Harry Pearson and RF Gumby got very, very different results with the Carver subwoofer mated to Maggies. I suspect that neither one is deaf, and that neither one is incompetent, and that neither one is dishonest.
So, what happened?
Different room acoustics is what happened. The Carver's slightly pumped-up deep bass worked well in Harry's room, but not in Gumby's.
The room's effect is huge in the bass region - hence my preference for systems that are inherently room-friendly and have a wide range of adjustability. Dipoles are inherently room-friendly in the bass region; that is, because a pair of dipoles has the inherent in-room smoothness we'd expect from four monopoles (two of which are out of phase), their bass doesn't vary as much from one room to another, nor from one location to another within a given room (except of course if you stand in the side nulls).
Mrtennis, can you tell us the price of the 40 Hz Maggie subwoofer that you heard?
Do you know if Magnepan has plans to develop a larger version? Bass comparable to the 20.1 would be nice, assuming price isn't prohibitive.
Duke
So, what happened?
Different room acoustics is what happened. The Carver's slightly pumped-up deep bass worked well in Harry's room, but not in Gumby's.
The room's effect is huge in the bass region - hence my preference for systems that are inherently room-friendly and have a wide range of adjustability. Dipoles are inherently room-friendly in the bass region; that is, because a pair of dipoles has the inherent in-room smoothness we'd expect from four monopoles (two of which are out of phase), their bass doesn't vary as much from one room to another, nor from one location to another within a given room (except of course if you stand in the side nulls).
Mrtennis, can you tell us the price of the 40 Hz Maggie subwoofer that you heard?
Do you know if Magnepan has plans to develop a larger version? Bass comparable to the 20.1 would be nice, assuming price isn't prohibitive.
Duke
