More Power or use subwoofer to boost bass for music

Xcool wrote: "Later that evening the building manager sent out an email to all residents that he received a complaint from some residents that they hear very loud bass music coming through their wall..."

Also they both seem to reduce vibration to the floor.  I wonder by reducing that, will it also reduce vibration to the wall.   Do you have any suggestion on reducing vibration to the wall behind and to the side of my subwoofer?  Would acoustic panel or bass trap help?

   

What about THE GRs OB, are you interested in good bass that won't threaten your neighbors sanity, and the same floor space or smaller?Look into it.. It works very well. Room treatment, and again sub lite outside, pretty punchy inside...Works very well. Not a sealed unit. It pressures the room from both sides of the cone..Harmonics are less of an issue..

Regards

Hey @noble100 xcool means I used to be cool, but no longer.  But I'm older and wiser though.  :-)

Sub woofer gives you more flexibility and maybe cheaper.  It would be cheaper because you need to increase your amp power by a factor of 2 to 3 to really make a difference in the bass for those B&Ws..  This will almost always cost more.

Furthermore, a sub is specifically designed to have special speakers/motor which can handle more power.

Check out HSU & Martin Logan subs.  At less than $1000, you will get a remarkable sub.

 

The information I found on their website is that the low pass filter doesn't apply to LFE.

I could be mistaken here, but I believe that REL is using the low pass filter in LFE mode, it's just not adjustable. It is permanently set at 120hz.