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  50hz deep enough?
I am looking at getting some new speakers and I am leaning toward a few differently bookshelf's.

However some of them only go down to 50hz.

Is this deep enough for music only? I am not a bass junkie. I just want to be true to the music. I know that there is information in the music I will be missing. However with a speaker starting to drop off at 50hz will I still be able to follow the rhythm of a bass guitar and large drums?

With my current set up I get LOTS of bass. My speakers are rated 34Hz +/- 3dB. Once I added my line conditioner and rega planet I found my bass really took a step up. or a step deeper I should say. Thus why I am wondering if a smaller monitor my be acceptable.

If you deem 50 Hz not deep enough, what would you consider minimum to be enjoyable and due justice to the music. I listen to everything except for Rap and country. I like rock, bluegrass, jazz, classical, vocal etc.... even metal on occasion.

Cheers.
Nickway  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

08-24-04
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08-24-04   No bookshelf speaker is flat to 50 hz, no matter what their ...   Bomarc

08-24-04   There are people who are bass junkies that buy speakers that ...   Nrchy

08-24-04   How big is your room?   Sidssp

08-24-04   Thanks guys. the two speakers i am considering are: a used ...   Nickway

08-24-04   My room is 10 x 12 currently. however once i have a child (n ...   Nickway

08-24-04   I agree with nrchy's statement: "there are people who a ...   Stehno

08-24-04   It's really a question only you can answer. i will say your ...   Hammy

08-24-04   If your current speakers are paradigm reference studio 40s, ...   Bomarc

08-24-04   Just noticed your post about room sizes. well, that explains ...   Bomarc

08-24-04   I have a very elaborate subwoofer system that measures flat ...   Eldartford

08-24-04   It depends on the speaker, the amplifier, the cables, the ro ...   Key_metric

08-24-04   I agree with key metric on the stands. will make (if they a ...   Warrenh

08-24-04   One rule i try to keep for upgrades is to not lose something ...   Honest1

08-25-04   For a small room like yours, the model 1's will sound very n ...   Rbstehno

08-25-04   Nickway: i ignore numbers key metric makes a lot of sense. t ...   Mechans

08-25-04   I want to correct a misimpression that rbstehno seems to hav ...   Bomarc

08-25-04   Thanks for all of your guys responses. i do agree with what ...   Nickway

08-25-04   Also i should add the generally i listen between 80-90db and ...   Nickway

08-25-04   I would buy the one with better midrange every time, especia ...   Sidssp

08-25-04: Nickway
I should add the by far the music I listen to most is Rock. Whether it be hard or soft or acoustic.
Nickway  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


08-25-04   I must chime in as someone who has always owned monitors...e ...   Phasecorrect

08-26-04   I'll chime in as a heavy metal listener. you can add a good ...   Aroc

08-26-04   Biro speakers, the best for the $   George3763

08-28-04   Honest1 - you can't change the laws of physics. it is true. ...   Hammy

08-31-04   Bomarc, i don't have a misimpression about your thread or an ...   Rbstehno

08-31-04   Tiny speaker can indeed reproduce very low frequencies: even ...   Eldartford

09-01-04   Rbstehno: i agree that the best (and probably only) way to k ...   Bomarc


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