Eldartford: Ever listen to alot of Jazz with Tenor Sax's,bass?How about a 20" kickdrum? How about big band with a few tuba's? Though I currently dont use subs(but will be soon)and have floor standers that are flat to 20hz, I feel Im still losing a bit of presense. Same holds true for the other end of the spectrum with other instruments.
Truth in the matter is that your subwoofers shouldnt be "flat" to 20hz. The last 2 octaves(20-80hz roughly) should be tuned to be about 3-4db higher up at least, while the top 2 octaves(5khz-20khz) should be roughly attenutated about the same amount for our ears to percieve a flat natural response due to our ears natural sensitivity. I just wanted to touch base on this, I dont know how you setup your own system, but if it was flat across the board its gotta be really bright sounding.......
Truth in the matter is that your subwoofers shouldnt be "flat" to 20hz. The last 2 octaves(20-80hz roughly) should be tuned to be about 3-4db higher up at least, while the top 2 octaves(5khz-20khz) should be roughly attenutated about the same amount for our ears to percieve a flat natural response due to our ears natural sensitivity. I just wanted to touch base on this, I dont know how you setup your own system, but if it was flat across the board its gotta be really bright sounding.......