The Lii W-15 bass baffle | |
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The Lii W-15 bass baffle (center) with Lii F-15 main baffles in the Caintuck Audio listening room |
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| W-15 Magnum baffle Wenge |
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W-15 Magnum baffle Sapele / Red Oak |
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| W-15 Magnum baffle - Rectangle Hard Maple |
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| W-15 Magnum baffle Wenge / Padauk |
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| W-15 Magnum baffle Walnut |
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| W-15 Magnum baffle Cherry |
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| W-15 Magnum "Tombstone" baffle Wenge |
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| W-15 Magnum "Tombstone" baffle Walnut / Sapele |
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W-15 Magnum "Tombstone" baffle Walnut / Sapele Rear view |
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There is an opinion among some in the audio community that open baffle speakers cannot make bass Not true !!! The Lii Audio W-15 bass driver will make some world class and musical bass when mounted in an open baffle ..... even in a baffle of modest proportions. In the photo shown above, the bass baffle is powered by an inexpensive plate amplifier (Dayton Audio SA100) connected to the speaker binding posts of the primary amplifier via the high level (speaker level) inputs. The left and right channels are summed to mono by the plate amplifier. However, the W-15 driver has dual voice coils and dual sets of binding posts which allows for a lot of flexibility when it comes to amplification. The free air resonance of the W-15 driver is 28 HZ This allows it to produce serious low bass frequencies. The QTS parameter is favorable for open baffles. In addition to "digging deep", the bass frequencies are wonderfully detailed with excellent harmonics. Seperation of different low frequency instruments in a recording (such as kick drum and bass guitar or acoustic bass) is easily distinguished and natural sounding. In addition to providing tuneful and natural sounding bass when added to the various 8" versions of the Caintuck Audio baffles (Betsy and Fast-8), they will also do a great job of adding low bass to the Lii Audio F-15 full range drivers which roll off pretty quickly below 50 HZ ..... the results are pretty amazing !!! Now ..... the bad news ..... These drivers are heavy ..... and I mean HEAVY !!! I am convinced that trying to ship the driver mounted in the baffle would reduce the baffle to splinters and sawdust if the carton is dropped. So ..... I am offering the baffle (without driver) for purchase with the driver cutout and pre-drilled holes for the mounting screws. A heavy duty rear mounted handle is provided to allow the baffle to be moved more easily. The driver can be ordered directly from Lii Audio and mounted in the baffle by the buyer in five minutes or less Order drivers This is not a "cheap" driver. However, some things are worth the asking price ..... The baffles will only be available in the hardwoods indicated in the Caintuck Audio price list Price List For those in the DIY community who wish to build their own baffles, I can highly recommend the W-15 driver Please let the folks at Lii Audio know that you heard about the W-15 here Feel free to email me with any questions about the Lii 15 bass baffles caintuck.ob@outlook.com Randy in Caintuck | |
Photo of the Lii Audio W-15 driver |
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To place an order : Please send an email with your shipping address and which speakers you wish to purchase If you discovered Caintuck Audio on the Decware Audio website or forum, please include this information in your email I will email a reply with the insured shipping charges for your approval A PayPal invoice will then be sent to you The PayPal invoice has an option to pay by credit card A PayPal account is not needed to pay by credit card If you wish to pay by personal check, please specify that option in your initial email caintuck.ob@outlook.com Shipping and handling charges |
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