1610 Series 8 – Design Insights: Bass System

The 1610 Series 8 – Design Insights articles provide a closer look at the technologies behind the speakers. This section focuses on the bass system, explaining how the 1610 Series delivers deep, controlled low-frequency performance without compromise.

Controlled Bass Authority

The 1610 bass system is engineered to deliver depth and impact without losing control. Large, low-tuned ports provide deep bass extension while avoiding turbulence and audible noise at high output, supported by internal damping to suppress resonances. Where placement or form factor requires it, a sealed approach is used for predictable behavior and clean integration with subwoofers.

1610 Woofer

Bass and lower midrange reproduction is handled by an 8 inch aluminium cone woofer, optimized for stiffness and control in the frequencies where cone breakup is far removed from the operating range.

While aluminium cones can be problematic in the upper midrange, in the lower registers they become a major advantage, delivering a level of clarity and articulation in bass dynamics and lower male vocals that is both powerful and remarkably detailed, given the right cone geometry.

The woofer motor is engineered for deep bass extension, high excursion capability and low distortion, supported by a robust surround structure with internal ribbing. This geometry is simulated using COMSOL to ensure stable cone behavior even under extreme excursion, keeping distortion tightly controlled at high output.

The low distortion levels are achieved by using multiple aluminium shorting rings in the motor, which reduce and stabilize inductance across the entire moving range of the woofer.

1610 Ports

Low-tuned ports without the downsides.

With the exception of the 1610 Slim (sealed design), 1610 speakers use large, low-tuned ports for strong bass extension while avoiding turbulence.

To prevent turbulence under high excursion, and especially because the ports are tuned to reach deep bass frequencies, we have opted for larger port dimensions.

Because very long ports can introduce resonance, the port system is engineered to reduce these effects by introducing strategically placed openings covered in damping material. This creates a controlled airflow behavior that helps cancel resonances while keeping turbulence under control.

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