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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

Responses (1-27 of 27)

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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 I should add the by far the music i listen to most is rock. ... Nickway

08-25-04: Phasecorrect
I must chime in as someone who has always owned monitors...even in "larger" rooms(such as my current 20 x 16 room)...at any rate...the majority of listeners often have a speaker that is WAY bigger than needed in real room applications....part of this is due to dealers who often push larger speakers,etc...bottom line...even in my room...with my speakers well away from walls...I have a surprising amount of bass(especially on a well recorded cd with bass prominent material)...at my speakers are rated at 50hz...another consideration besides specs is the internal volume of your speaker...larger monitors often "behave" like they have much more bass than one would think...and if pushed...more than smaller floorstanders in some regards...
Phasecorrect (Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

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