Subwoofer for music, how low?
I am looking for a pair of subs for music. I plan on having four if the two can blend with my speakers.
I have the Tekton Double Impact and tomorrow I will get a set of Buchardt S400Mk2.
I have been looking at the REL T/9x but the only go down to 27Hz at -3db. Should a sub not go down to 20Hz?
I live in Denmark so I have fewer options. I really like the swarm sub array but to costly to get it to Denmark.
I am looking for recommendations. It could be DIY or a specific sub.
I am open for suggestions
Merry Christmas
Contrary to what has been said to the OP on the topic of implementing a distributed bass array (Swarm), the positioning of four subs should not be symmetrical, but asymmetrical. Symmetrical positioning of subs only increases the chance that room modes will be accentuated instead of reduced. Asymmetrical positioning increases the number of first reflection points, which should result in a smoother overall low frequency dispersion. |
You can go to data-bass.com to find out what various subwoofers, including DIY, are capable of. |
For anyone interested, you may find this paper from miniDSP on tuning multiple subwoofers helpful
https://www.minidsp.com/applications/subwoofer-tuning/tuning-multiple-subs |
+1 distributed bass system. Tried everything else for 20 years and adding one 10" sub towards the rear of the room solved the problem of weak sounding bass. I have 3 now and want a 4th for more power and headroom, smoother response, and trying stereo with 2+2. +1 remote control to make tuning easier. My 10" is paradigm and the iphone app really makes it easy to dial in. |
Dear @martin-andersen : First than all you don’t need 4 subs to have a fine room/system with out standing waves at your seat position. You need only two powered subs with a high pass filter for your main speakers. I respect what other gentlemans posted about but all them are wrong. I repeat that for one seat position we need tewo powered subs and that’s enough.
Now, yes you need that subs goes below 20hz. Again who tells/tolds you other thing just does not know for sure what’s talking about.
One critical issue is that we need not only that subs goes below 20hz but we need too a high quality level of that bass range performance. Not all subs can do that.
My advise to you is to look at Velodyne and HSU. As an example the THD on the Velodyne subs are below 0.5%. No other of the subs named in this thread are nearer that critical figure.
I own an out of production model that with its patented accelerometer servo control check over 16K times each second the woofer movements to preclude distortion levels go higher thaN 0.5%.
iN THE OTHER SIDE hsu IS A LOW PROFILE SUB MANUFACTURER FOR MANY YEARS AND IS BETTER KNOW IN THE PROFESSIONAL AREA, IT’S knowledge levels about is out of question.
Look first than all for bass quality and not for the : boom, boom, boom that is not MUSIC at all
Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS, R. |
