Tang Band W6-1139SI 6-1/2" Subwoofer - midbass?

[Mless5]

Curious to see if anybody used these as midbass in doors. Would like to hear your thoughts. I currently have 8" Morel waiting to go in as part of 2 way with Foundtek full ranges. If that doesn't work and I end up with 3way, how would they do as dedicated midbass?

Thanks.

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[89grand]

I only use one as a sub, but they should work awesome as a midbass. I'd say they are power hungry though so you don't want to loaf along with just 50 watts or so.

[Mless5]

I wonder if sub less 3 way a possibility with these?

[89grand]

Originally Posted by Mless5

I wonder if sub less 3 way a possibility with these?

They are pretty good for their size, but they are just a 6.5". I could see two doing pretty decent as long as you aren't a bass head and don't expect them to sound like two 10's. In a quiet car, I can see not needing a sub.

I'd probably step up to the 8" version if I really wanted to go without a sub.

[tspence73]

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[el_chupo_]

Originally Posted by tspence73

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I would love to try these guys, but it seems kind of a waste to use in a 3 way where he will probably be crossing the midbass at 200hz or so. Seems these would make a much better 2 way, especially since they look good up to about 4k.

[fish]

I think Candisa on here is using or going to use a pair of these in each door for midbass. Might shoot her a PM.

[Sillyboy]

Sorry, but of a thread steal, but...

Originally Posted by 89grand

I'd say they are power hungry though so you don't want to loaf along with just 50 watts or so.

When people say something is "power hungry" -- what exactly does that mean?

I assume we aren't just talking low efficiency (and thus... to get some SPL you need some watts)... or are we?

Assuming a 50w amp gets "loud enough", if you put a 1000w amp (and level matched to the 50w)... is there some positive impact you should expect?

[ehkewley]

Originally Posted by Sillyboy

Sorry, but of a thread steal, but...



When people say something is "power hungry" -- what exactly does that mean?

I assume we aren't just talking low efficiency (and thus... to get some SPL you need some watts)... or are we?

Assuming a 50w amp gets "loud enough", if you put a 1000w amp (and level matched to the 50w)... is there some positive impact you should expect?

In my experience it's been about headroom. Underpowering a driver that clearly needed more power would result in compression, reduced output, and distortion (if turned up enough) for me.

[89grand]

What I mean is, well they're not very efficient. They are going to want some power to get loud. I'm running one with a rated 120 watts and it seems I could use even more than that. I mean of course they'd play off 50 watts, but you'd wish you had more power if you did.

[beerdrnkr]

I used them as midbass and I wasn't very happy with them. They didn't seem to have the snap of a good midbass IMO. I had them installed in my doors by the way off 100wrms.

[89grand]

Doesn't seem like anything an eq can't fix.

[Mless5]

Hmm, how about IB setup with these for a small coupe?

[thehatedguy]

The tiny tiny Vas wuoldn't lend itself to IB use.

If it is being marketed as a sub, generally it wouldn't be the best thing to use for a midbass. You could have a high inductance to limit upper end response.

83 db for a 6...that thing is power hungry in a bad way.

[sundownz]

Originally Posted by Mless5

Curious to see if anybody used these as midbass in doors. Would like to hear your thoughts. I currently have 8" Morel waiting to go in as part of 2 way with Foundtek full ranges. If that doesn't work and I end up with 3way, how would they do as dedicated midbass?

Thanks.

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I used them for mid-bass before - they rocked.

I had 200 RMS per side on mine.

[sundownz]

On paper it doesn't look good IB... but mine IB in a well dampened door was great.

[BeatsDownLow]

Originally Posted by sundownz

I used them for mid-bass before - they rocked.

I had 200 RMS per side on mine.

What freq did you run them up to?