@danager -- Thanks for the link to the Geddes papers. I surely know the name, but I don’t think I’ve read anything of his.
@mijostyn -- I use J
anszen Valentina P8 main speakers. In my basement room, they respond well to 20 Hz, but a room-induced hole at 40Hz necessitates subs. As you say, subs project more authority at LF, even though SPL may be the same. The two Fathom F112 subs are in the rear corners, next to floor-to-ceiling bass traps. That is the spot in which the 40Hz hole can be filled most reliably. I use digital crossovers at 80 Hz, mostly, done by an
Anthem STR Preamp, far better sounding than the Classé CP-800 it replaced.
I used to adjust sub delays with an OmniMic2, but that broke. (Lesson learned: do not position measurement mics by grasping the wand and moving it.) In a stroke of fortune, I won a UMIC-2, so I am learning REW, which appears quite capable, if complex.
I sent the TacT 2.2X to a mod shop in southern California to have the SRC replaced with a more modern one and some other components swapped. Unfortunately, the proprietor never finished the work and never returned the unit (which five years ago, was in pieces in a storage locker somewhere). The Anthem is one of the newest generation of audio DSP devices, and unlike the TacT, and very unlike the Classé, I don’t hear any artifacts when engaging the DSP.