lyeerluna Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Love my Forte's driven by an NAD amp, but I need a little bit deeper bass. They get pretty low, but I guess I'm a bit of a bass fiend. Is there anybody out there who felt the same way and actually replaced the stock woofers with something a little bit better? I know you have to deal with crossover points and all that, but is there a comparable replacement that will hit the low end better? Thought about building a sub, but my amp doesn't have a sub output. Just straight up 2 channel. Anyone tried this? Hate to mess with my babies, but if I can get deeper.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Don't even think about it! Without changing the box size you would have to lower the efficiency to get any bass extension, in turn requiring the levels of the mid and HF to be lowered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brac Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 get a powered sub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Bum Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Fellow forum member Moray James has suggested adding weight to the passives to lower their response. I've never tried this myself, but as a free option seems worth a shot. I wouold suggest avoiding the dubstep at 115db to keep things from flying apart if you try this. I find my fortes to dig pretty deep, but mine are proximal to the corners and I get a lot of room gain down low. Perhaps play with placement to maximize what they deliver. Even a few inches will make a dramatic difference, going from forward, strident, and bass-shy to the big, bold, seamless presentation they are capable of. I had the power supply re-capped in my old NAD amp recently, and she sounds as good as ever with my fortes. How old is your NAD? It should be anything but bass-shy. Also, have you done anything to your forte crossovers? With some Bob Crites lovin, my fortes regained a more balanced response than with their tired, stock crossover parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeFord Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Free is nice, but buying a real subwoofer will work and not leave your Forte passives mucked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipByrd Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 If you can find one, try to pick up a Rel Strata III. It will work your setup and integrates wonderfully with Fortes. The cn be had for about $500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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