Sorry being so stubborn, but "eliminate" - no, "reduce" - yes. If you start from +/- 15 db shifts or more in the bass region, which most of us do (look at the measurement the op did), then I’d say there is no way a swarm setup will flatten that out so you won’t hear any peaks/dips . If using several subs can reduce that to 50% or +/- 8db that’s great. And above all remove any "nulls" (infinite dips) while they can not be corrected with eq (dsp).
Will I benefit from a subwoofer with 20Hz speakers?
My source is a minidsp shd studio with Dirac going into Denafrips Gaia DDC to Denafrips T+ DAC to McIntosh 601 Monoblocks to Cabasse Pacific 3 speakers. The speaker's published frequency response is 41-20,000Hz. I presume this is achieved in an anechoic chamber. In my room however, it goes down to 20Hz, at least according to the Dirac measurements. In fact, I needed to flatten the curve and reduce by 5-20 DBs between 20-100Hz due to the room effect.
So, considering I already go down to 20Hz, is there anything else 1 or 2 subwoofers will do for my system? Would it create a more consistent low frequency field? I see many people adding up to 6 subs, so I wonder what I'm missing.
Thank you for your insight!
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No worries- I can't say I'm not being stubborn either. I can turn the subwoofer amp on an off in my system and the difference is dramatic. I was missing the range somewhere around 40Hz, which the Swarms sort out nicely. |
Some soundtracks will be missed by a subwoofer that cannot emit frequencies below 20Hz. Bass may be sensed much below 20Hz. Few things can give you a guttural sensation in the pit of your stomach like bass that low. However, many films will not even feature frequencies so low. - five nights at freddy's |
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