As I wrote in my review on Heco's 11-inch 2-way Direkt, "there's something about tone, pressure and density which 3-inch mids simply won't do, no matter the most hi-tech of diaphragm materials like graphene, diamond or coated ceramics. Only big paper has that number." Using an 8-inch mid/woofer to 2.8kHz and beyond since no analog filter acts as a brickwall, the Kalya should pursue more tone density and meatiness in the vocal range than the half-sized or smaller dedicated units popular with more complex multi-ways. Simultaneously its natural bass reach is lower than smaller mid/woofers which, whilst they can be forced to go low, will lose efficiency and/or mandate a bigger enclosure. When used in large rooms or for truly bass-heavy fare, the Kalya's F3 of 35Hz makes it an ideal candidate for subwoofer assist. Unlike the THX 80Hz handover frequency which can be problematic for critical music listeners, here a 40Hz or lower pass to a true infrasonic sub makes it non-directional and has the main speakers support vital bass cues in stereo, not mono. Such a music not movie threesome provides the lowest bass with its own dedicated plate amp, adjustable filter and volume control.
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