150 hz and on) they are louder than the specs assume.

More ideas are always welcome!

Greetings,

Teun


Edited by 4AC - 09 March 2011 at 3:41pm

Single 15" reflex is almost certainly the way to go.  For example I've got a couple on the go at the moment which are a Beyma 15LX60 in an 80L box.  Won't go very low (ie below about 45Hz) but quite efficient and very compact.

Loads of suitable 15" drivers out there just depends on your budget. Choose from one of the top brands and you will not go far wrong.

IMHO it needs to be BR because you will need it to play fairly high. Look for one that you know will work and sound good up to at least 250 hz.

It does look at though you have already made your mind up though and would just like a little mutual cuddle.

Tony


Edited by Tony Wilkes - 19 September 2010 at 7:05pm

He really does not need the output though Chris if they just have to keep up with the 8" jobbies.

My double 8" units are looked after by a single 15" per side pretty much like the box you described i.e. 80L tuned 42hz.

Tony