Woofers that do well with double bass?

[95ZJ 10+ year member]

I listen to alot of metal and was wondering what are some subs that can keep up with fast double bass yet still get fairly loud?

I was looking at the 15" HDC3 simply from a pricing standpoint, not exactly sure how well it performs in this situation though. Any other suggestions are more than welcome though!

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[kidwolf909 10+ year member]

Dayton Reference HO.

Great price and keeps up extremely well with quick double bass. Accurate, clean, quality sound //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

A 12 or 15" HO would get pretty loud and low too.

 

[95ZJ 10+ year member]

What about the RL-P?

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

Dayton Reference HO.
Great price and keeps up extremely well with quick double bass. Accurate, clean, quality sound //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

A 12 or 15" HO would get pretty loud and low too.

i support this answer! i also have a single 10 HO ported and it is the best sounding sub on double bass i have ever heard. so clear and slams.

 

[01 S 10 10+ year member]

What about the RL-P?

haven't played much music like that with mine, but give me a song to download and i'll try it out. will not have an amp til tomorrow, so give me a day or 2 to listen to a song. btw its an 18" RL-p, for sale also..

 

[sandbags 10+ year member]

id stick to the hdc3. other options are the cadence zrs subs and i used to like my mmats juggernauts when i listened to disturbed and dream theater

 

[tsenfw 10+ year member]

Is this really an issue for subs to keep up for fast double bass?

I was wondering the same thing. I have a 12" 2nd gen mag ported @ 2.0 cu ft tuned around 32hz. Seems like my fast double bass (metallica, slipknot, etc) is kind of muddy. Couldn't figure out if it's just the way I set things up, the sub, or a poorly constructed ported box.

 

[poundindak69]

you i like the hd3, i have a 12 and a 10 and love them both

 

[MikeR. 10+ year member]

Is this really an issue for subs to keep up for fast double bass?
I was wondering the same thing. I have a 12" 2nd gen mag ported @ 2.0 cu ft tuned around 32hz. Seems like my fast double bass (metallica, slipknot, etc) is kind of muddy. Couldn't figure out if it's just the way I set things up, the sub, or a poorly constructed ported box.

Could be your driver, box, or tuning. You won't know until you start elminating options. Start by playing with your tuning a bit. If that doesn't work use a different box. If all those fail then your sub fails

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

realistically this depends on the drum head used....

some kickdrum is in the "sub" range, but most musical kick I have heard is more in midbass range and should be picked up by a good set of components or midbass drivers

just my two cents

 

[tsenfw 10+ year member]

realistically this depends on the drum head used....
some kickdrum is in the "sub" range, but most musical kick I have heard is more in midbass range and should be picked up by a good set of components or midbass drivers

just my two cents

Hmmm Yeah, I think you're right. Now that you mention it, I remember hearing big differences when adjusting my crossovers. Parts of the sound are definately coming from both sub and mids. Currently have the mag @ 63hz 18db point and the mids i've been playing messing with around 80-100hz 18-24db.

I need new mids anyways so I'll do that and see what I can do with the crossovers to give me better sounding double bass.

 

[TeoTorriatte 10+ year member]

realistically this depends on the drum head used....
some kickdrum is in the "sub" range, but most musical kick I have heard is more in midbass range and should be picked up by a good set of components or midbass drivers

just my two cents

I agree... subs often get blamed for 'not being able to keep up', when in fact the lack of an adequate midbass driver (and/or installation) is to blame.

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

Hmmm Yeah, I think you're right. Now that you mention it, I remember hearing big differences when adjusting my crossovers. Parts of the sound are definately coming from both sub and mids. Currently have the mag @ 63hz 18db point and the mids i've been playing messing with around 80-100hz 18-24db.
I need new mids anyways so I'll do that and see what I can do with the crossovers to give me better sounding double bass.

spend a day tuning what you have and/or replace the mids and then spend a day tuning. you won't regret it......unless you **** at tuning:laugh:

 

[tsenfw 10+ year member]

spend a day tuning what you have and/or replace the mids and then spend a day tuning. you won't regret it......unless you **** at tuning:laugh:

Of course I do! Maybe i'll get lucky with more forgiving mid drivers though lol. Deadening my doors and running a 9887 active made a world of difference from my old passive setup but I do need to learn more about tuning.