WHT Bass Clef (cont.)

The subwoofers sounded slow and muddy no matter how we would place them or set them up. Disconnecting subwoofers from the system provided a great relief. Instead of increasing the scale of musical reproduction and adding energy the subs were simply destroying the sound stage. We have decided that no bass is better than a slow and artificial bass.

When beginning our first WHT sub test we reached for our high quality sound reinforcement system. With a 15 " Gauss bass driver, active crossover and 800 Watts modified ex-studio Harrison Mosfet amplifier we had an instantly impressive subwoofer ready for presentations. Finally, for the first time we were experiencing perfect interaction with the rest of  WHT loudspeakers.

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The 15" Gauss woofer was regarded as the "Rolls Royce" of the speakers. The voice coil was of the biggest diameter with edge wound wiring. The magnet was also enormous. From that point it looked easy, we just had to make a similar woofer and great amp and mount it into a great box. In the end, the total project took more than three years.

The main component in WHT Bass Clef is our own 15" paper cone bass driver. Super fast features, sensitivity of a whooping 102 dB and a long throat with a 4"diameter edge wound voice coil. The 15" has the biggest magnet and dicast aluminum basket. All these elements are required to provide the extremely quick, clean and articulate bass notes.

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