This is a very good point, and it's part of the reason why I'll want to add a sub later on down the line to take over from that mid-bass region and below. I still think it's worth re-tuning the cabinet, because that "bump" at 100 Hz these have before any mods is characteristic of speakers with the wrong cabinet size (i.e. too small of an enclosure) and/or indicative of an improperly configured port.It's also worth noting that an advantage of the bass alignment HiVi chose is that power handling is very good. Trying to extend the bass response will negatively impact that somewhat.
Extending it down to 50 Hz would require about 3-4 dB of additional power handling, but the 60 watt nominal power rating of the woofer leaves plenty of headroom before the excursion becomes the limiting factor. Needless to say, the THD will become more of a problem before power handling, and the Loxjie A30 chokes up before driving these speakers to distortion anyway.
Yup! I haven't heard mod 4, but mod 5 sounds just fine compared to stock in the mids and treble, maybe with still just a tinge too much energy in that top treble area listening to "Sonic After-6290 Mix" compared to better monitors. Then again, I've got sensitive ears, so maybe that was just me and mod 5 is perfect. I really want to keep that response from the mids up, just want to fix what I'd call "kitchen speaker" bass.I'm not sure if it was clear, but what Amir reviewed was "Mod 4", which some still found a little bright.
That's the plan (although I chose mod 5). One is re-assembled with mod 5, and the other one is the WIPMy recommendation would be to set yourself up so that you can revert to Mod 4 to Mod 6 in case the improvement efforts don't go according to plan.
Maybe I should buy a second pair so that I can have one mod5 pair and one DIY pair, haha
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