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50hz deep enough?

I am looking at getting some new speakers and I am leaning toward a few differently bookshelf's.

However some of them only go down to 50hz.

Is this deep enough for music only? I am not a bass junkie. I just want to be true to the music. I know that there is information in the music I will be missing. However with a speaker starting to drop off at 50hz will I still be able to follow the rhythm of a bass guitar and large drums?

With my current set up I get LOTS of bass. My speakers are rated 34Hz +/- 3dB. Once I added my line conditioner and rega planet I found my bass really took a step up. or a step deeper I should say. Thus why I am wondering if a smaller monitor my be acceptable.

If you deem 50 Hz not deep enough, what would you consider minimum to be enjoyable and due justice to the music. I listen to everything except for Rap and country. I like rock, bluegrass, jazz, classical, vocal etc.... even metal on occasion.

Cheers.
nickway
bomarc
501 posts
 
No bookshelf speaker is flat to 50 Hz, no matter what their specs say. On the other hand, they can be helped by room interactions, so it's really hard to say what's an acceptable rolloff point--and that leaves aside the most important question: What's acceptable to YOU?

I recommend that you try to borrow a pair of monitors and try them out in your room, preferably for a week or two, to let your ears get used to the new sound. That's the only way to know whether such a speaker will work for you in your room.
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nrchy
2,124 posts
 
There are people who are bass junkies that buy speakers that only go down to 50Hz because too many speakers do not deliver good realistic bass. You would not be alone if you made this choice. With most speakers there is a lot of give and take. Some choose a speaker with great midrange at the cost of deepest bass. It takes a lot of effort and money to design and build a speaker that has good pure midrange and deep bass. It is the exception that does both well.

Unless you want to spend a serious amount of money to get everything, a less expensive speaker that does a good job with the highs and midrange should be a serious consideration.

The issue is: what do you really hope to accomplish? Do you want full range done well? That will be expensive. Can you settle for less bass, if the rest of the frequencies are done well? If so, this can save a fair amount of money and still give good sound quality.

Good luck.
sidssp
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