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Turned Off My Subwoofer ... And My Speakers Sound Great

I’ve had a pair of JA Pulsars (non-Graphene) for a couple of years now, and have been using them with a subwoofer. Today, I noticed that my Pulsars sounded very different. There was an expansion of soundstaging, the bass was more articulate and robust (i.e., it had more weight to it), and the highs really sparkled.

This was somewhat different from the sound to which I had become accustomed, so I looked on the panel and discovered that the sub had been turned off. Apparently, my wife had been dusting around my listening room and had accidentally hit the off switch.

I am kind of befuddled by this because I thought use of the subwoofer was supposed to achieve those sonically pleasing effects. Apparently not in my case. Have any ’Goners had this happen? I’m really happy with the "new" sound sans subwoofer, but continue to wonder why that is. I mean by all objective measures, the sub should improve the sound, not detract from it. I just don’t get it.
rlb61
grey9hound
1,112 posts
 
No substitute for displacement. That said, I realize many are space or spouse challenged. In that case, get the best software correction you can.

That is correct ,and Steinway Lyngdorf's , Room Correction called   "RoomPerfect" is the best in many peoples opinion.
I Concur. 
I have tried and used
ARC
YPAO
MCCAC
Audyssey MultEQ


   "Room Perfect"  is head and shoulders above the rest.
It  integrates a Sub better than ANY of the others. It gets The DEEP Bass RIGHT!! No bloat, Way more Bass Articulation and Detail


turnbowm
353 posts
 
"....A rule of thumb is 1 foot equals 3 millisecond"

Actually, the speed of sound is 1125ft/sec or 1.125ft/ms.  
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cleeds
5,960 posts
 
dep14
This is why I have simply gone back to using speakers that are full range.
Same here - I prefer full-range speaker systems. No sub required.
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dpac996
714 posts
 
@rlb61 
how did you integrate the JL sub with your system? line level or speaker level?
i have a JL E112 and found that by using a Jensen transformer to convert my amp speaker level output to line level that feeds the rca inputs, the most seamless integration was obtained.

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phillyb
402 posts
 
Depends on how you set up your sub. When your speakers sound better that tells you that your sub setup was wrong. If your sub impacts the mid-range then your setup is wrong. Either the sub is poorly designed or your settings we're way off. 
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