quadklipsh Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 sorry double post but it is right here and wrong there ,so here it is , Today i was experimenting again with my combination .when all of a sudden this idea came to my mind to see how a single woofer driven RF 3 would sound like . at first ,i may tell you that i have always been satisfied with the bookshelf speakers .and my room has no better acoustics than a poorly designed studio .so tall tower speakers fail to sound good no matter what gear i use .period. hence , i disconnected the lower woofer by gently removing it from the cabinet and its jumper cable ,followed by placing the woofer back . the sound was almost the same ,but more favorable , i must tell you,it sounded much better .perhaps the dual woofer was over-doing the room resonances and adding a strange boom that is less bugging when smaller bookshelf speakers are played here . in short , it was a rewarding experiment .and i love the sound .just wanted to share . any random comments are welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artinaz Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 ... but then you would lose low frequency information on one channel. You might try a subwoofer cross-overed to handle teh low end. You will have more flexibility in placement of the subs. However you receiver or premap needs to support that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisoxpurdue Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 The RF-3 has two woofers, he is saying he disconnected 1 of the woofers in each is I understand correctly. This will change the impedance of the speaker I assume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadklipsh Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share Posted May 27, 2011 The RF-3 has two woofers, he is saying he disconnected 1 of the woofers in each yup ! the lower woofer disconnected in both towers. it sounds a little thin. but i guess that is what suits the room. and after a 30 forty seconds your ears tend to accept it very nicely. perhaps previously , the sound was boomed up in the ranges of 60 and 90 hz.now that un acceptable "attack" is gone........for good.[] im thinking of putting in a simple switch inside the towers to do this. it will allow easy switching between single or twin woofer functioning. wouldnt that be nice ? also i need expert opinions on the technical aspects of whats going on when im doing this disconnection. 1) i mean what impedance and sensitivity changes occur ? 2) what happens to the single woofer, now filling up the whole cabinet of RF-3 ,instead of 2 woofers earlier on.is it over loaded, or will it run just fine just like some RB 5 or RB 81 ? 3) what wire should i use to add to the switch ,so that quality is unaffected ? 4) is this configuration done by any one else , well if youve done this , does it sound similar to the other ref bookshelves,like, just for instance, RB5s..........??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted May 27, 2011 Moderators Share Posted May 27, 2011 Quadklipsh you are one crazy guy, [:S] they can't say you are not willing to try anything, I like that. [Y] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironsave Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 This will change the impedance of the speaker I assume. Yep.... pretty sure you are correct. I do not think this will damage your speakers, (I could be wrong.......) But perhaps getting some "RB" series speakers is a better alternative if your room can not accomidate your RF 3s...... Quad..... You are a peice of work.... that's for sure...... [] Have you ever used (or considered trying) an equalizer? It may allow you to compensate for poor room acoustics, etc....... (Now break down and by some RF7 IIs or some Forte speakers already)...... [H] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skonopa Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 To answer the original question, I've not tried to disconnect any woofers in my RF-7s, but I did listen to them next to something like the RB-5s. I'll take the full-sized RF-7s, thank-you-very-much! That being said, if think you really liked that kind of sound, than perhaps trying to find a pair of RB-5s or similiar may not be a bad idea. Hell, if you could also find a decent sub to go with them, you may actually get the best of both worlds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadklipsh Posted May 28, 2011 Author Share Posted May 28, 2011 Have you ever used (or considered trying) an equalizer? It may allow you to compensate for poor room acoustics yup , just yesterday a friend advised that he has a great equalizer to help me with the bumps and dips in the frequency band.i should give it a try .but im wary it wont help much. just my negative thinking . maybe it does ! (Now break down and by some RF7 IIs or some Forte speakers already)...... hahha . yeah right . as if they are cheap .[] i would buy em someday when the room is good for em. as of now i cant get ANY speakers to sound good in this room , so i cant think of bringing those here and still be disappointed with the output . plz read the other thread freshly posted , '' speakers or room treatment''. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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