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Has anyone played with the upper limits of the XLS8? I'm considering using them, a pair per side, in my home speaker system under a Tannoy 2046. (8" dual concentric out of their System 800 studio monitor; this poly-coned driver is ~91dB/w/m efficient and useful out to 18kHz.) The XLS8 seems to do just what I want it to down low; in a 30L enclosure (Qtc=0.6) the Audio Technology box calculator (http://graph.flexunits.com:8080/index.htm) spits out a 60Hz F3 that's perfect for sub integration. But how high are they usable?
Basically, my rough plans (subject to change) are to use the pair of 8's (or maybe 10's, if a test enclosure I build doesn't dominate the room excessively) over about 60-400Hz, the upper end chosen to compensate for the baffle step without sacrificing efficiency and the lower end chosen because my experience is that a mains/sub crossover in thr 60-80Hz range generally results in the most natural in-room bass response. Could the XLS8 be a suitable choice or should I be looking elsewhere, e.g. Peerless HDS8, Dayton RS225, and so on?
Basically, my rough plans (subject to change) are to use the pair of 8's (or maybe 10's, if a test enclosure I build doesn't dominate the room excessively) over about 60-400Hz, the upper end chosen to compensate for the baffle step without sacrificing efficiency and the lower end chosen because my experience is that a mains/sub crossover in thr 60-80Hz range generally results in the most natural in-room bass response. Could the XLS8 be a suitable choice or should I be looking elsewhere, e.g. Peerless HDS8, Dayton RS225, and so on?