I only do stereo, meaning two speakers.. no suround sound stuff.

anyway to the situation:

I've got a very good setup now, 2 full range speakers, but the boxes on them are a little worn out.. I did a driver replacement about 10 years ago with madisound stuff. The only problem is they roll off around 48hz, they are sealed, so it's a slow roll, but it's a roll.

The 3 options are:

1. build new cabnets that are ported.. I hate sloppy bass, so I'm not sure how this would work, and it would only get me to about 35hz, so a ton of work for 13hz improvement, and the chance of sloppy bass.

2. build a sub using some woofers I've got laying around.. they are the same as the one's in the mains, swan 305's. the only way to get them real low is with a bandpass box, which puts them "crossing over" the mains at 48hz and extending down to 24hz.. I've never really heard a good bandpass box, most of it sound like ****, I don't know if this is a product of the design, or of the materials used. one thing I like is the limited fq range, as I'm not a fan of sub/sat sounds above 80hz.

3. bass shakers in the listening chair.. I'm really unsure about this as I've never messed with them.. I'm not really into feeling bass, but I imagine thats about all I can honestly do below say 30hz.


note: I'm not looking to spend more than a hundred bucks or so on this little adventure, so equipment recommendations need not apply.